Public Occurrences 01.21.26

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:09 p.m. Monday - Evelyn Stokes, 59, Elkhart, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 11:40 a.m. Tuesday - Taysha Lynn Crittendon, 29, Huntington, arrested on two charges of theft of a firearm. Bond: $40,000.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 6:23 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of Parker and East Main streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: David L. Watkins, 39, Wooster Road, Winona Lake; Joseph Maze, 30, Ringneck Trail, Warsaw. Injury: Watkins complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:34 p.m. Friday - Ind. 14, 2,500 feet west of South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Paul Teel, 93, South Cherry Street, Akron. Injury: Teel had severe bleeding to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:42 p.m. Jan. 11 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and South CR 250E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Emma J. Zielinski, 19, Wales, Wis.; Gavin P. Richardson, 20, Auburn. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:40 a.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Nathaniel E. Smith, 26, West CR 700S, Claypool; Breanna L. Lotz, 16, East CR 199S, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:56 a.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of Jalynn Street and Ind. 15, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Debra K. Gordon, 65, Convoy, Ohio; Lanaci J. Woods, 46, North CR 200E, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:11 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of East CR 500N and North CR 675E, Leesburg. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Barbie M. Rater, 50, EMS W23C Lane, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 12:16 p.m. Jan. 14 - U.S. 30, 100 feet east of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Donatello Benitez, 19, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; April A. Fleagle, 64, East Sunset Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:13 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of East Old U.S. 30 and East Old Trail, Pierceton. Car hit sign. Driver: Harun Helvida, 35, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:01 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 620E and East CR 800N, Syracuse. Van hit deer. Driver: Lonnie W. Fisher, 52, EMS T34 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:23 p.m. Friday - East CR 650S, Pierceton. Driver: Treeca L. Jenkins, 77, South CR 700E, South Whitley. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 5:14 p.m. Saturday - East Backwater Road, 100 feet west of EMS W22 Lane, North Webster. SUV hit NIPSCO utility pole and outdoor bathroom facility. Driver: Christopher D. Wine, 35, Ligonier. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 8:41 p.m. Saturday - West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Zachary Adams, 35, North Washington Street, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:36 p.m. Saturday - Ind. 25, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Haley Hoover, 25, South CR 550W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:13 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 500N and North Cranbrook Road, North Webster. SUV hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Travis N. Sibery, 44, East Goodison Road, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 3:37 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 1500 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:50 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of North Roosevelt Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:05 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.