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City of Warsaw Police Department
Friday June 28th, 2013 :: 07:53 a.m. EDT

Advisory

PRESS RELEASE: Warsaw man arrested on Class A Felony Child Molesting charges.

On Thursday, June 27, 2013, Warsaw Police concluded a child molestation investigation with the arrest of a 40 year old Warsaw man. Joshua J. Surface was arrested on a warrant while walking on N. Lake Street in Warsaw, following an investigation involving Surface and a 10 year old girl. The investigation alleges that on several occasions since April 2013, Surface and the 10 year old girl had sexual encounters at a west side apartment, where Surface lived with the girl’s mother. Joshua J. Surface was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on multiple Class A and Class C felony charges of Child Molesting. His bond was set at $100,000.00. Warsaw Police were assisted in their investigation by the Winona Lake Police Department, Indiana Department of Child Services, and the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Nothing further.

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Address/Location
City of Warsaw Police Department
2191 East Fort Wayne Street
Warsaw, IN 46580

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 574-372-9515

Kip Shuter
Public Information Officer / Traffic Safety
[email protected]
574-372-9520

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