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Public Occurrences 2.17.2012

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

- 9:21 a.m. Thursday – Christopher Douglas Nixon, 41, of 2311 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
- 11:34 a.m. Thursday – Jason William Garber, 28, of 9217 E. CR 1250N, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $750.
- 12:26 p.m. Thursday – Basem Jamal Abdelkhaleq, 26, South Bend, arrested for false police reporting. Bond: $750.
- 12:30 p.m. Thursday – Mitchell Ray Butler, 39, Goshen, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $209.
- 12:43 p.m. Thursday – Kenneth Edward Beyer, 30, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: 
- 12:58 p.m. Thursday – Michael Allan Meade, 36, of 10402 S. Ind. 15, Silver Lake, arrested for forgery and ephedrine restriction. Bond: $6,000.
- 3:35 p.m. Thursday – Bruce Richard Miller, 51, of 5076 W. Lakeview Park Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
- 6:34 p.m. Thursday – Jacob Paul Miller, 38, of 2504 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
- 7:45 p.m Thursday – Paul Ramos, 22, of 442 S. CR 325E, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $500.
- 11:36 p.m. Thursday – Michael John Gomez, 30, of 700 Wexford Place, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.

Property Damage Accidents
- 12:37 a.m. Tuesday – Ind. 25S, 100 feet east of CR 780W, Mentone. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Joshua L. Banghart, 32, Morgan Street, Mentone. Damage: $1,000–$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. investigated.
- 7:31 a.m. Tuesday – CR 200S, 1,000 feet west of County Farm Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Ryan L. Wallace, 18, South Beech Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 9:21 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Ind. 13S and CR 650E, Pierceton. Car rolled over. Driver: Kevin A. Slone, 25, East CR 150N, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 8:15 a.m. Thursday – 1150 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Kayal T. Bitner, 18, South CR 275E, Warsaw; Theodore L. Alles, 67, South Main Street, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
- 11:40 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30E and CR 200S, Pierceton. Van-semi collision. Drivers: Kent P. Smolek, 51, Ocala, Fla.; Michelle E. Parker, 46, York, Pa. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

Incidents
- 8:03 a.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported a theft. WPD.
- 8:58 a.m. Thursday – Damage was reported to a vacant residence in the 1200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
- 10:14 a.m. Thursday – Sheldon T. Coffelt, 21, East Island View Drive, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip accident to his vehicle. WPD.
- 11:07 am. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported being battered. WPD.
- 11:38 a.m. Thursday – An O’Reilly Auto Parts employee, North Detroit Street, Warsaw, reported a suspicious subject. WPD.