Bookings and Blotter – Jan. 29, 2025

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police agencies.

Jail Booking

• Jared A. Johnson, 22, South Bend, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging him with attempted murder, robbery and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. He was picked up at the St. Joseph County Jail and held without bond.

Police Incidents

Property damage
• At 8:29 a.m. Tuesday, police received a report that a flag pole was vandalized overnight at 1509 Arrowhead Drive, however, it was later determined to be the cause of wind damage.

Wreck
• Vehicles driven by Judith A. Wagner and Felicia M. Gramling, both of Rochester, collided shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fourth Street and Fulton Avenue.
• At 5:34 p.m. Tuesday, police received a report that a speed limit sign was hit by a vehicle in the area of Park Road and 13th Street.

Fraud
• At 5:41 p.m. Tuesday, police received a report that two men used counterfeit bills to pay for items at Kroger, 2040 Peace Tree Village.

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