Police Log: August 5, 2022

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – August 5

  • 2:16 a.m. Travis Hillenburg, 43, Bedford, possession of meth

Incidents – August 5

  • 12:01 a.m. Runaway juvenile reported in the 1700 block of 25th Street
  • 12:11 a.m. Report of a suspicious person at 14th and H streets
  • 12:36 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at Murray Park
  • 2:16 a.m. Traffic stop at L and 7th streets. A male was arrested
  • 3:52 a.m. 911 call in the 180 block of Middle Avenue
  • 4:31 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 2620 block of Industrial Park Drive

Incidents – August 4

  • 5:10 a.m. Death investigation in the 2010 block of J Street
  • 7:13 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 7:28 a.m. Crossing guard detail at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way
  • 7:44 a.m. Parking problem in the 1620 block of 17th Street
  • 8:17 a.m. Street blocked at 10th and L streets
  • 9:39 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2230 block of H Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 10:10 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 610 block of W Street
  • 11:25 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Clover Lane
  • 11:28 a.m. An information report was taken at the station
  • 11:38 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1700 block of 19th Street
  • 12:12 p.m. Alarm testing in the 1400 block of J Street
  • 12:33 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 2820 block of Broadview Drive
  • 12:46 p.m. Medical emergency at Tractor Supply on 16th Street
  • 2:34 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:53 p.m. Off-duty assist at State Road 37 and Mitchell Road
  • 3:28 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1110 block of 25th Street
  • 4:34 p.m. A person was at the station to report fraud
  • 4:42 p.m. Child custody problem in the 1820 block of 15th Street
  • 5:55 p.m. Utility problem in the 2310 block of 35th Street
  • 6:11 p.m. Medical emergency in the 620 block of R Street. A Seals ambulance responded
  • 6:52 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at 16th Street and Plaza Drive
  • 7:05 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 2900 block of Ted Jones Drive
  • 8:57 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1300 block of 7th Street
  • 9:08 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 510 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 9:08 p.m. Medical emergency in the 2320 block of I Street
  • 9:14 p.m. Medical emergency in the 600 block of T Street
  • 9:42 p.m. Traffic stop at P and 16th streets
  • 10 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at Lincoln Plaza
  • 10:23 p.m. Traffic stop at O and 16th streets
  • 10:45 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 2510 block of Q Street
  • 10:48 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 5th Street
  • 11 p.m. Agency assist at Becky Skillman Way and 16th Street
  • 11:20 p.m. Request for animal control at Holiday Inn Express on Express Lane
  • 11:58 p.m. Open door found at Plaza Drive and Patrick Robbins Way

Accidents – August 4

  • 9:16 a.m. Property damage accident at Lincoln Avenue and 7th Street
  • 9:16 a.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene at 5th and Q streets
  • 2:31 p.m. Property damage accident on State Road 37 and John Williams Boulevard
  • 3:14 p.m. Property damage accident at Boyd Lane and BNL Drive
  • 3:28 p.m. Property damage accident at 16th and Beech streets
  • 3:43 p.m. Property damage accident at 16th and Beech streets

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Incidents – August 5

  • 12:05 a.m. Report of an erratic driver in a black honda at US 50 East and Stars Boulevard
  • 12:19 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 5950 block of State Road 37 at Root’s Trailer Sales
  • 12:28 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 450 block of Guthrie Road. It was an accidental call
  • 1:10 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 220 block of Farmer Street. It was an accidental call
  • 1:34 a.m. Request for a welfare check at Speedway. A child was at the station on a bicycle with a backpack full of clothes. The juvenile was detained
  • 2:13 a.m. Domestic fight in the 600 block of 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 4:02 a.m. 911 call in the 240 block of Indiana Avenue. It was an accidental call
  • 4:54 a.m. Transport detail to Hendrick’s Behavioral Center from IU Health Bedford emergency room

Incidents – August 4

  • 8:58 a.m. Traffic stop at Siebolt Quarry Road, west of the quarry entrance. The driver was issued a summons for driving while their driver’s license was suspended with a prior conviction and for speeding. The male driver’s brother came to the scene to drive the vehicle
  • 9:31 a.m. 911 call hang up at Spring Mill State Park in the parking lot. It was an accidental call
  • 9:48 a.m. Request for animal control to the 550 block of Perry Street for a stray pit bull that is aggressive
  • 10:38 a.m. Report of mischief in the 740 block of Ramsey Ridge Road. A mailbox was destroyed by possible fireworks
  • 11:43 a.m. Request for animal control to the 480 block of North 7th Street in Mitchell for two stray kittens
  • 11:48 a.m. Agency assist a caseworker with the Department of Child Services in the 550 block of Stevens Lane in Mitchell
  • 12:34 p.m. Domestic fight in the 620 block of Patton Hill Road
  • 1:07 p.m. Report of a lawn chair in the roadway on State Road 37, north of Salt Creek
  • 1:34 p.m. A person was at the station to report a sex offense
  • 2:10 p.m. 911 call in the 6610 block of Pinhook Road. A child was playing with the phone
  • 2:29 p.m. Controlled fire in the 90 block of North Pike Road
  • 2:31 p.m. Domestic fight in the 50 block of Peerless Quarry Road
  • 4:21 p.m. Report of a suspicious person on Frank Street in the park
  • 5 p.m. Countywide volunteer fire department radio test
  • 5:10 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 29th Street
  • 5:11 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and US 50 West
  • 5:13 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 220 block of West Grissom Avenue
  • 5:42 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a maroon Prius traveling south on US 50 onto Tunnelton Road
  • 5:45 p.m. Traffic stop at Tunnelton Road at Otis Park
  • 5:49 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 1920 block of Pleasant Run Road. It was a false alarm
  • 6:06 p.m. Theft of items stolen from a residence in the 600 block of South 5th Street in Mitchell
  • 6:15 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 446 and Gil Gal Road
  • 6:27 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 446 and Mundell Church Road
  • 7:19 p.m. Domestic fight in the 210 block of Frank Street
  • 7:43 p.m. A female was at the station to report she found a tracking device on her vehicle
  • Citizen assist in the 800 block of Old State Road 37 North
  • 7:54 p.m. Domestic fight in the 9410 block of State Road 158
  • 8:12 p.m. Domestic fight in the 970 block of South 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 9:18 p.m. Traffic stop at US 50 East and Stars Boulevard
  • 9:38 p.m. Citizen assist in the 2580 block of Ridge Road
  • 9:45 p.m. Citizen assist in the 770 block of Sasser Drive
  • 10:34 p.m. 911 call hang up from a vehicle. It was an accidental call
  • 10:36 p.m. Report of fireworks being let off in the 420 block of West Warren Street in Mitchell
  • 11:06 p.m. Report of an erratic driver at US 50 West and State Road 37
  • 11:26 p.m. 911 call hang up from a vehicle traveling on Mitchell Road. It was an accidental call
  • 11:54 p.m. Police were out with a person in the 120 block of Frank Street in the park

Accidents – August 4

  • 12:21 p.m. Car/animal accident at SandPit and Mitchell Road

Mitchell Police Department

Arrests – August 5

  • 12:30 a.m. Walter Turpin,  54, Bedford, operating a vehicle while intoxicated refusal, OWI endangerment, OWI