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Public Occurrences 09.11.2026

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County Jail
Booking
The following person was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:46 p.m. Wednesday - Tiffany Page Kneller, 44, of 72786 CR 29, Syracuse, arrested on three charges of felony failure to appear. Bond: $40,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:16 p.m. Sept. 3 - Pine Cone Lane, 100 feet west of Shell Bark Lane, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Gregory L. Sawyer, 57, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Injury: Sawyer complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:30 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kaleb Greenwood, 30, Pine Street, Warsaw; Kedisha R. Gardener, 40, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Gardener complained of chest pain; passengers in Gardener’s vehicle, Malique SIbo-Silvera, 13, Fort Wayne, complained of head pain; Davia Donaldson, 9, Fort Wayne, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain; Kiana Maxwell, 16, Fort Wayne, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 12:33 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Washington Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tyler Campbell, 21, Wedrick Drive, Warsaw; Alexandra Elliott, 32, Columbus, Ohio. Injury: Elliott had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 2:36 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Columbia and Perry streets, Warsaw. Flat-bed truck-car collision. Drivers: Gary R. Clevenger, 46, Perry Street, Warsaw; Emma Dewald, 18, North Lindberg Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Dewald complained of elbow/lower arm pain; passenger in Dewald’s vehicle, Makayla Dewald, 15, complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:19 p.m. Sunday - Ind. 15 at Interchange 090 of ramp H, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Dennis R. Hartzell, 77, North Ind. 19, Nappanee; Mateo J. Manding, 67, Hepler Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Manding complained of chest pain; passenger in Manding’s vehicle, Milagrina Manding, 66, Hepler Drive, Warsaw, complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:50 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North McKinley and East Center streets, Warsaw. Car-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Thomas Armey, 49, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; Lewis Joles, 50, Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Injury: Joles had an abrasion to the entire body. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:23 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South Bronson and East Market streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Clifford Slone, 82, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw; William South, 74, South CR 600W, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:38 p.m. Friday - 945 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Lynda M. Baker, Kincaide Street, Warsaw. Driver: Courtney R. Lechien, 40, Hartford City. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:45 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Scott Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Eric M. Gibbs, 50, Sandra Lane, Winona Lake; Gregory L. Sawyer, 57, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:18 a.m. Sunday - 2 Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Charles H. Hodges Jr., 66, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:58 p.m. Wednesday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Angel D. Ramirez, 18, North Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw; Mark W. Ganger, 63, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:33 p.m. Wednesday - Ind. 15, 2,000 feet south of Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Rosa Rodriguez, 55, North Union Street, Warsaw; Sharee M. Bigley, 40, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.