Woman falls from man's moving vehicle

CHESTERTON | A Chesterton man was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after he was accused of driving with his ex-girlfriend on his vehicle's hood, seeing her fall off and leaving the scene.

Arrested after the incident at 4 a.m. Tuesday was Johnathan Kleinman, 43, of 1005 S. 23rd St. The incident occurred at his home.

Kleinman told police he and his ex-girlfriend argued at his home, so he tried to drive away. He told police his ex-girlfriend jumped on the hood to make him stop, but he drove slowly. He told police she jumped off. Not believing she was injured, he drove away to diffuse the situation.

The injured woman, however, told police she fell off and Kleinman drove away.

BOONE TOWNSHIP

TUESDAY

Fraud. County Road 500 West resident Anthony Marek reported someone used his Menards card without his permission.

CHESTERTON

TUESDAY

Vandalism. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2050 W. County Road 1100 North, reported the former Victory Park sheds, which are under control of the church, were vandalized. A vending machine was also damaged.

Theft. Valparaiso resident Jeffrey Ryan reported $2,100 worth of golf clubs stolen from his vehicle on Hogan Avenue in Chesterton.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP

TUESDAY

Theft. South Ind. 49 resident Fidel Chavez reported a $260 child's playhouse stolen from his yard.

PORTAGE

TUESDAY

Burglary. Angel Avenue resident Shawn Sparks reported $150 worth of DVD movies stolen from his home.

Theft. Belmont Street resident Patricia Burton reported a $200 television and DVD player stolen from her vehicle.

UNION TOWNSHIP

TUESDAY

Theft. Main Street resident Don Ehman reported two tons of steel worth $500 stolen from his property.

VALPARAISO

MONDAY

Theft. Valparaiso resident Dana Campolattara reported someone damaged his recreational vehicle at BSK Storage, 1150 West St., and stole a screwdriver.

TUESDAY

Theft. Wheeler-Bowers Builders reported $3,000 worth of copper pipe stolen from a construction site on Pepper Creek Bridge Parkway.

ARRESTS

May 29-30

Battery | Michelle Singer, 31, 3239 Whittier Road, Portage

Disorderly conduct | Amanda Clark, 18, 10 Maxwell St., Hebron

Driving while suspended | James Conklin, 24, Crown Point

Drunken driving | Charles Gritton, 44, 5725 Stone Ave., Portage; Scott Varnes, 47, 1610 Urban Lane, Valparaiso

Drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident | Kevin Streight, 26, 4005 Cardinal Lane, Valparaiso

Drunken driving, possession of marijuana | Harry Siere, 52, 111 Oak Leaf Lane, Chesterton

Failure to appear | Joshua Stills, 25, LaCrosse; Steven Kniola, 27, Michigan City; Rebecca Moore, 23, Lake Station; David Salisbury, 32, Cassopolis, Mich.; Howard Friesen, 60, Gary; Tito Rodriguez, 32, Merrillville; Heidi Johnson, 34, Oak Brook, Ill.

Failure to appear, hold | Eric Smith, 39, Gary

Failure to comply | Jeffrey Witkowski, 29, 3904 Wildwood Road, Valparaiso; Thomas Harris, 36, Gary

Harassment | Edward Blakley, 40, 2040 Annabelle Ct., Chesterton

Public intoxication | Jeanne Watson, 32, 37 N. 450 E., Valparaiso; Douglas Farr, 21, 6805 Rio Grand Ave., Portage

Residential entry | Darrell Marberry, 52, 206 Michigan St., Valparaiso

Resisting law enforcement, public intoxication, disorderly conduct | Cornelius Thompson, 24, 1200 Emma Court, Valparaiso

Selling or furnishing alcohol to a minor | Max Keshavarz, 57, 1207 Chicago St., Valparaiso

Theft, public intoxication, alcohol charge | Bo Feitshans, 20, 127 Wabash Ave., Chesterton