Police Log: Sept. 10, 2020

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – Sept. 10

  • 12:45 a.m. Brittany Mott, 30, Freetown, possession of meth, synthetic deception
  • 3:10 a.m. Michael Simmons, 30, 1011 16th St., possession of meth

Arrests – Sept. 9

  • 4:30 p.m. Jerry Ross, 2337 30th St., kidnapping, battery, criminal confinement

Incidents – Sept. 9

  • 8:57 p.m. 911 investigation at Constitution Avenue and John Williams Boulevard
  • 8:23 p.m. Request for an officer at J and 24th streets
  • 8:18 p.m. Medical emergency in the 620 block of G Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 8:06 p.m. Medical emergency in the 110 block of O Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 7:56 p.m. Agency assist at Q and 25th streets
  • 7:26 p.m. Traffic stop at Tunnelton Road and US 50 East
  • 7:09 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at Rural King
  • 6:54 p.m. Officers were out with a person at Jackson Mini Mart
  • 6:52 p.m. Report of criminal mischief in the 300 block of R Street
  • 6:43 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 25th Street
  • 6:39 p.m. 911 call in the 600 block of West 9th Street in Oolitic. The Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 5:34 p.m. Off duty assist at M Street and Breckenridge Road
  • 4:59 p.m. Child custody dispute in the 2600 block of Sanders Lane
  • 4:52 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 2130 block of 16th Street
  • 4:46 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 4:43 p.m. Officer off duty assist at Pizza Hut
  • 4:14 p.m. Off duty assist at 16th Street and Dental Drive
  • 4:11 p.m. Abandoned vehicle in the 3320 block of Michael Avenue
  • 4:11 p.m. Found property at Fifth Street and Forest Park Drive
  • 4:02 p.m. Transport detail at 16th Street and Plaza Drive
  • 3:59 p.m. Report of unlawful entry in the 3710 block of Kenny Simpson Lane
  • 3:46 p.m. An information report was taken in the 2320 block of 30th Street
  • 3:17 p.m. Request for an officer to the 1610 block of 11th Street
  • 2:55 p.m. A person was on station to speak to an officer
  • 2:32 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:47 p.m. Found property in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 2:39 p.m. Crossing guard detail at Bedford Middle School
  • 2:19 p.m. Medical emergency in the 2010 block of 12th Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 1:50 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 430 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 1:08 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 420 block of L Street
  • 11:48 a.m. The school resource officer at Bedford Middle School reported an incident
  • 11:41 a.m. Report of pornography at Walgreens
  • 11:18 a.m. Medical emergency in the 620 block of G Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 11:05 a.m. The school resource officer at Bedford Middle School reported an incident
  • 9:18 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1030 block of 16th Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 9:09 a.m. Street blocked at Washington Avenue and Norton Lane
  • 9:05 a.m. Alarm testing at Lincoln Avenue
  • 8:06 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1030 block of 16th Street. An IU Health Hospital ambulance responded
  • 7:54 a.m. Street blocked at I and 22nd streets
  • 7:28 a.m. Crossing guard detail at O and 16th streets
  • 7:21 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Avenue
  • 7:01 a.m. Found property at the Dollar General store on Mitchell Road
  • 5:14 a.m. Report of a runaway juvenile in the 1110 block of 26th Street. A 15-year-old male was issued a summons to appear in court for possession of a tobacco product
  • 4:25 a.m. Request for an officer in the 2800 block of I Street
  • 2:50 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at Brookside Park on Tunnelton Road
  • 2:38 a.m. Officers were out with a person on Sand Pit and Mitchell roads
  • 2:31 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and John Williams Boulevard
  • 2:27 a.m. Traffic stop at Sand Pit and Mitchell roads
  • 1:06 a.m. Traffic stop at Sand Pit and Mitchell roads
  • 12:20 a.m. Traffic stop at Fifth Street and Forest Park Drive. A summons was issued for driving while driver’s license suspended
  • 12:13 a.m. Officer were out with a vehicle at 14th and N streets

Incidents – Sept. 8

  • 11:03 p.m. Traffic stop at 13th and L streets
  • 10:22 p.m. Open door found in the 420 block of Heltonville Road
  • 10:15 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at 15th and L streets

Accidents – Sept. 9

  • 7:59 p.m. Property damage accident at the Sunoco station on 16th Street
  • 8:45 a.m. Property damage accident in the 3600 block of Washington Avenue

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – Sept. 9

  • 11:50 p.m. Jerold Leatherman, 41, Mitchell, dealing meth, possession of meth, unlawful possession of a syringe
  • 10:35 p.m. Charles Pursell, 30, Springville, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • 6:20 p.m. Monte Reynolds, 58, Martinsville, wanted on a warrant for petition to modify
  • 8:54 a.m. Jose Jimenez, 33, Mitchell, unlicensed Drive

Incidents – Sept. 9

  • 6:50 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60 West and State Road 37
  • 7:19 a.m. Request for animal control at Briarwood Lane for a stray cat
  • 7:23 a.m. Report of an erratic driver in a red Chevrolet HHR westbound on State Road 60 from Campbellsburg
  • 7:27 a.m. Request for animal control in the 2330 block of Dixie Highway for a stray dog
  • 7:45 a.m. Report of a vehicle parked in the road blocking traffic in the 700 block of Dixie Highway
  • 8:17 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at the overpass
  • 8:31 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at the overpass
  • 8:54 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at the rock cut
  • 8:54 a.m. Lift assist in the 300 block of Hancock Avenue
  • 9:06 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Boyd Lane
  • 9:24 a.m. Traffic stop at Boyd Lane near Stars Boulevard
  • 9:32 a.m. Traffic stop at Lowes
  • 9:33 a.m. Traffic stop in the 3300 block of 16th Street
  • 9:39 a.m. 911 call in the 530 block of Harold Smith Road. It was an accidental call
  • 9:40 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60, west of Spring Mill State Park
  • 10:08 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 250 block of Boyd Lane. A child was playing with a phone
  • 10:14 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60 West and Liberty Church Road
  • 10:25 a.m. Medical emergency in the 280 block of Beaver Creek Road. A 77-year-old male was suffering chest pains
  • 10:31 a.m. Citizen assist in the 670 block of Erie Church Road. A bright yellow plane is flying over her home repeatedly and barely missing the top of the trees. The airport said the plane’s flight level is low to avoid other planes in the area
  • 10:34 a.m. 911 call at Fibertech. It was an accidental call
  • 10:55 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at Stevens Lane
  • 11:12 a.m. Disabled motorist at Fifth and I streets
  • 11:30 p.m. Citizen assist at Persimmon Park Apartments
  • 12:28 p.m. Lift assist in the 1100 block of Boone Hollow Road
  • 12:38 p.m. Protective order in the 10 block o Guthrie Road
  • 12:46 p.m. 911 call on US 50 East at Farmers Market. Dispatch was unable to make contact with the caller 
  • 1:01 p.m. Request for animal control in the 130 block of Vinegar Hill Road to check on the welfare of a dog
  • 1:24 p.m. Citizen assist at Sand Pit Road and Glendale Way. There are three toddlers playing in the roadway. The children’s aunt was watching the children and did not realize they were in the road
  • 2:19 p.m. Theft of medication in the 1970 block of Motocross Road
  • 2:53 p.m. 911 call in the 1130 block of Avoca Eureka Road
  • 3:06 p.m. 91 call in the 34740 block of North County Road 350 West in Orleans requesting a welfare check
  • 3:18 p.m. Vandalism to a vehicle in the 910 block of Tulip Street
  • 3:39 p.m. Disabled vehicle on Fifth Street
  • 3:42 p.m. 911 call in the 8530 block of North 450 East Orleans for a loose horse
  • 4:10: p.m. 911 call reporting a domestic fight in the 2390 block of State Road
  • 4:23 p.m. Citizen assist at Forest Park Drive
  • 4:23 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1730 block of Popcorn Road
  • 4:38 p.m. Citizen assist in the 1010 block of South Meridian Road
  • 4:57 p.m. Agency assist in the 300 block of Mayberry Court
  • 5:34 p.m. Traffic stop at New Union parking lot
  • 5:37 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a grey Buick on US 50 West and Wesley Beasley Road
  • 5:54 p.m. Citizen assist in the 2400 block of Sieboldt Quarry Road
  • 6:04 p.m. Threats received in the 50 block of Knobb Creek Road. The female requested extra patrols
  • 6:09 p.m. Report of a person bitten by a dog while riding a bike in the 430 block of North Fifth Street. The dog was contained
  • 6:12 p.m. Traffic stop at US 50 East 
  • 6:15 p.m. Request for animal control to the 110 block of Bailey Scales Road. A person has an injured owl in a cage
  • 7:01 p.m. Controlled fire in the 2180 block of Fort Ritner Road
  • 7:25 p.m. Report of a sucidal person in the 420 block of West Oak Street
  • 7:33 p.m. Agency assist in the 380 block of Church Camp Road to look for a stolen vehicle
  • 7:34 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at Salt Creek bridge
  • 8:15 p.m. Agency assist in Orleans
  • 8:30 p.m. Illegal burning in the 800 block of Smith Avenue in Oolitic
  • 8:33 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a Chevrolet truck southbound on State Road 37 and Wesley Chapel Road
  • 8:42 p.m. 911 call in the 70 block of Hickory Heights Drive. A child was playing with a phone
  • 8:55 p.m. 911 call in the 140 block of Rawlins Street. It was an accidental call
  • 8:58 p.m. Fire alarm sounding in the 4510 block of State Road 54
  • 9:04 p.m. Citizen assist in the 410 block of Wade Street. A child unleashed a dog and the dog took off
  • 9:29 p.m. Medical emergency in the 550 block of Sunny Acres Drive. A man was in the roadway saying something was wrong with his wife. The wife was not home. The wife arrived a short time later
  • 10:09 p.m. Officer made extra patrols in the 50 block of Knob Creek Road. The caller says vehicles are driving up and down the road and the caller has received death threats
  • 10:31 p.m. A resident in the 900 bock of West Grissom Avenue reported they are receiving threatening text messages
  • 10:31 p.m. Traffic stop at Third Street and Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 10:39 p.m. A male who is wanted on a warrant was at the Sheriff’s Department to turn himself in
  • 10:45 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a semi with a tan box trailer eastbound on US 50 West near Bryantsville
  • 10:52 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1280 block of South Meridian Road
  • 11:18 p.m. Report of a suspicious person on North Meridian Road
  • 11:46 p.m. Domestic fight in the 80 block of Eastern Heights Drive

Incidents – Sept 10

  • 1 a.m. Medical emergency in the 480 block of Johnson Lane. A female under hospice care passed away
  • 2:09 p.m. Drug investigation on Treslar Street in East Oolitic
  • 2:24 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 610 block of Warren Street
  • 2:54 a.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle at Trogdon Lane and State Road 37

Accidents – Sept. 10

  • 4:23 a.m. Motorcycle accident with possible injuries in the 1860 block of South Meridian Road
  • 4:56 a.m. Car/deer accident on US 50 East and Woody Farm Road

Accidents – Sept. 9

  • 5:42 a.m. Property damage accident in the 8770 block of US 50 East