Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incidents: 11:12 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 4300 block West CR 525S, Claypool. Officers investigated a report of home improvement fraud. 10:59 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 8000 block North SR 13, Syracuse. Officers investigated a report of theft of vehicle parts and accessories. Value: …read more.

WARSAW — A Fort Wayne man was sentenced in four home improvement fraud cases on Monday, Dec. 23. As a result of the sentences handed down Monday, Jeremiah Donald Lowe, 36, of Fort Wayne will serve 3 1/2 years in the Kosciusko County Jail. Six years will be served on formal probation. He was also …read more.

WARSAW — A local man was recently arrested after allegedly committing several acts of home improvement fraud. Jason William Cole, 41, 1776 E. CR 225S, Winona Lake; also showing an address of 3265 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, is charged with home improvement fraud, a level 6 felony; three counts of home improvement fraud and one …read more.

WARSAW — A third man was arrested in connection to a home improvement fraud that cost an elderly woman tens of thousands of dollars. Peter Jeffery Iseton, 50, 119 N. Crappie Road, Silver Lake, is charged with exploitation of an endangered adult and home improvement fraud, both level 6 felonies; home improvement fraud, a class …read more.

SILVER LAKE — A Silver Lake man was recently arrested after two women reported allegations of home improvement fraud. Lance Ronnie Boswell, Jr., 34, 302 W. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, is charged with two counts of home improvement fraud, two counts of forgery, two counts of identity deception, and two counts of theft, all level …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Fulton The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Correction Facility:

KOSCIUSKO — A Pierceton man was recently arrested on two warrants regarding intimidation and home improvement fraud. In the first case, Kevin Lee Staley, 47, 401 E. Keith St., Pierceton; also showing an address of 322 Bayou St., Vincennes, is being charged with intimidation, a level 6 felony; driving while suspended, a class A misdemeanor; …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Warsaw man was arrested after accepting payment for a home improvement project and failing to complete the work. Jonathan Dale Kuta, 41, 2605 E. Center St., Warsaw; also showing an address of 900 Anchorage Road 101, Warsaw, is being charged with home improvement fraud, a level 5 felony; and theft, a level …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating subjects wanted on felony and/or misdemeanor warrants. If you have any information on the whereabouts of these wanted persons, contact the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 267-5667. Please Read Our Disclaimer All warrants are the property of Kosciusko County. The …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Have a home improvement project that you just can’t seem to get done or something that you’ve wanted to do but have no idea where to begin? If that’s you, don’t miss out on a great opportunity to get your next project started with confidence. In an effort to support the local community, …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Police have arrested a Silver Lake man and are looking for another suspect in connection to a home improvement fraud that cost a 91-year-old woman tens of thousands of dollars and also left her with work that will need to be redone. Chester Leroy Hankey, 46, 46 E. Center St., Silver Lake, is …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Marion man is facing home improvement fraud charges after reportedly failing to complete work on a property in Kosciusko County. James Michael Duncan, 41, 916 E. 29th St., Marion, is being charged with home improvement fraud, a class A misdemeanor; home improvement fraud enhancement, a level 6 felony; and theft, a class …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

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WARSAW — Christopher Michael Lusso, 40, 49 EM B61F Lane, Warsaw, was arrested Sunday evening on charges of theft, a level 6 felony, and home improvement fraud, a class A misdemeanor, after receiving money from a homeowner for repairs on the residence, but never providing the repairs. Deputies with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department were …read more.

SYRACUSE — A home improvement fraud has landed a Syracuse man in jail and facing three charges relating to that incident. Charges of home improvement fraud were filed in July by Indiana State Police. While two of the charges are class A misdemeanors, the third charge was enhanced to a level 6 felony. Matthew W. …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man who defrauded financial institutions, businesses, and private citizens will be spending the next 12 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections. Cary G. Smith Jr., 398027 W. 900S, Akron, was sentenced Thursday, April 21, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, based on his original plea agreement submitted in September 2015. Originally …read more.

Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

AKRON — Cary Gene Smith Jr., 39, 4330 N. Old Road 15, Warsaw, was to appear in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 on Dec. 27, 2015, for sentencing on numerous charges, but he didn’t appear. Now he is back in the Kosciusko County Jail on those charges after warrants were issued. He was transported back to …read more.

Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail Marshall The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail:

SYRACUSE — Michael James Kausal, 51, 27 EMS D18A1 Lane, Syracuse, is no stranger to the Kosciusko County Jail. Most recently, Kausal was booked into the jail on a charge of home improvement fraud. Kausal was taken to jail and booked in Wednesday, Dec. 30, with a $600 bond.According to a probable cause affidavit completed by …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 30 Michael James Kausal, 51, 27 EMS D18A1 Lane, Syracuse, booked for home improvement fraud. Bond: $600 cash. Michelle N. Kelley, 31, 342 N. Main St., North Webster, booked for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600 cash. Joshua Kendall Lemler, 33, 2798 S. Country …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 100 block EMS R4B1 Lane, Pierceton. Stephanie A. Stratton reported paying for work to her residence that was never attempted or completed. 12:13 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 4500 block East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse. David W. Jessie reported …read more.

Kosciusko County Sept. 21, 2014 Timothy Dmitriy Freeman, 19, 346 E. Deerwood Court, Warsaw, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $1,500 cash Skyler Wayne Howard, 25, 208 S. First Street, North Manchester, arrested for probation violation of a misdemeanor charge. Bond: $10,000 surety Abundio Capulin Lozano, 35, 1692 E. 200 North, Warsaw, arrested for battery with …read more.

Bradley Sroufe has a history of defrauding people A man with a history of defrauding people in home improvement schemes is again facing the same charges after allegedly taking money for a roofing job and failing to follow through. Bradley Allan Sroufe, 30, was arrested Monday when the victim, a 78-year-old woman, reported to police she paid …read more.

As the weather finally begins to warm up, homeowners have a tendency to turn their attention to home improvement projects. Highlighting the local purveyors of home improvement products is the 15th Builders Association of Kosciusko Fulton Counties Home and Outdoor Show. “We’ll have builders, mortgage and insurance providers, specialty concrete companies, landscape experts, lawn and …read more.

Local law enforcement authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating two Wabash County men wanted for charges of home improvement fraud. Kosciusko and Whitley county officers are attempting to locate two Disko, Ind., brothers who are believed to be behind a variety of residential home improvement scams in both Kosciusko and Whitley counties. …read more.