Police Log: December 16, 2022

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – December 16

  • 1:45 a.m. Shelbi Smith, 31, Bedford, possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while driver’s license suspended with a prior conviction, possession of a legend drug

Arrests – December 15

  • 9:28 a.m. Steven Pilkenton, 44, Bedford, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • 1:58 p.m. Cara Strunk, 45, Bedford, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident

Incidents – December 16

  • 12:11 a.m. Alarm sounding at Kentucky Fried Chicken on James Avenue. It was a false alarm
  • 12:38 a.m. Drug investigation in the 1000 block of 23rd Street. A female was arrested
  • 1:33 a.m. Repossession in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 2:56 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive
  • 4:26 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of N Street

Incidents – December 15

  • 6:26 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Forest Park Drive. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 6:59 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of H Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 7:18 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 7:20 a.m. Crossing guard detail at O and 16th streets
  • 7:54 a.m. Medical emergency in the 500 block of 16th Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 7:53 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of 8th Street
  • 7:58 a.m. Traffic stop at 15th and L streets
  • 8:36 a.m. Property damage was reported in the 1000 block of 15th Street
  • 9:08 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of Norton Lane. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 9:15 a.m. A school resource officer reported an incident at Bedford Middle School. A 12-year-old male was issued a citation for a minor in possession of tobacco
  • 9:28 a.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of 10th Street. A male was arrested
  • 9:37 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Plaza Drive. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 11:09 a.m. Medical emergency in the 700 block of 20th Street
  • 11:21 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 1000 block of J Street
  • 11:28 a.m. Report of a suspicious person at Mitchell Road and 25th Street
  • 11:44 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 600 block of U Street
  • 11:52 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 2000 block of T Street
  • 11:56 a.m. Request for a welfare check at Rainbow Hill Apartments
  • 12:10 p.m. Fire reported in the 3000 block of 16th Street. Bedford Fire Department responded
  • 12:36 p.m. Traffic stop at M and 15th streets
  • 12:36 p.m. Medical emergency in the 400 block of R Street
  • 12:39 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Plaza Drive
  • 12:44 p.m. Theft reported in the 1000 block of H Street
  • 1:10 p.m. Agency assist in the 800 block of R Street
  • 2:37 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:47 p.m. Protective order violation in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive
  • 3:42 p.m. Parking problem in the 300 block of S Street
  • 3:50 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at State Road 37 and Main Street in Oolitic
  • 4:03 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of 16th Street
  • 5:16 p.m. A person was at the station to report a theft
  • 5:27 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 5:27 p.m. Juvenile problem was reported in the 1000 block of 24th Street
  • 5:53 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 6:02 p.m. Request for an officer at Rosemount Hotel
  • 6:07 p.m. Parking problem at Parkview Primary
  • 6:08 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at State Road 37 and Dixie Highway
  • 6:34 p.m. A transient was at the station seeking assistance
  • 7:35 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Central Avenue
  • 7:35 p.m. Battery reported in the 2000 block of Industrial Drive. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 8:13 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of 16th Street
  • 9:40 p.m. A drug investigation in the 900 block of R Street
  • 9:42 p.m. Threats reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 9:46 p.m. Agency assist in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 9:58 p.m. Theft reported in the 2000 block of Circle Court
  • 10:14 p.m. A transient was at the station seeking assistance
  • 11:39 p.m. Traffic stop at 14th and L streets

Accidents – December 15

  • 1:19 p.m. Property damage accident in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 1:58 p.m. Property damage accident at State Road 37 and John Williams Boulevard with a vehicle leaving the scene. A woman was arrested
  • 6:01 p.m. Property damage accident at Beech Street and John Williams Boulevard

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – December 15

  • 1:44 p.m. Dakota Kunkler, 31, Bedford, domestic battery
  • 3:00 p.m. Jeremy Terrill, 30, Bedford, wanted on a warrant
  • 5:00 p.m. Tammy Still, 58, Mitchell, possession of meth
  • 10:25 p.m. Timothy Labadie, 42, Mitchell, operating a vehicle while intoxicated
  • 10:32 p.m. Steven Pilkenton, 44, Bedford, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear

Incidents – December 16

  • 12:20 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of the Sinclair station. The driver was given a verbal warning for improper lane use
  • 12:46 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Trogdon Lane. The driver was given a written warning for a traffic and equipment violation
  • 1:17 a.m. A disabled vehicle was reported at State Road 37 and Stevens Lane
  • 1:23 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Woodville Road. The driver was given a verbal warning 
  • 1:46 a.m. Traffic stop at South 8th and West Frank streets. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 2:00 a.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 26th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 2:05 a.m. Repossession in the 900 block of Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 2:26 a.m. Traffic stop at Warren Street and North Meridian Road. The driver was given a written warning for a broken taillight
  • 2:47 a.m. Traffic stop in the 100 block of Indiana Avenue in Oolitic
  • 2:58 a.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle at West Grissom Avenue and South 9th Street. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle
  • 3:30 a.m. Request for animal control for an injured deer after a car/deer accident in the 6000 block of State Road 54
  • 3:46 a.m. Greene County received a 911 call on State Road 58, about five miles from Springville from a female who has a flat tire
  • 4:01 a.m. Traffic stop at 20th and I streets
  • 4:52 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of the Sinclair station. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 4:57 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Woodville Road

Incidents – December 15

  • 5:20 a.m. Report of an erratic driver in a green pickup traveling north on State Road 37 from Orange Couty
  • 6:46 a.m. Alarm sounding at FoamCraft on Industrial Parkway. There was no issue
  • 6:59 a.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 7:06 a.m. 911 call in the 200 block of Mill Creek Road at Lehigh. It was an accidental call
  • 7:14 a.m. 911 call on State Road 37 and Ingram Road reporting an erratic driver in a black truck
  • 7:17 a.m. 911 call at Assisted Living on Shawnee Lane north of Orleans. Orange County Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 7:57 a.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of 8th Street. Bedford Police were alerted
  • 8:27 a.m. Disabled vehicle at State Road 27, north of Pinewood Drive
  • 8:28 a.m. Disabled vehicle at State Road 37, south of Art Gallery Road
  • 8:41 a.m. Citizen assist in the 2000 block of Boone Hollow Lane. The caller reported he lives near the Silverville dumpsters and would like to report people are dumping things on his property and surrounding property
  • 9:32 a.m. 911 call at Cambridge building 1
  • 9:45 a.m. Request for animal control in the 200 block of North Pike Road for a stray dog treating up trash 
  • 9:47 a.m. Agency assist in the 1000 block of Mill Creek Road
  • 9:49 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of Marion Street
  • 10:05 a.m. 911 call in the 100 block of 5th Street in Oolitic
  • 10:18 a.m. Traffic stop at 4 Points in Mitchell. The driver was given a written warning for an equipment violation
  • 10:20 a.m. A woman was on the station to speak to an officer about her son being involved in an altercation with other inmates in the jail
  • 10:26 a.m. 911 call in the 10000 block of State Road 60. Washington County Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 10:46 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Teke Burton Drive
  • 10:54 a.m. Report of an erratic driver in a Jeep traveling south on State Road 37 at Ingram Road. The driver turned into Johnny Junxion
  • 11:27 a.m. 911 call at 25th Street and Mitchell Road. A woman was walking and swinging a butcher knife around
  • 12:49 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 500 block of Middle Leesville Road after a domestic fight. A male was arrested
  • 1:05 p.m. Request for animal control in the 100 block of Bossert Street in Williams for four dogs that are attacking the caller’s cats
  • 1:09 p.m. Citizen assist in the 600 block of East Powerline Road
  • 1:42 p.m. School patrols at Springville Academy
  • 2:03 p.m. Report of an electrical fire in the 300 block of Frank Street in the alley. The caller reported the top of an electrical pole exploded and caught on fire
  • 2:41 p.m. School patrols at Oolitic schools
  • 2:44 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a possibly suicidal female in the 60 block of Wolf Creek Lane
  • 2:44 p.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 3:02 p.m. Warrant service in the 100 block of Briar Avenue
  • 3:22 p.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of Red Crane Road
  • 3:32 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Skyline Drive
  • 3:33 p.m. Traffic stop in the 7000 block of State Road 158. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 4 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a red pickup at State Road 37 and Patton Hill Road
  • 4:17 p.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of 16th Street reporting an elderly woman may have fallen in her apartment
  • 4:47 p.m. Protective order violation at the Dollar Tree in Mitchell
  • 5:12 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a man lying down next to the roadway on State Road 37, south of Judah
  • 5:17 p.m. Agency assist in the 200 block of Railroad Street. A male was arrested on a Monroe County warrant
  • 5:26 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 5:47 p.m. A person was on station to report a theft in the 200 block of Hammersly Lane
  • 5:53 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 6000 block of SandPit Road
  • 6:10 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 8000 block of North County Road 75 West in Orange County
  • 6:15 p.m. Traffic stop in the 300 block of Star Boulevard. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 6:25 p.m. Traffic stop at BNL. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 6:30 p.m. 911 call in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive. It was an accidental call
  • 6:41 p.m. Traffic stop at Hoosier Avenue and 8th Street in Oolitic
  • 6:43 p.m. Traffic stop at Becky Skillman Way and John Williams Boulevard. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 6:52 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 54 and State Road 37
  • 6:57 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle on State Road 37 and State Road 54 at the Avoca light
  • 6:59 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 58. The driver was issued a written warning for an equipment violation
  • 7:16 p.m. Report of a tree in the roadway on South Leatherwood and Goosetown roads
  • 7:37 p.m. 911 call in the 90 block of Maple Run Estates. It was an accidental call
  • 8:58 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Washboard Road. A verbal warning was issued for a traffic violation
  • 9:51 p.m. House check done in the 100 block of Mount Pleasant Road
  • 10:16 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a male and young girl walking south on State Road 37 at the Avoca light. Police were unable to locate the people
  • 10:36 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road
  • 11:13 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and N Street
  • 11:32 p.m. Traffic stop at 22nd and M streets
  • 11:32 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 11:43 p.m. Report of a male hitchhiking on State Road 60 at Spring Haven Road. The male was transported to a gas station to get gas for a vehicle

Accidents – December 15

  • 1:52 p.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene on State Road 37, north of Oolitic. A female was detained after fleeing the scene
  • 5:55 p.m. 911 call in the 2000 block of John Williams Boulevard reporting a property damage accident