Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Reports
Incidents
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents:
- Feb. 4, 1:16 p.m. A Leesburg man reported being the victim of threats.
- Feb. 4, 1:30 p.m. Jaria McNees of Warsaw reported a theft from her vehicle.
- Feb. 4, 12 a.m. Joel Shepherd of Warsaw reported a handgun stolen from his home.
Accidents
Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents:
Monday, Feb. 4, 10:33 p.m. North 650 East, Warsaw. Driver: Shirley A. Hyde, 47, Barbee Drive, Pierceton. Driver struck a deer. Damages: up to $2,500
Monday, Feb. 4, 1:44 p.m. West 700 South, Claypool. Drivers: Tyson A. Gaff, 37, South Caldwell Lake Drive, Claypool; and Kelly Neace, 47, North 900 East, Pierceton. The driver mirrors of both vehicles collided. Damages: under $1,000
Monday, Feb. 4, 1:28 p.m. North Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. Driver: Marq S. Eldridge, 19, West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster. Driver lost control on the snow covered road and struck a utility pole. Damages: up to $2,500
Monday, Feb. 4, 1:10 p.m. East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Charles W. Spicker, 73, EMS B25 Lane, Pierceton. Driver lost control on the snow covered road and struck a tree head on. Damages: up to $10,000
Monday, Feb. 4, 8:20 a.m. West U.S. 30, Etna Green. Driver: Shawn L. Filson, 34, Cardinal Circle, Plymouth. Filson was behind a semi that was traveling in the right lane with its left turn signal on. The semi then entered into the left lane and when Filson applied his brakes his slid off the road due to snow. Damages: up to $5,000
Monday, Feb. 4, 8:10 a.m. North 200 East and East 500 North, Warsaw. Driver: Maria A. Vega Nunez, 21, East 200 North, Warsaw. Driver lost control of her vehicle in a 90-degree turn due to snow covered road conditions. Damages: up to $5,000
Monday, Feb. 4, 6:48 a.m. East U.S. 30 and South 325 East, Warsaw. Driver: Jessica G. Sosa, 28, Jefferson Street, Portage. Another vehicle pulled into Sosa’s path. To avoid the vehicle she lost control and struck a guardrail. Damages: up to $2,500
Monday, Feb. 4, 6:10 a.m. North 400 East and East 300 North, Warsaw. Driver: Cynthia L. Stier, 50, East McKenna Road, Warsaw. Driver lost control on the snow covered road and struck a tree. Damages: up to $2,500
Monday, Feb. 4, 5:29 a.m. South 325 East and South East Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Deon M. Dittmar, 39, East James Way Court, Warsaw. Driver slid through the intersection and struck a telephone box and a fence post. Damages: up to $2,500
Monday, Feb. 4, 4:50 a.m. South SR 15, Silver Lake. Driver: Joseph L. Fields, 29, Hilltop Court, Wabash. Driver lost control on the snow covered road and slid off the road where his vehicle overturned. Damages: up to $10,000
Sunday, Feb. 3, 2:11 a.m. West Section Street, Claypool Driver: Michelle A. Poe, 27, South 875 West, Claypool. Poe was westbound on Section Street and got into an argument with her front seat passenger. Poe struck the passenger causing the vehicle to slide off the road and into a utility pole, skidded onto a sidewalk and into a fence and telephone box. Poe suffered facial pain and was arrested for driving while suspended. Damages: up to $10,000