Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:

9:29 a.m. Friday, May 5, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Driver: Thania E. Colgrove, 55, West Old Road 30, Warsaw. Colgrove struck a post to her carport while backing from her driveway. Damage up to $2,500.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

4:55 p.m. Friday, May 5, East Winona Avenue and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Donna M. Anderson, 62, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Nicholas W. Smith, 21, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Jared W. Figlio, 35, West Ninth Street, Rochester; and Chazari B. Kahealani Long, 28, West Eldora Drive, Silver Lake. Anderson was turning on to Indiana Street when she was struck in the side by Smith who was westbound on Winona and could not stop his vehicle. The collision caused Anderson to collided with the front of Figlio’s vehicle, pushing him into Long’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.

6:01 p.m. Friday, May 5, North Detroit Street and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Kyle R. Eckerley, 20, East CR 200N, Peru, and Betty R. Lambert, 71, North CR 425W, Milford. Eckerley rear ended Lambert. Damage up to $2,500.

7:28 p.m. Friday, May 5, West Lake Street, east of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Rick A. Deeter, 54, West Wasp Way, Claypool. A deer collided into Deeter’s driver side door. Damage up to $10,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 8:45 a.m. Friday, May 5, 500 block Clinic Court, Warsaw. A female reported that she woke up wth vaginal pain and was fearful that she may have been raped while she slept.
• 9:03 p.m. Friday, May 5, 100 block North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. An abandoned bike was found in an alley.
• 11:34 p.m., Friday, May 5, 1200 block Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Employees at Meijer reported the theft of turkey, cheese and cookies. The items were recovered.

Kosciusko

The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

No one was injured in the collision.

WARSAW — At 4:55 p.m. Friday, May 5, Warsaw Fire was dispatched to a non-injury accident at the intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Warsaw PD were also on scene.

Donna M. Anderson, 62, West CR 250S, Warsaw, was eastbound on Winona Avenue when she turned left onto Indiana Street. Nicholas W. Smith, 21, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw, was westbound on Winona and unable to stop when Anderson crossed in front of him, causing him to collide with the center of her vehicle.

Smith’s impact pushed Anderson into the front of a vehicle driven by Jared W. Figlio, 35, West Ninth Street, Rochester, who was facing south on Indiana Street. The impact then pushed Figlio into the front of the vehicle behind him driven by Chazari B. Kahealani Long, 28, West Eldora Drive, Silver Lake.

No one was injured in the collisions.

Total damages up to $10,000.

The home was completely engulfed when it was called in after someone nearby witnessed flames.

WARSAW — Around 6 a.m. Atwood Fire and Mentone EMS were dispatched to a fire at 6256 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, the location of Isaiah 11 Counseling Center and Animal Refuge. Mentone Fire assisted with a tanker and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department were also on scene.

When fire teams arrived the home was already fully engulfed in flames.

Linda Ozier, Claypool, bought the residence in 2011 to expand her counseling and animal rescue business, Isaiah 11 Ministry. The property had a modular home with attached garage and a barn. No one resides at the residence.

It was reported that several dogs, cats, birds and a large fish tank were inside the building, with Ozier’s supply of dog and cat food kept inside of the garage. The home was completely devastated.

Outside, the barn and agricultural animals kept on the property were not affected by the fire. Several barn cats were also unharmed.

It is anticipated that donations of dog and cat food will be needed to feed the remaining animals. If you are interested in donating, contact Linda at (574) 549-8071. More contact information can be found on Isaiah 11’s website and Facebook.

WARSAW — A female was arrested after getting into a violent fight with her boyfriend at the Victory Hotel. He suffered a laceration to the leg and had to be transported to the hospital.

Jenna Rose Parks

Jenna Rose Parks, 32, 223 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, is being charged with domestic battery with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony.

On April 28, officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to a fight at Victory Hotel, 223 W Jefferson St. Upon arrival, a female, later identified as Parks, was walking down an adjacent alley. Officers soon realized that Parks was a suspect in the fight complaint and talked with her.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, officers located a black pocket knife on Parks. According to a Kosciusko County CSI technician, the knife had a red blood stain on it.

The officers also located the other participant in the fight, Parks’ boyfriend. Parks and her boyfriend lived in apartment 8 at the Victory Hotel. The boyfriend suffered from a 3 inch laceration to his lower left leg. It was noted that the laceration was very close to the bone.

The boyfriend said he received the wound while he was laying on the bed. The couple had been arguing when it suddenly turned violent. Parks then approached the bed and the male raised his feet, which is when the injury apparently occurred. He was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for his injury.

Neighbors at the Victory hotel advised they heard the couple arguing. They specifically heard the male yell, “Oh my God, look what you did to me. You hurt me bad.” The neighbors then witnessed Parks leave the building and the male asked them for help.

Parks was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on April 28. She is being held on a $11,000 bond.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 12:23 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 300 block of North Colfax Street, Warsaw. A man reported that his son stole jewelry from a friend’s house.
• 7:03 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 1000 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Alicia Nichon Bottorff reported items stolen from her vehicle overnight.
• 9:09 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 500 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Jodie Michelle Wells reported loss of an Indiana ID card and Social Security card.
• 7:09 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 500 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. A female reported harassment.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents:

• 7:42 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 7700 block of North CR 400E, Leesburg. KCSD received a call in reference to a domestic complaint.
• 8:41 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 5700 block of West Decoy Road, Mentone. Matthew Shepherd reported theft of power and hand tools from a vehicle.
• 6:46 a.m. Sunday, May 7, 3500 block of West CR 100N, Warsaw. Richard A. Groninger reported a theft.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:

4:31 a.m. Saturday, May 6, North East Shore Drive, south of East Pickwick Road, Syracuse. Driver: Gary L. Stuckman, 47, North Warner Road, Syracuse. Stuckman swerved and ended up in a ditch. Damages up to $1,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

1:36 p.m. Saturday, May 6, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. A male reported his vehicle had been damaged while parked in a parking lot. Damages up to $750.

4:23 p.m. Saturday, May 6, Frontage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Betty J. McCord, 59, Fontage Road, Warsaw, and Angela M. Belcher, 45, La Vista Drive, Warsaw. The vehicles collided as McCord was backing out of a parking space. A passenger in Belcher’s vehicle was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damages up to $5,000.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:

4:12 a.m. Sunday, May 7, South Peru Road, north of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Driver: Reece M. McDonald, 19, Manchester Avenue, Wabash. McDonald lost control of his vehicle and entered a ditch, striking some small rocks. Damages up to $2,500.

North Webster

Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:

9:59 a.m. Sunday, May 7, Syracuse-Webster Road and East Sunset Trail, North Webster. Driver: Gary M. Wiggs, 61, East CR 900N, Syracuse. Driver stated he did not feel well and things became blurred. Driver advised he may have passed out. The vehicle went off the road. Damages up to $5,000.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:

6:15 a.m. Sunday, May 7, South SR 15, south of South CR 300W, Silver Lake. Driver: James C. Berns, 49, West Old 24, Wabash. Driver struck a deer. Damages up to $10,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

12:13 p.m. Monday, May 8, CR 250E, south of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Roger D. Frantz, 38, East CR 200N, Warsaw, and Tatiana J. Castillo, 22, Tecumseh Street, Warsaw. Frantz rear-ended Castillo’s vehicle. A passenger in Castillo’s vehicle was transported to KCH. Damages up to $5,000.

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:

1:32 p.m. Monday, May 8, East CR 1300N and North CR 300E, Milford. Driver: Christina D. Golden, 54, East Lake View Road, Syracuse. A deer ran into Golden’s vehicle as she was traveling eastbound on CR 1300N. Damages up to $2,500.

Daricus Phillips

WARSAW — A Warsaw man received a sentence of nine years at the Indiana Department of Corrections for breaking into a home last year.

Daricus Phillips, Warsaw, received a sentence today, May 8, for counts of burglary and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, both level 2 felonies. Per the plea agreement, counts of theft and robbery resulting in bodily injury were dropped.

Phillips was sentenced to 9 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections for each count. The sentences are to be served concurrently.

Phillips’ charges stem from a home invasion that took place last November.

According to police documents, Monday Nov. 7, 2016, Warsaw Police responded to Oak Brooke Place on the east side of Warsaw for a home invasion that had just taken place.

The homeowner told police that her neighbor, Phillips, knocked on her door asking if her nephew was there, to which she replied that he was not. A few moments later, Phillips again knocked on the door and when the homeowner answered, Phillips and Jwain Sullivan forced their way into the residence asking again for her nephew and asking where the money was.

After responding that there was no money, Sullivan struck the homeowner in the face with an crowbar wrapped in a towel. The homeowner and the intruders argued and woke the homeowner’s fiancé who confronted the intruders and he was also struck in the face with the crowbar in the towel. The intruders eventually fled after taking a Playstation 4, a cell phone, cash and some marijuana.

Police searched the area and found Phillips and his girlfriend, Taylor Brandon, at a nearby gas station and took them into custody and interviewed them. A consensual search of cell phones found messages of drug activity between the homeowner’s nephew and the suspects.

During the sentencing, Phillips’ lawyer John Barrett mentioned Phillips used to play football for Warsaw Community High School and had done well in school. “Something happened between graduation and today,” said Barrett.

Barrett indicated Phillips addiction to marijuana had played a huge part in Phillips poor choices. “He got so hooked on marijuana that it became the driving force in his life.”

Phillips declined to comment during the sentencing.

Judge Michael Reed commented on the fact that Phillips has committed violent crimes at such a young age. “Even though you’re 21, it’s a mess… You’ve broken into homes, violated the sanctity of that.”

Phillips received 51 days of jail time credit for time already served.

WARSAW — A Warsaw couple was arrested after they falsely claimed their home had been burglarized. Both adults were under the influence of drugs while their two small children were in the home.

Amy Savant, 23, and Toran Lee Savant, 31, 888 Oak Brook Place, Warsaw, are both being charged with neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony.

On May 1, central dispatch requested officer’s presence at the residence at Oak Brook Place, Warsaw in regards to a possible burglary. Amy advised dispatch that someone had broken into the residence and they were trapped inside because the door was damaged. A baby could be heard screaming in the background of the call.

Upon arrival to the residence, Toran was standing outside with multiple knives. Officers observed that he was extremely fidgety and was sweating. He was unable to give a coherent statement about the burglary. He did say that someone broke into his residence and wrote “HIV” on the television. Officers were not able to locate any writing on the television.

Two children were in the residence during the incident. One child was strapped into a car seat on the couch and the other was sleeping on a recliner.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Toran admitted that he was the one who broke the door. Toran walked aimlessly around the residence while officers attempted to speak with him. At one point he stated, “Maybe we should have thought this through more before we called you guys.” Toran initially denied using any illegal drugs.

The officers then spoke with Amy. The affidavit of probable cause quoted Amy as saying things such as, “I know this doesn’t make sense,” and “I know we seem crazy.” She admitted that she and Toran had dropped the children off with relatives so they could withdraw from opiates. She further told officers that they had smoked methamphetamine on April 29 or April 30 because they were sick from the opiate withdrawal.

According to Amy, she picked her children up from family members on April 29 but denied smoking at the Oak Brook Place residence. Amy admitted the things the couple thought they observed weren’t real and they were under the influence of drugs.

The officers then spoke with Toran again. This time he also admitted to smoking methamphetamine. He explained that they had been trying to quit using opiates and were feeling sick so they began smoking methamphetamine.

Both were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on May 1 and have since been released on bond.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Elkhart

The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

Marshall

The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail:

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident:

• 8:50 p.m. Monday, May 8, 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. Arlene Campos reported criminal mischief.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 8, 1800 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. Approximately $1,200 cash was taken from the cafeteria registers at Zimmer Biomet building 5.
• 12:43 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Employees at Lowes reported theft of a semi trailer.
• 9:23 a.m. Monday, May 8, 800 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. A patron of Ultra Clean Laundromat reported that the business had been burglarized.
• 4:15 p.m. Monday, May 8, 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. A vehicle was reported as stolen from Kohl’s.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:

9:02 p.m. Monday, May 8, East US 30, east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Alex L. Poe, 29, East Washington Road, Pierceton. A deer ran into the side of Poe’s vehicle as he was traveling eastbound on US 30. Damages up to $2,500.

9:34 p.m. Monday, May 8, South SR 25, east of South CR 550W, Mentone. Driver: Richie E. Vining, 37, South CR 1000W, Mentone. Driver struck deer. Damages up to $10,000.

The home was completely engulfed when it was called in after someone nearby witnessed flames.

WARSAW — The fire that destroyed a local animal rescue has been determined to have started in the center of the building. Property owner, and director of Isaiah 11 Ministry, Linda Ozier, Claypool, stated that the fire was determined to be electrical by Atwood and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Departments.

Around 6 a.m. Sunday, May 7, Atwood Fire was dispatched to a fire at 6256 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, the location of Isaiah 11 Counseling Center and Animal Refuge. When fire teams arrived the home was already fully engulfed in flames.

Ozier bought the residence in 2011 to expand her counseling and animal rescue business, Isaiah 11 Ministry. The property had a modular home with attached garage and a barn. No one resides at the residence.

Seven dogs, three cats, a rabbit and a dove were all lost in the fire, as well as a large fish tank. A ceremony for those animals will be held tonight, May 9, as part of the center’s normal group therapy that is held on Tuesdays. The public is welcome to attend; group is held from 6-8 p.m. with the ceremony anticipated to start around 7.

Ozier has received an abundance of animal food since the fire, and is still welcoming donations. She stated that “people products” are what is most needed now so she can continue her counseling and therapy sessions with the kids. Products needed include: paper, pencils, pens, craft supplies, paper towels, paper plates, etc.

If you are interested in donating, contact Linda at (574) 549-8071. More contact information can be found on Isaiah 11’s website and Facebook.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Elkhart

The following individual was booked in the Elkhart County Correctional Facility: