WARSAW — When Kosciusko County Lake Patrol Officer, Ken Troutman, saw boaters in trouble, he was right there to assist. This afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recognized Troutman for taking action in rescuing seven boaters when their boat sank. Troutman had signaled to the motorboat, which was traveling in an idle …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:46 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, West CR 400N, south of North CR 150W, Warsaw. Driver: Maria F. Mercedes Velazq, 25, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Driver struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following …read more.

[weaver_youtube kFEgMcp-cYo rel=0]   WARSAW — Police officers are mandated to receive specific training each year. This costs departments money to send officers to training classes, not only for class fees and mileage, but also comp time for the officers. For small departments it can be expensive. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officers Travis Shively, Kevin …read more.

CLAYPOOL — A driver was transported Saturday, Sept. 26, with non-life threatening injuries after rolling his vehicle down an embankment near Claypool. According to police reports, Joshua L. England. 40, of Rochester, was driving on SR 15 south of Warsaw when an animal ran into the path of his vehicle. England swerved to miss the …read more.

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Officer Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff, Aaron Rovenstine, honored the many years of service of former 911 Communication Center Director, David Rosenberry, at the Kosciusko County Commissioner’s meeting held Tuesday morning, Sept 22. Rosenberry was present with a laser-engraved plaque commemorating the 21 years …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce Indiana announces there will be a sobriety checkpoint in the county from 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.

WARSAW — A driver, who dozed off while driving, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, while a 17-year-old passenger was released to her parent, following a one-vehicle accident Sunday. The accident was at 10:09 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on North CR 450E, west of North Third Place, Warsaw.

LEESBURG — One person has been treated and released, while another person has been transported by North Webster EMS to Kosciusko Community Hospital. North Webster EMS and North Webster Fire, along with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the car vs. pole accident. The accident is on CR 450N at Third Way, Leesburg.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine has a new addition to the sheriff’s department’s roster. Deputy Sheriff Matthew Holderman recently replaced a vacancy within the department.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Abel Delira, 63, 12600 S. SR 13, lot #5, North Manchester, has been reported as a missing person through the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department yesterday afternoon. According to First Sgt. Chad Hill, deputies were advised that Delira has reportedly been missing since last Thursday, Sept. 10, however this was not originally reported …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Joni L. Bowers, 25, East Clark Street, Warsaw, has been upgraded from serious condition to stable condition at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a two-vehicle accident at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The accident was at SR 14 and East CR 100E, east of Silver Lake.

The following individual was arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail. Sept. 8 Christopher Harper Paine, 42, 2552 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, arrested for allowing a dog to stray. Bond: $25.

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse man is in critical, but stable condition following an electrical shock sustained Monday, Sept. 7. At 4:54 p.m., Syracuse Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call, finding Syracuse resident Jason Veenstra, 40, conscious but severely burned.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: Midnight, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2900 block of South Woodland Trail, Warsaw. Julie C. Dunbar reported a fraud.    

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 8:24 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, East Old Road 30, west of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Driver: Larry L. Stout, 68, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Driver struck deer. Damage up to $2,500. 3:08 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, County Farm Road and CR 800S, Claypool. …read more.

MILFORD — One individual is in critical condition and a second one in serious condition following a motorcycle, horse and buggy accident, west of Milford today, Thursday, Sept. 3.

By 1ST SGT CHAD HILL, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Kosciusko County officials are currently investigating a head-on crash from this morning that required two drivers to be airlifted from the scene near Mentone. KCSD deputies and emergency personal were dispatched at 9:51 a.m. to a head-on crash, east of CR 1000W on SR 25. Responders …read more.

WARSAW — A woman who struck a friend’s husband has been arrested and charged with battery, while armed with a deadly weapon.

WARSAW — A Warsaw resident has been arrested for allegedly giving herself more than $750 in unauthorized store discounts from Owen’s Supermarket. Police responded to a call around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19. Owen’s Loss Prevention Officer, Heather Budenz, reported that employee, Florence R. Starkey had been giving herself and other employees unauthorized discounts by purchasing items in …read more.

WARSAW — A dispute over an individual allowing his dogs to run loose, threatened to shoot his neighbors and reportedly did shoot one dog.

MILFORD — A Milford man was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 23, for alleged sexual misconduct with his minor babysitter. According to an affidavit released by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, Dominic J. Fisher, 32, of 978 E. CR 900N, Milford, is alleged with two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor between 14 and 16 …read more.

Editor’s Note: Dominic Fisher was initially booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on a sexual misconduct with an inmate charge. According to the Sheriff’s Department, there was an entry error in the jail. The prosecutor’s office has corrected the charge, as reflected below. Kosciusko The following people were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:27 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, West CR 600S and South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: David R. Bauer, 36, South CR 100E, Claypool. Bauer struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000. 5:43 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, South Packerton Road, south of East CR …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has just finished training and issuing Naloxone, also known by the brand name “Narcan” to its deputies. This lifesaving drug rapidly reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses.

By SGT. TRENT SMITH Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police Bremen Post KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A two-week investigation by the Indiana State Police, with the assistance of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Warsaw Police Department, Winona Lake Police Department and the North Webster Police Department, culminated with the arrest of three North Webster residents. State …read more.

SYRACUSE — Christopher David Prater, 17, Syracuse, was struck and killed this morning by a train in northern Kosciusko County.
Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson stated Prater was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a westbound CSX freight train en route to Chicago.

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Officer, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department SYRACUSE — A Noble County man, who was sought by law officers throughout northeast Indiana, was taken into custody Tuesday in northern Kosciusko County. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with officers from the Syracuse Police Department, responded yesterday afternoon to the location of …read more.

By FIRST SGT. CHAD HILL, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public of a scam that has moved to the community again and involves people claiming to be from the IRS. Deputies are investigating a phone scam involving callers who impersonate Internal Revenue Service representatives and demand immediate payments …read more.

Local Moose Lodge #1423 from Warsaw recently provided the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department with several stuffed animals as part of their “Mooseheart Program”. Warsaw Moose Lodge Governor Jeff Rose explained that the Mooseheart Program is a national service program, established by Moose International, that supplies stuffed “moose” dolls for children involved in traumatic situations or …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:40 p.m. Sunday, July 26, South CR 500E and East CR 450S, Warsaw. Driver: Sheila K. Craig, 70, South CR 600E, Pierceton. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500. 6:24 p.m. Sunday, July 26, North Syracuse-Webster Road, North CR 1100N, Syracuse. Driver: Andrea J. …read more.

WARSAW — Many people have dreams of winning a Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and, for one Warsaw couple, it almost looked like that dream was coming true. All they had to do was wire $299 via Western Union to cover the processing fee. Fortunately for the couple, they were able to identify this as a phone …read more.

By SGT. CHAD HILL, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer PIERCETON — Kosciusko County officials arrested two men last evening on meth related charges in the town of Pierceton. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers responded to the location of 211 S. Washington St., Pierceton, last evening shortly after 9 p.m. after receiving an …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Commissioners voted to allow certain individuals to pay a $25 fee to have their names removed from the county Global Information System maps. The decision came during their regular meeting Tuesday morning, July 28. The option will be open to law enforcement officers, government officials and victims of domestic violence and …read more.

By SHERIFF AARON ROVENSTINE, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department honored three of its own retiring employees on Friday after numerous years of service. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine celebrated the careers of three employees recently. Rovenstine stated that all three ladies “were truly dedicated and loyal to the department. …read more.

PIERCETON — Kosciusko County officials are investigating the apparent farming death of a Leesburg man north of Pierceton. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded today just before 5 p.m., to the 600 block of North State Road 13, Pierceton, in regards to a farm machinery accident. Officers arrived and located the victim, Daniel Rex Werstler, 62, Leesburg, pinned underneath a farm implement/planter.

Kosciusko The following persons were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: July 24 Layne J. Freelin, 65, 3348 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for battery. Bond: $250 cash. Mark Bryan Dickinson, 41, 3302 E. Oak Pointe, Warsaw, arrested on warrant. No bond. Megan Cervantes Brito, 21, 901 Oak Pointe Crossing, Warsaw, arrested for …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Resource Officer, Dalis Owens, has one philosophy when it comes to interacting with the schools and the community. “I’m a parent myself,” he said. “I operate the way I want the officers in my children’s schools to operate, with an open-door policy.” He especially hopes to build good, working …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman has been arrested following a physical altercation involving a knife in May. According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 6:14 a.m. May 8, police were called to respond to a report of an unwanted person. Upon arrival, officers identified a male subject …read more.

Kosciusko The following persons were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: July 11 Mark Edward Thurman, 43, 3762 W. Old Road 30 CR 90E, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,000 surety and cash. Brandan Parker Lajoice, 21, 675 N. Albert Eckert Dr., North Webster, arrested for battery causing bodily injury. Bond: …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:50 a.m. Friday, July 10, East CR 700N and N. CR 200E, Leesburg. Drivers: Javier S. Torres, 53, Ballycastle Place, Fort Wayne, and Ginger M. Steen, 49, EMS D18B Lane, Syracuse. Torres was northbound on CR 200E and, after stopping at the intersection, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During yesterday evening’s Kosciusko County Council meeting, numerous presentations were brought before the board, both to educate and to request financial support. Among these were requests from local officials and preliminary presentations by Kosciusko County non-profit organizations. Initial requests included a request from Bob Weaver of the Kosciusko County Health Department. Weaver …read more.

[weaver_youtube YmOUxy_Wx7o re=0]   It was a cold day for a swim, but that did not deter more than a dozen personnel from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Warsaw police and fire departments and out-of-state departments who gathered on a voluntary basis Thursday afternoon at Hidden Lake, SCUBA gear in tow. Hosted by the sheriff’s …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a three-day rescue/dive training event. Dive Rescue International, Fort Collins, Colo., will be training public safety members in various aspects of dive team management, victim retrieval, underwater investigation, search patterns during drownings and rescue techniques over the next three days. The program began this morning, with initial classroom …read more.

A Syracuse man has been arrested for the dealing of scheduled drugs. According to a release provided by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers and county detectives arrested Jared Thomas Frantz, 28, yesterday on preliminary charges of felony dealing a schedule I, II, III controlled substance. Officials report Frantz was …read more.

Kosciusko County police have arrested Ryan Poe, 35, of Warsaw, following the death of Poe’s father, Ronnie Poe, from a gunshot wound to the head. On Friday, July 3, police received a call from Deanna Poe, who informed them that her son, Ryan Poe, had shot Ronnie Poe, then barricaded himself in his room with …read more.

A Leesburg resident is in custody after police charged him with one count of burglary and one count of theft. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers arrested Douglas Eugene Corl, 21, of Leesburg, after following up on a call from Brandon Bucher of Kosciusko County, who reported the theft of a Winchester model 12 shotgun and …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is currently working a shooting incident that occurred south of the town of Leesburg that has left one individual dead. The suspect has been taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies and is currently at the Kosciusko County Jail. Additional information will be release this evening related to the incident.

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Office, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department honored one of its own yesterday, Tuesday, June 30, with the retirement of Deputy Sheriff John Hart. Hart began his law enforcement career with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department as a reserve officer in 1977. He was subsequently …read more.

Alejandro N. Velasquez, 17, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, was cited for no valid driver’s license and unsafe lane movement after a head-on collision Saturday on SR 15, south of CR 600N, Leesburg. Velasquez nor his passenger were injured. Harland J. Cole, 45, East CR 350N, Warsaw, driver of the second vehicle, was taken to …read more.

Alissa D. May, 17, North Grouse Court, Warsaw, suffered small lacerations to her left elbow, but refused medical treatment at the scene following a one-vehicle accident on East Harper Road, south of East CR 700N, Leesburg. The accident was at 8:26 p.m. Friday, June 26. May’s mother advised she would be taking her to Kosciusko …read more.

Kyle R. Flores, 21, North Perry Drive, Milford, complained of pain to the chest following a two-vehicle accident at 6:55 a.m. today, Monday, June 29, at SR 15 and CR 900N, south of Milford. He was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department reports Claude R. Elliott, 72, North Conner Court, Milford, was …read more.

A driver and his passenger were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, on East Armstrong Road at EMS T13 Lane, North Webster. Taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital were Richard G. Monk, 66, North Westerner Winds Drive, Warsaw, who suffered a contusion/bruise to the back and complained of back pain and …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 12:43 a.m. Monday, June 22, CR 1350N near CR 400W, Milford. Driver: Kyle P. Mersch, 21, Williams Street, Nappanee. Mersch drove off the roadway, struck a utility pole and drove into a cornfield. No serious injuries reported. Damage up to $10,000 5:59 p.m. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 3:13 p.m. Friday, June 19, 205 W. Van Buren St., Leesburg. Driver: Lisa R. Watts, 41, Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Watts backed into a parked car, registered to Omar C. Romero, Warsaw. Damage up to $1,000

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 8:44 7:52 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 9300 block of CR 1050N, Syracuse, burglary reported. Power tools and jewelry, valued up to $950, missing. 1:33 a.m. Thursday, June 18,  3600 block of CR 175E, Warsaw, battery reported. 7:59 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 300 block …read more.

According to an alert from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, some roads in Kosciusko County are still suffering from the torrential rains that have come down this week. As a result, some roads in the area are closed. The following roads have been reported closed: CR 550S from SR 15 to Kinsey Road CR 400E …read more.

At 11:32 a.m. Monday, June 15, emergency personnel responded to an accident located at East US 30 and South CR 325E, Warsaw, that left a car overturned on US 30. According to an accident report filed by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, a vehicle driven by Christopher L. Mort, 32, of Pierceton, was northbound on …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Sergio Martinez, 56, 311 S. Peters St., Garrett, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $450 cash. William Corey Southall, 31, 340 E. Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. No bond. John Verner Rogers Jr., 303 E. Section St., Claypool, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, North SR 15, south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Driver: Russell Halverson, 46, East Van Buren Street, Alexandria. A tree limb fell onto Halverson’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department …read more.

Atwood Fire Department, Multi-Township EMS and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are en route to a single-vehicle accident on CR 350W. Authorities are reporting it is north of CR 200N. The driver was treated by EMS at the scene. The area was cleared by officials as of 11:20 a.m.

Police are currently searching for a potentially dangerous subject throughout surrounding counties. An attempt to locate was just placed by Howard County Sheriff’s Department for Gary Francis Perkins, 49, Kokomo. According to HCSD Lt. Kurt Goerges, Perkins is believed to be armed and dangerous. HCSD is unsure of his motives. Perkins is believed to be …read more.

Article in collaboration with KATIE LYON, InkFreeNews Reporter Recent rumors of animal abductions throughout Kosciusko and surrounding counties have many concerned locally. Though claims of animal abductions have been stated on forums such as Facebook, according to local officials, no official account or report has been filed with police or local shelters. Current rumors of …read more.

At 8:36 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, a two-vehicle accident occurred on SR 14 in Silver Lake near the intersection South CR 850W.

Yesterday, the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club and Warsaw Police Department held the annual Law Enforcement in Action Day at Pike Lake Park in Warsaw.

Dealing with illegal drugs in northern Indiana is a bit like a game of Whack-A-Mole. If it’s not one drug, it’s another. Due to proximity to Lake Michigan and a number of highway systems, northern Indiana is a drug transportation and distribution area, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. Ink Free News has gotten some …read more.

County and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce will continue to conduct roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints during the month of May 2015.

Police are investigating whether the fire that destroyed this SUV was intentional or accidental. (Photo by Chelsea Los) Marty Robbins, 46, and his wife, Dawn Robbins, 40, who are known to live around the Silver Lake area, were arrested by Whitley County officials early Tuesday night. The two have been connected with an incident south …read more.

UPDATE: Turkey Creek Fire Territory Fire Department and EMS, Syracuse and North Webster Police departments and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of an armed man outside a residence at 9485 N. SR 13, Syracuse, later finding a vehicle on fire in the woods behind the property. According to Syracuse Police Chief Tony …read more.

Area police officers have apprehended a suspect who allegedly shoplifted at Kohl’s in Warsaw after fleeing from the store. Details are still being released but according to officials, the suspect was located by officers as they proceeded northbound near Leesburg. The subject was reportedly held at gunpoint and is in police custody at this time.  

At 12:58 a.m. police were involved in a vehicle pursuit that ended in the 300 block of East Van Buren Street. According to a report filed by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, police observed a vehicle northbound on SR 15 with a broken tail light. After attempting to turn around to stop the vehicle, the …read more.

Ethan House, 17, Warsaw, escaped without serious injuries in an accident at 1:53 p.m. today on Country Club Drive, Warsaw, south of the city limits. House was checked at the scene by paramedics for minor injuries and released to his parents. House had been traveling northbound in a pick up truck when it went off …read more.

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently awarded three local Warsaw students with the Phillip Hochstetler Memorial Scholarship.

Officer’s apprehended three individuals this past weekend, shortly after they had burglarized a barn in western Kosciusko County. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call of a possible breaking and entering At 5:27 a.m. Saturday, near the location of 4500 West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Upon arrival, officers met with an employee of Creighton …read more.

A Syracuse Woman has been arrested after a babysitter noticed severe burn injuries on her child. Gabriella Jessica Alexander was arrested Thursday, May 14, for neglect of a dependent resulting in a serious bodily injury. According to the probable cause affidavit filed by the Kosciusko County Prosector’s Office on May 14, Alexander dropped off her …read more.

Kosciusko The following persons were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 16 Brandon Conley, 19, 400 W. CR 550S, Claypool, arrested for burglary. Bond: $2,000 surety. Jared Wayne Visel, 18, 4172 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw, arrested for burglary and theft. Bond: $2,000 surety. May 15 Larry Lee Dennis Jr., 44, 201 …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine met Tuesday at one of the many Amish school houses located in the county that he serves. Rovenstine, along with the department’s public information officer Sgt. Chad Hill, were asked by the school to come and speak to the children about bicycle safety, along with the functions of the sheriff’s department.

Kosciusko County officers arrested two individuals last night in Silver Lake on drug charges after discovering a meth lab at the residence.

An Indiana State Trooper from the Bremen Post and a deputy from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department pulled a man from Crystal Lake Sunday evening after he refused to listen to police and jumped into the water. Shortly after 7 p.m. officers with the state police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to 7589 …read more.

BY CHAD HILL, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Officers from several agencies were involved in the foot pursuit and subsequent arrest of a wanted suspect from Whitley County today, in the town of Syracuse. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force units, along with officers from Syracuse, Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s …read more.

  North Webster Fire and EMS along with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are en route to a multiple vehicle accident on SR 13 at CR 500N, south of North Webster. Initial reports are there are minor injuries, but no entrapment. According to Chelsea Los, reporter for The Mail-Journal who was at the scene, there …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 300 block South Franklin Street, Mentone. Officers responded to a reported fight.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:23 a.m. Monday, April 20, South Country Club Road and East Winona Beach Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Maria M. Duenas Lopez, 17, South Wood Street, Warsaw, and Jonathon A. Harmon, 26, Clear Creek Trail, North Manchester. Lopez pulled in front of Harmon’s vehicle, resulting …read more.

Emergency personnel have just been dispatched to CR 225S and Lake Sharon Road, near Winona Lake, for an automobile accident involving a school bus and another vehicle. According to Sgt. Chad Hill of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, the vehicle involved in the accident appears to have attempted to pass the school bus in a …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: April 18 Brian Lee Kern, 30, 706 W. Portland St., Syracuse, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $600 cash. Kevin Neil Hunter, 48, 600 N. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Bond: $4,000 …read more.

Kosciusko County Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 9500 block East Adams Road, Pierceton. Samuel S. Stimmel reported the theft of a vehicle for the Pierceton area. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 11:27 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 1500 block …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 12:56 p.m. Thursday, April 16, East CR 1100N and North Doll Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Connie J. Bachota, 59, North CR 1000E, Pierceton, and Jordan R. Edwards, 25, North Albion Street, Wawaka. Bachota was backing up at an intersection in order to give another …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 2:54 a.m. Thursday, April 16, US 30, east of North CR 500W, Atwood. Driver: Michael J. Fowler, 28, West Main Street, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $10,000. 5:52 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 3104 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Drivers: Gregory T. Kester, 52, …read more.

Brooke S. Kelly, 24, Lura Circle, Milford, was airlifted by Samaritan Helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital after suffering a fracture/dislocation of the knee/lower leg in a one-vehicle accident. The accident was at 3:15 p.m. on CR 500E, north of CR 650N, near North Webster. Police report Kelly was southbound on CR 500E, north of …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 3:26 p.m. Monday, April 13, 9300 block East CR 1050N, Syracuse. An individual reported fraud. 12:37 p.m. Monday, April 13, 7600 block Nottingham Drive, Nappanee. Eric J. Tompos reported that his information had been used to file a false tax return. Warsaw Officers …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, North SR 13, south of East CR 800N, North Webster. Driver: Lisa M. Tampir, 41, North CR 900E, North Webster. Hit deer. Damage up to $10,000. Pierceton Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident: 3:58 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 6:57 a.m. Friday, April 10, East CR 450N and EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Micheal J. Murphy, 34, North CR 650E, North Webster. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident: 11:05 …read more.

Kosciusko County officers have solved what they believe to be several criminal mischief incidents that have occurred over the past month in the southern portion of the county. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies were able to locate and apprehend two juveniles over the weekend that are allegedly responsible for several incidents of criminal mischief in Kosciusko …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:56 a.m. Monday, April 6, South SR 13 and East CR 350S, Pierceton. Drivers: Caitlyn M. Kuhn, 22, East Pierceton Road, Warsaw, and Devin J. Sims, 19, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Kuhn ran into the rear of Sims’ vehicle after looking down at …read more.

UPDATE: Hector M. Ramirez, 20, East CR 350N, Warsaw, was not reported as being injured in a one-vehicle accident early Saturday on North CR 173E, south of East 8 Square Road, Warsaw. The accident was at 3:57 a.m. According to police the Ramirez vehicle went off the road where the right front tire hit gravel. …read more.

Elkhart Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:03 a.m. Thursday, April 2, US 6 West and SR 15, north of Milford. Drivers: Harley D. Robbins, 23, Bourbon, and Amanda Slabaugh, 51, New Paris. Robbins fell asleep while driving and struck the rear end of a horse-drawn vehicle. Slabaugh complained of …read more.

There was an unusual amount of officers in the Mentone area this morning causing some residents to wonder what was transpiring. Jon Hart, Tippecanoe Valley School Resource Office, reports four K9 units were brought in to search the hall ways and locker areas at the high school, middle school and Burket Educational Center for controlled …read more.

Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine today announced that Kosciusko County citizens who would like to join him in the fight against crime are invited to become members of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association. Many local citizens and some businesses have already joined the Association in support of our efforts. The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association is a nonprofit, professional, educational …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 4:32 p.m. Monday, March 30, 329 E. Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Brenda M. Clark, 55, East Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw, and Stanley E. Hershberger, 43, East CR 1000S, Claypool. Clark backed into Hershberger’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000. 4:51 a.m. Monday, March …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 9:46 p.m. Monday, March 30, 100 block North Fourth Street, Pierceton. A semi trailer was reportedly knocking down street signs as it traveled down the roadway. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 7:08 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 700 …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident: 1:50 p.m. Saturday, March 28, East Center Street. Driver: Unknown, and Kimberly K. Wanemacher, 12B Road, Bourbon. An unknown driver left the scene after backing east into Wanemacher’s vehicle which was parked and unoccupied at the time of the accident. Damage up to $2,500 11:40 …read more.