Jail Bookings
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
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Phil Smith is a former U.S. Marine Corps combat correspondent and former daily newspaper editor who has won seven U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Awards, four U.S.M.C. Division of Public Affairs Merit Awards, The Department of Defense’s Thomas Jefferson Award and 12 Hoosier State Press Association Awards. He is also a second place winner nationally in the annual column-writing competition from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, humor category. Smith has a bachelor's degree in marketing from Colorado State University.
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
Read MoreWARSAW — Kosciusko County Council hashed out final details to the proposed 2020 budget and heard a staunch argument from one of the county’s judges regarding the need for another probation officer thanks to a state-mandated edict geared toward relieving crowded jails. While County Council tied up loose … Read More
Syracuse Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incidents: 12:03 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 600 block East Northshore Drive, Syracuse. Marta G. Hopkins reported found property. 11:24 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 12700 block North Kern Road, Syracuse. Chandra L. Kelly reported theft. Value: $200. Warsaw … Read More
Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Gregory E. Wyman, 36, East Center Street, Warsaw; Stephanie S. Leek, 49, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Wyman told police he was backing his vehicle out of … Read More
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
Read MoreWARSAW — The passing of a bogus $20 bill led police into an investigation that resulted in a Fort Wayne woman facing several charges, including stealing another woman’s identity. Heather Rene Stanley, 40, Fort Wayne, is charged with identity deception, forgery and counterfeiting, all level 6 felonies. An … Read More
North Webster Officers from the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident: 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 5000 block of North CR 925E, North Webster. Police responded to the Gabriel Plew residence to investigate the theft of a motorcycle license plate. Warsaw Officers from the Warsaw Police … Read More
Milford Officers from the Milford Police Department investigated the following accidents: 3:33 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, West Emeline Street, east of South Elm Street, Milford. Driver: Charlotte D. Siegfried, 77, North Main Street, Milford. Siegfried told police she was driving her vehicle on Elm Street and that she … Read More
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Fulton The following person was booked in the Fulton 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:
Read MoreWINONA LAKE — The Winona Lake Town Council heard a report from Lyn Crighton, who as a representative of an organization dedicated to preserving water quality, nearly opened a new kind of water works after her presentation at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20. Crighton briefed the … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Winona Lake Clerk-Treasurer Kent Adams told the town’s board of trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that numbers which were squeezed last year would lose even more girth over the coming year. “There’s going to be a 4.6 percent decrease from the 2019 budget,” said Adams. … Read More
WARSAW — During a four-hour meeting on Monday night, Aug. 19, members of the Kosciusko County Council, as well as key county government personnel, arduously hashed out details of the county’s extensive budget for 2020. The process will take its next step on Thursday, Aug. 22, when council … Read More
WARSAW — If the current plan conceived by Warsaw Community Schools reaches fruition, a building erected around the time the Korean War ended, which had always been a facility for Warsaw school kids and other students, may find new ownership. At its regular monthly meeting Monday night, Aug. … Read More
Zimmer Biomet Grants $150K For STEM Initiatives WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees received an update on something that everyone can relate to who’s ever had a tummy ache that made sitting in the classroom too difficult. WCS Nurse Coordinator Tracey Akers gave the board … Read More
WARSAW — Police have arrested a Warsaw woman following a three-year investigation by her employer and booked her into the county jail for theft. Rachael A. Ormsby, 47, 509 Alward Street, Warsaw, is charged with four counts of felony theft, all level 6 felonies, and one count of … Read More
Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incident: 10:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, 500 block of South Old SR 13, Pierceton. Police responded to the Breanna Schneider residence to investigate a residential entry. Syracuse Officers from the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incident: … Read More