Jail Bookings
Feb 28, 2019 
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Updated: Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
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Area Police Reports
Feb 28, 2019 Updated:
Updated: Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 100 Block of Tiger Lane, police investigated a report involving marijuana, hash oil, hashish at Warsaw Community High School. 8:24 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw, police investigated … Read More
City Council Members Express Concern Over Whitaker Incident
Feb 27, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — The reason for a lack of support by Warsaw City Council involving a cell phone proposal for police on Feb. 19 appears to extend beyond just a change in policy. InkfreeNews reached out to all seven city council members about the issue. Four responded, with several … Read More
Intercession Group Has Three Events In Next Few Days In Warsaw
Feb 27, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — The rebranded Intercession Group in Kosciusko County has a full slate of activities this year, including three events in the next few days. Intercession Group began in 2011 with a focus on Haiti, but changed leadership and gears in 2016 and now works on helping local … Read More
Area Accident Reports
Feb 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents: 7:58 a.m., Monday, Feb. 25, 2150 Stonebridge Road, near Warsaw. Driver: Remington W. Swanson, 18, Marjorie Street, Winona Lake. Parked vehicle was registered to Timothy Hoffer. Stonebridge Road. Remington told police he was backing his Bavarian out of … Read More
Area Police Reports
Feb 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incident: 9:21 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, in the 100 block of EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg, Eric Scott Adams, a resident, reported criminal mischief to a storage structure. Value placed at $50. 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, 1100 block of … Read More
Jail Bookings
Feb 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: Kosciusko The following person was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Correctional facility: Marshall The following person was booked in the Marshall County Jail:
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Safe Haven Assists With Third Baby Surrender
Feb 25, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WOODBURN — A third baby has been surrendered legally to authorities with assistance through Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The child was surrendered to a Woodburn Fire Department firefighter and successfully surrendered under the Indiana Safe Haven Law, a news release said. Woodburn is located east of Fort Wayne … Read More
Four Attorneys Seeking To Serve On New Kosciusko Court
Feb 23, 2019 Updated:
Updated: Four people will compete to be the first judge of the new Superior Court in Kosciusko County. According to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office, the candidates are: Robert Bishop, an attorney who works in the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s office and oversees child support; Lindsey Grossnickle, a deputy prosecutor in Whitley County; Christopher … Read More
[VIDEO] UPDATE: Whitaker Apologizes, Two Officers Placed On Leave And More Info Posted Online
Feb 22, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — Two Warsaw Police Department officers have been placed on “investigatory leave” in connection with the reckless driving incident on Jan. 25 that was being investigated by Police Chief Scott Whitaker. The internal review of the two officers was announced Friday, Feb. 22, during a 45-minute news conference … Read More
Two Warsaw Officers On Leave; Whitaker Apologizes For Circumstances In Jan. 25 Incident
Feb 22, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — Two Warsaw Police officers have been placed on investigatory leave in connection with the reckless driving incident on Jan. 25 involving Police Chief Scott Whitaker. The personnel action was announced Friday during a 45-minute news conference that also included an apology from Whitaker over circumstances that played … Read More
U.S. Rep. Banks Backs ‘National Emergency’ With Reluctance
Feb 22, 2019 Updated:
Updated: SOUTH WHITLEY — Congressman Jim Banks offered reluctant support for President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency as a way of providing more funding to expand construction of a wall along the southern border. The topic came up at a town hall meeting hosted by Banks at … Read More
Warsaw City Council Balks At Police Phone Request
Feb 20, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — Despite preliminary approval two weeks ago, city council balked Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the idea of providing Warsaw police officers with a dedicated cell phone for work. Officers currently have their own cell phones for personal needs while at work and depend on either tablets or … Read More
Warsaw City Council OKs Installation Of Baby Box At Fire Station
Feb 20, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW – Less than 24 hours after a counselor with Safe Haven Baby Boxes helped coordinate a lawful surrender of a baby in a nearby city, Warsaw City Council formally embraced plans Tuesday, Feb. 19, to install one of the group’s baby boxes at Fire Station No. … Read More
UPDATE: Another Woman Surrenders Baby After Calling Hotline
Feb 19, 2019 Updated:
Updated: COLUMBIA CITY — A second woman in northern Indiana has surrendered her newborn baby in recent days with help from Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The Woodburn-based group announced last week that one of its counselors reached through a hotline had assisted a woman in Kosciusko County with the … Read More
Baby Box Supporters Get Unexpected Boost Ahead of Tuesday Vote
Feb 18, 2019 Updated:
Updated: WARSAW — Supporters of Safe Haven Baby Boxes got what might be a one-of-a-kind endorsement of its program last week ahead of Warsaw City Council’s vote Tuesday on whether to install a box in the city. Representatives of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, based in Woodburn, don’t like to publicize … Read More