Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 113, Number 8, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 21 February 1996 — Page 2

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, February 21,19%

Six arrests made on alcohol, handgun, theft charges

At approximately 3a.m. Sunday, February 18, Ptl. Phil Hahn received information from a citizen that someone in a four-door burgundy vehicle had just passed them had thrown something out the window. It appeared to be a coin box from a pop machine. , Patrolmen Phil Hahn, Terry Qianley and John Elliott stopped the vehicle, and questioned the occupants. Several items that appeared to be broken parts of a pop machine’s coin mechanism could be seen. Found in the vehicle was a large amount of coins, the coin box and numerous other items. Three adults were charged‘with theft, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor: Lyman P. Smith, 18, South Bend; Christopher L. Paparis, 19, South Bend and Joseph E. Kovatch, 18, Mishawaka. A 17-year-old female was charged with theft and curfew violation. ' -gmith, Paparis and Kovatch were transported to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Dept., and each hqld on a $4,000 bond; the juvenile was released to her parents. HANDGUN CHARGES Feb. 13, at 11:57 a.m., Cpl. Dana Hollar, Captain Don Miller and Ptl. Brook Germann wtre called to a residence on W. Van Buren St., due to a report of a mfale subject threatening a female with a handgun.

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Upon arrival, officers were able to detain the subject, Robert L. Brewer, 33, JCnox. as well as recover a .32 caliber handgun. The officers took him into custody without incident, and was arrested on charges of residential entry, pointing a handgun, unlawful possession of a handgun and public intoxication. Brewer was transported to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Dept, without bond, pending a probable cause hearing Wednesday, Feb. 14., and the gun was placed into evidence. INTOXICATION Friday, Feb. 16, at 1:08a.m.. Barbara Ann Smith, 1018 Meadows, Nappanee, was found driving a white Ford Tempo with false plates in the 1200 block of W. Market St. Smith was found to be intoxicated, with a blood alcohol content of .20%, twice the legal limit. Ptl. Phil Hahn filed charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and transported Smith to the Elkhart County Security Center on a SI,OOO bond. A court date was set for Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Nappanee city Court. Library offers video tapes for hearing impaired persons The Nappanee Public Library, in cooperation with the St. Joseph County Public Library, has access to over 190 VHS videotapes for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, as well as several assistive listening devices. These materials were partially funded by a grant from the Indiana State Library Service Construction Act Title I. For further information, call the Nappanee Public Library, 219-773-7919.

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Plan camp... Continued from page one each month. * The club has been meeting in the basement of NBD Bank, but the pavilion would offer groundfloor access, which would be easier for older members. Rensberger also stated that members would be able to hear better in the pavilion. Also, the club will hold its annual “24-Hour Field Day” camp out in an area of the grounds at Derksen Farm. The camp out is a national competition, running on permanent power for 24 hours, and is based mainly on contacts made. Members of the board are developing a master plan, which must be filed with the state in order to apply for state funding. Random community surveys will be taken, by phone and mail, to find out what patrons like and dislike about Nappanee’s parks, what they use and don’t use and what they would like to see in the future. Park Supt. Wayne Scheumann has already discussed the master plan with Jerry Byanski, vice president of Earthplan and Associates of Ft. Wayne, about taking the survey, and will also be meeting with a representative of Bonar Consultants in Ft. Wayne. Connie Nine attended the meeting, reporting that for the second year in a row, a girls’ softball league is being planned for this summer, for girls age 8-19 and 1113. Forms are being distributed to area schools with the necessary information. Nine stated that although there were not enough girls in the 11-13 age group last ■ year, Carrie Hochstetler has already received a, long list of girls that have registered for little league. Nine added, ,“I think it’s going to really be a good turnout.” When officers were elected at January’s meeting, John Leavitt said that he would accept the office of secretary, but felt that having to take the minutes removed him from actually taking part in the business at hand. As a result, Supt. Wayne SfthflumanftjHTSuatfr matter, accepted his choice Of 19icci Mullett as a part-time employee. Mullett will do secretarial services for the board, at the rate of $25 per meeting.

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DEMONSTRATION—At left is Gregg Estepp, who has worked for the Nappanee Street Dept, since, November 6,1995. Estepp volunteered to have his photograph taken, and to be described to Cpl. Dana Hollar as a "suspect," in order to demonstrate the accuracy of the Nappanee Police Department's new

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The Nappanee Police Department has a new tool to use in crime investigations. At the beginning of January, the department acquired the Identi-Kit 111 Composite Drawing System. Smith and Wesson, the largest manufacturer of police handguns in the United States, designed the computerized drawing program, and released it in 1993. Smith and Wesson also designed the original version 30 years ago, and has Ihjined over 70,000 users of its original form. With over 600 facial features to choose from, the new computerized version expands on the editing features of the program, and utilizes thousands of variations, including hair, nose, eyes, and shape of the face, as well as basicinformation on sex, race, height and weight. The original Identi-Kit was used by placing plastic plates with individual features on top of each other, and then moving the plates up and down until the face started to resemble a suspect. With the new program, the computer keeps track of the features, and editing is done with a mouse, which can shorten or lengthen each individual feature. It can store thousands of sketches, and files them accordingly. The system is utilized when a victim or witness to a crime can recall a visual picture of a suspect, and relay that information by way of statement to the operator. The computer then starts with a basic facial drawing, from which a

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computerized Identi-Kit 111 Composite Drawing System. Hollar used the system (without foreknowledge of Estepp's identity) to create the composite, shown at right, within ten minutes' time. See related article for further information. (AN photo by Christina Hill)

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sketch is made. Facial features are altered or changed in order to strike a resemblance. The system is not designed to create an exact photo, but to portray a resemblance of a suspect. Corporal Dana Hollar, after completing a 16-hour course, was certified to use the program for identifying suspects in a police investigation. The. Nappanee

'Keyßank' replaces Society name

Society National Bank, Indiana, officially began conducting business as Keyßank National Association, Monday, February f 2. Common usage of the name will be Keyßank. The name change is another step by Key Corp toward establishing a national image for its banks from coast to coast. Customers are not affected by the name change, and have’already been notified. The “key” symbol has been used in bank material and advertising for over a year, and the name change has been anticipated for some time. Key Corp merged with Society Corporation in 1994, and has banks in states outside of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, which already carry the Keyßank name. The name change ties into a recently launched promotional

department, which is one of few to have this system available, hopes to lend its facility and its operator to any police agency that might need it. Anyone having questions about the system can direct them to Chief Ray Carich or Cpl. Dana Hollar of the Nappanee Police Department.

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