Police Log: November 18, 2022

Bedford Police Department

Incidents – November 17

  • 6:38 a.m. An alarm sounded at Golden Corral. It was a false alarm
  • 7:11 a.m. An alarm sounded in the 800 block of Constitution Avenue. It was a false alarm
  • 7:30 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 8:32 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of 16th Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 9:29 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 1000 block of 2nd Street
  • 10:20 a.m. Disabled vehicle reported at State Road 37 and 5th Street
  • 10:30 a.m. Report of an unwanted person at the Men’s Warming Shelter on H Street
  • 11:20 a.m. Fire alarm sounding at Regal Theater on Shawnee Drive. Bedford Fire Department responded
  • 11:25 a.m. Fraud reported in the 300 block of Heltonville Road
  • 11:45 a.m. A civil dispute was reported in the 300 block of S Street
  • 1:31 p.m. An information report was taken in the 1000 block of 25th Street
  • 1:50 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 2:33 p.m. School patrols at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School
  • 2:41 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37
  • 2:41 p.m. Harassment reported in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 3:03 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 700 block of Q Street
  • 3:14 p.m. A person was at the station to speak to an officer
  • 3:29 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 25th Street
  • 3:49 p.m. 911 call hang up at JayC Plus
  • 4:21 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 300 block of Shawnee Lane
  • 4:49 p.m. Theft reported in the 2000 block of J Street
  • 4:50 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at 14th and K streets
  • 4:57 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 5:19 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 3000 block of 16th Street
  • 6:40 p.m. Fire alarm sounding at the Dollar Tree on John Williams Boulevard. Bedford Fire Department responded
  • 6:53 p.m. Utility problem reported at Eastwood and Southwood drives
  • 7:34 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 8:10 p.m. Fire reported at JayC Plus gas station. Bedford Fire Department responded
  • 8:11 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th and K streets
  • 8:26 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Circle Drive. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 8:35 p.m. Disable vehicle reported at State Road 37 and 16th Street

Accidents – November 17

6:34 a.m. Property damage accident at H and 16th streets

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – November 17

  • 12:40 p.m. Justin Garrison, 33, Mitchell, wanted on a warrant for escape from lawful detention, petition to modify, failure to return to lawful detention
  • 3:30 p.m. Garrett Sears, 44, Bloomington,  wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke

Incidents – November 18

  • 2:19 a.m. Traffic stop at West Main and North 10th streets in Mitchell. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 2:26 p.m. Business check at Superior Small Engine in Mitchell
  • 2:36 a.m. Disable vehicle at the Marathon station on State Road 37
  • 3:47 p.m. Request for animal control on Patton Hill Road for a donkey or horse in the roadway

Incidents – November 17

  • 5:37 a.m. Alarm sounding in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell. It was a false alarm
  • 6:51 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at the Sinclair station. The driver was given a verbal warning for speeding
  • 7:08 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Ingram Road. The driver was issued a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 7:09 a.m. School patrols at Shawswick Elementary
  • 7:20 a.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 7:26 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Washington Avenue. The driver was given a written warning for a traffic violation
  • 7:28 a.m. School patrols at Needmore Elementary
  • 7:34 a.m. School patrols at Springville Academy
  • 7:49 a.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of Henderson Creek Road. It was an accidental call
  • 8:08 a.m. A person was at the station to report a child custody dispute in the 200 block of Palestine Road
  • 8:23 a.m. Report of a tree in the roadway in the 600 block of Blanton Road
  • 8:23 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 300 block of Pinewood. It was an accidental call
  • 8:52 a.m. Agency assist in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 9:55 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Stevens Lane. The driver was issued a verbal warning for speeding
  • 10:25 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 5000 block of Leatherwood Road. It was an accidental call
  • 10:35 a.m. Request for animal control in the 3000 block of Dixie Highway for multiple cats and dogs running loose and for chickens that have been abandoned 
  • 10:49 p.m. An information report was taken in the 200 block of Greer Lane. A woman reported she feels like she had been drugged and someone she can not see put blood in her mouth
  • 10:53 a.m. Controlled fire in the 900 block of Woodville Road
  • 11:37 a.m. Request for animal control to the 1000 block of South Meridian Road for several cats that were abandoned
  • 11:47 a.m. A resident in the 700 block of State Road 60 East reported a handgun was stolen from a vehicle while at the Chevy dealership 
  • 12:14 p.m. Controlled fire in the 3000 block of Old Farm Road
  • 12:24 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of State Road 37. The driver was given a written warning for speeding
  • 12:53 p.m.  Report of an erratic driver in a silver Cadillac SUV traveling north on State Road 37 near Tieman Tire
  • 1:29 p.m. Citizen assist in the 600 block of Sasser Drive
  • 1:55 p.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of South Meridian Road for an injured or sick skunk in the caller’s yard
  • 2:06 p.m. Tree on powerlines at US 50 West and Wesley Chapel Road
  • 2:13 p.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of Spice Valley Road for a dog running loose
  • 2:38 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a white SUV traveling south on State Road 37 at Main Street in Mitchell
  • 2:50 p.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 2:54 p.m . School patrols at Shawswick Elementary
  • 2:59 p.m. Traffic stop in the 10000 block of State Road 37 at the car dealerships. The driver was given a written warning for a traffic violation
  • 3:17 p.m. 911 call in the 70 block of Shawswick School Road. It was an accidental call
  • 3:22 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a black Nissan on State Road 37 at the Sunoco station
  • 3:22 p.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of South Meridian Road
  • 4:02 p.m. Report a water main has possibly busted in the 900 block of Sunny Acres Drive
  • 4:31 p.m. Child custody dispute in the 4000 block of South Leatherwood Road
  • 4:32 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle at State Road 37 and Wesley Chapel Road
  • 4:42 p.m. Request for an officer to witness the denial of a custody exchange in the 9000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 4:44 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Spice Valley Road
  • 4:44 p.m. Agency assist with a Department of Child Services caseworker in the 400 block of North 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 4:45 p.m. Baby box alarm testing at Mitchell Fire Department
  • 4:48 p.m. Request for animal control in the 3000 block of Pinhook Road for a stray dog running loose
  • 4:54 p.m. A male in the 400 block of Blue Spring Cabin Road reported a person was on their property and they ran the male off
  • 5:01 p.m. Follow-up investigation at the Sheriff’s Department
  • 5:04 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 40 block of Dixie Highway. The caller reported four people are in a parking lot arguing. Police say there was no issue. Employees were playing with airsoft guns after work
  • 5:27 p.m. Officers were out with a person at North 6th Street and North Mississippi Avenue in Mitchell
  • 5:42 p.m. Report of a 13-year-old female claims a 17-year-old attempted to sexually assault her near the Mitchell Library. The male juvenile was detained. The case remains under investigation
  • 6:14 p.m. Report of two cows in the roadway on Old Farm Road
  • 6:15 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 700 block of Harold Smith Road. It was an accidental call
  • 6:20 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Main Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 6:31 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a car pulling a trailer on Chruch Camp Road and New Palestine Road
  • 6:36 p.m. 911 call with a car at the exit with the door open in Monroe County. Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 7:06 p.m. Traffic stop in the 200 block of Hoosier Avenue in Oolitic. The driver was given a verbal warning about an equipment violation
  • 7:15 p.m. Traffic stop at East Oolitic Road and Mason Street. The driver was given a verbal warning about an equipment violation
  • 7:27 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Main Street in Oolitic
  • 7:35 p.m. A man was at the station to get his dog out of the sally port
  • 7:40 p.m. Traffic stop at Hoosier Avenue and 3rd Street in Oolitic. The driver was given a verbal warning about an equipment violation
  • 7:51 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Main Street in Oolitic
  • 7:55 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 54. The driver was given a verbal warning about an equipment violation
  • 8:03 p.m. Report of a possible domestic fight in the 100 block of Pumpkin Drive
  • 8:57 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a possibly suicidal person in the 60 block of Wolf Creek Lane
  • 9:54 p.m. Report of a hay bail in the roadway at Maple Leaf and Erie Church roads
  • 10:11 p.m. An information report was taken in the 200 block of Greer Lane. A woman reported someone she can not see is touching her and took her shirt off
  • 10:14 p.m. Follow-up investigation at Walmart
  • 10:15 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle at US 50 East and Maple Leaf Road
  • 11:28 p.m. An information report was taken in the 200 block of Greer Lane. A woman reported someone she can not see was in her bed and poking her with a needle
  • 11:39 p.m. Domestic fight reported in the 6000 block of SandPit Road

Accidents – November 18

  • 3:03 a.m. Car/deer accident in the 2000 block of State Road 60 East
  • 3:45 a.m. Car/deer accident at State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road

Accidents – November 17

  • 7:07 a.m. Car/deer damage accident at State Road 37 at the Avoca light
  • 8:25 a.m. Car/deer accident in the 2000 block of State Road 446, north of Powerline Road
  • 1:14 p.m. Property damage accident in the 500 block of East Boyd Lane
  • 11:56 p.m. Car/deer accident in the 700 block of Old State Road 37

Daviess County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – November 17

  • Tabatha Benton, 29, Washington, failure to register as a sex offender
  • Darius Rice, 29, Bloomington, wanted for failure to appear

Washington Police Department

Arrests – November 17

  • Daniel Smith, 58, Washington, nonsupport of a dependent child