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Public Occurrences 2.1.2012

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County Jail Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

- 12:15 p.m. Tuesday – Daniel Lee Floyd, 54, of 4475 S. Scott Road, Claypool, arrested for battery. Bond: $500.
- 1:29 p.m. Tuesday – Carrie Mary Groendyke, 51, of 5001 N. Dolan St., Syracuse, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $50,000.
- 2:31 p.m. Tuesday – George Prater, 29, of 4739 S. Ind. 19, Mentone, arrested for failure to appear, check deception and battery. Bond: $1,000.
- 3:58 p.m. Tuesday – Joe Manuel Fuentes, 41, of 641 W. Walter Way, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.

Personal Injury Accidents
- 8:03 a.m. Thursday – Ind. 15N, 1,000 feet south of CR 1300N, Milford. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Angela A. Andrews, 48, Goshen. Injury: Andrews complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
- 4:31 p.m. Sunday – Pierceton Road, 2,000 feet east of CR 500E, Pierceton. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Eric M. Blanton, 17, East Pierceton Road, Pierceton. Injury: Blanton complained of chest pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Property Damage Accidents
- 5:24 a.m. Thursday – Ind. 25, 100 feet east of Tinkey Road, Mentone. SUV hit tree. Driver: Charles A. Poe, 34, North Morgan Street, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 8:55 a.m. Friday – Intersection of Ind. 19S and CR 800S, Mentone. Truck-school bus. Drivers: Martha L. Books, 37, West Buffalo Street, Burket; Lisa R. Engholm, 39, East CR 775N, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 5 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Ind. 14W and CR 675W, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: David K. Dunham, 58, Widman Street, Winona Lake. Damage: Less then $1,000. KCSD.
- 6:07 a.m. Monday – CR 1000W, 1,600 feet south of CR 500S, Mentone. Car rolled over. Driver: Frances J. Ramirez, 41, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 10:02 a.m. Friday – Ind. 25S, 700 feet north of CR 580W, Burket. Car hit deer. Driver: Jennifer L. Julian, 36, West Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 7 p.m. Saturday – Ind. 15S, 640 feet south of CR 900S, Silver Lake. Car hit fence. Driver: Broderic D. Cook, 18, South CR 1000W, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 8:16 p.m. Monday – Ind. 13S, 200 feet south of CR 800S, Sidney. Car hit deer. Driver: Jodi R. Sims, 42, South CR 950W. South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 9:46 p.m. Monday – CR 950W, 200 feet north of Ind. 25S, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Aaron J. Howard, 20, East CR 400N, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 9:09 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of Ind. 15S and East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Van-bus collision. Drivers: Karlie S. Robles, 23, South Ind. 25, Warsaw; Jana D. Summer, 51, South Woodland Hills Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Incidents
- 9:45 p.m. Jan. 22 – A Warsaw man reported being battered. KCSD.
- 8:50 a.m. Tuesday – A Construction Management and Design employee, Plymouth, reported the theft of electrical wire from a home in the 100 block of Sand Hill Drive, Warsaw. Loss: $600.