Police Log: February 8, 2023

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – Feb. 7

  • 12:05 a.m. Erin Poore, 27, Spencer, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI endangerment, OWI with a prior conviction
  • 9:01 p.m. Stefan Wisneqski, 40, Bedford, wanted on a warrant

Incidents – Feb. 7

  • 12:10 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37
  • 12:41 a.m. Medical emergency in the 300 block of Shawnee Woods Drive
  • 12:05 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 35th Street. A male was detained
  • 1:13 a.m. Fight reported at the Hampton Inn on Becky Skillman Way
  • 1:30 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of Plaza Drive
  • 2:29 a.m. Report of a suspicious person at the Circle K in the 1000 block of 16th Street
  • 5:37 a.m. Off-duty assist at State Road 37 and US 50 West
  • 7:24 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 7:24 a.m. Crossing guard detail at O and 16th streets
  • 7:35 a.m. Medical emergency at Bliss Place. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 8:13 a.m. Report of a juvenile problem in the 1000 block of Summit Lane
  • 8:18 a.m. School resource officer reported an incident at Bedford Middle School A minor was issued a summons to appear on a charge of minor in possession of a tobacco product
  • 9:52 a.m. Alarm sounding in the 3000 block of R Street
  • 10:04 a.m. Lockout reported at McDonald’s
  • 10:11 a.m. Fire alarm sounding at Stonebridge Health Campus
  • 11:28 a.m. Medical emergency at Core Nursing Home
  • 11:47 a.m. Criminal mischief was reported in the 1000 block of M Street
  • 12:30 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle at 5th Street and Bellback Road
  • 12:34 p.m. Request for animal control in the 900 block of I Street
  • 1:37 p.m. 911 call investigation at Playful Pathways on 5th Street
  • 2:23 p.m. Traffic stop at 29th and Illinois streets
  • 2:31 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:34 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at Laurel and Boyd lanes
  • 2:40 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 400 block of Victorian 
  • 2:49 p.m. Medical emergency reported in the 1000 block of  K Street
  • 4:52 p.m. Found property reported in the 3000 block of Ted Jones Drive
  • 4:57 p.m. Traffic stop at M and 4th streets
  • 5:09 p.m. Traffic stop at 3rd and S streets
  • 5:56 p.m. Traffic stop at 5th Street and Lincoln Avenue
  • 6:16 p.m. Medical emergency at Garden Villa. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 7:10 p.m. Medical emergency at the First Christian Church on 15th Street
  • 7:26 p.m. Agency assist at the Milwaukee Trail
  • 7:34 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of H Street
  • 8:18 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of Plaza Drive
  • 8:26 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at 17th Street and Washington Avenue
  • 8:44 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th and L streets
  • 9 p.m. Agency assist at Tunnelton and South Leatherwood Road
  • 9:01 p.m. Report of a wanted person in the 2000 block of Ted Jones Drive
  • 9:23 p.m. 911 call in the 2000 block of 29th Street
  • 10:22 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 700 block of 16th Street

Accidents – Feb. 7

  • 8:13 a.m. Property damage accident at S and 6th streets

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – Feb. 8

  • 2:10 a.m. Phyllis Padget, 63, Bedford, wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke
  • 3:50 a.m. Dustin Stevens, 34, Bedford, wanted on a warrant

Arrests – Feb. 7

  • 4:15 p.m. Elijah Johnson, 26, Williams, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • 6:30 p.m. Ronald Pridemore, 76, Mitchell, battery resulting in bodily injury

Incidents – Feb. 8

  • 12:18 a.m. Officers were out with a person at North Mississippi Avenue and 5th Street
  • 12:26 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Roots RV. The driver was issued a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 12:33 a.m. Agency assist at 3rd and M streets
  • 12:37 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at the overpass. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 12:57 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of Salt Creek
  • 1:02 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 1000 block of Meridian Road
  • 1:30 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Bryantsville Road
  • 1:51 a.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of U Street. A female was detained
  • 1:55 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Davey Cox Road
  • 2:18 a.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of North 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 2:18 a.m. Warrant service in the 300 block of 18th Street. A male was detained
  • 2:26 a.m. Report of an injured deer in the roadway in the 800 block of Trogden Lane
  • 2:48 a.m. Repotrt of a cow in the roadway in the 600 block of Cobb Lane
  • 2:57 a.m. Warrant service in the 2000 block of J Street. A male was detained
  • 3:11 a.m. Warrant service in 500 block of Old Needmore School Road
  • 4:01 a.m. Warrant service in the 3000 block of Ted Jones Drive
  • 4:20 a.m. Officers made extra patrols in Pride Estates

Incidents – Feb. 7

  • 5:13 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Old State Road 37. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 5:18 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Springville Judah Road. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 5:46 a.m. Disable vehicle at State Road 37 and Fortner Lane
  • 6:20 a.m. Officers were out with a person at Salt Creek Flea Market
  • 7:16 a,m. School patrols at Shawswick Elementary
  • 8:02 a.m. Request to speak to an officer in the 1000 block of West Grissom Avenue after his wife kicked him out of the house
  • 8:22 a.m. Traffic stop at Brick Street and State Road 54. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 9:18 a.m. 911 call hang up at State Road 37 and State Road 58 East. It was an accidental call
  • 9:30 a.m. Request to speak to animal control in the 100 block of Juliet Lane about the neighbor’s dogs running loose
  • 9:55 a.m. A follow-up investigation in the 100 block of Juliet Lane
  • 9:56 a.m. Report of a runaway in the 100 block of TV Tower Road. The juvenile was located at 10:33 a.m. 
  • 10:11 a.m. Officers made extra patrols in the 40 block of Teke Burton Drive
  • 10:12 a.m. Report the traffic light was not working at State Road 60 East and State Road 37
  • 10:53 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 600 block of Teke Burton Drive. A female is attempting to fight and intimidate the manager. The female was gone when the police arrived
  • 11:23 a.m. Report of harassment in the 800 block of Smith Avenue
  • 11:54 a.m. Drug investigation in the 600 block of 9th Street
  • 12:05 a.m. Request for an officer at the Mitchell Library after a woman became upset with staff members
  • 12:28 p.m. Request for animal control in the 70 block of Allen Street in Heltonville
  • 12:38 p.m. 911 call in the 4000 block of Dixie Highway. It was an accidental call
  • 12:44 p.m. Report of a stop sign down at Hummingbird Lane and US 50 West
  • 12:58 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 100 block of East Frank Street
  • 1:08 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in an older blue half-ton truck at Patton Hill Road westbound from State Road 37
  • 1:46 p.m. 911 call at Lehigh. It was an accidental call
  • 2:26 p.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 2:46 p.m. School patrols at Springville Academy
  • 3:09  p.m. School patrols at Needmore Elementary
  • 3:14 p.m. Report a person was bitten by a stray dog running loose in the 100 black of Lynch Road. The person was not bitten and the dog was not located
  • 3:54 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a Ford truck with an extended cap at State Road 37 and Stevens Lane
  • 3:56 p.m. Report of an unwanted male in the 600 block of Rocky Creek West. The caller reported the male busted the windshield of the caller’s vehicle. The male was gone when the police arrived. The caller then admitted to breaking the windshield
  • 4:32 p.m. Request to speak to an officer in the 100 block of West Grissom Avenue
  • 4:33 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle at State Road 37 and Old State Road 37
  • 4:55 p.m. Repossession in the 300 block of Bartlett Drive
  • 5:30 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a Ford Taurus traveling east on Woodville Road at State Road 37
  • 5:41 p.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of Hollace Chastain Road. A man was detained
  • 5:44 p.m. Citizen assist in the 500 block of North 5th Street in Mitchell
  • 6:26 p.m. Request for animal control in the 100 block of Old Farm Road. The caller’s dogs are running loose and being aggressive
  • 6:42 p.m. Request for animal control in the 8000 block of Tunnelton Road to check on the welfare of dogs that appear malnourished. The dogs were fine
  • 6:43 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of State Road 54
  • 6:51 p.m. A woman was at the station to report a 17-year-old male runaway. The woman reported the teen may possibly be suicidal. The teen was located and transported to IU Health Hospital for a mental evaluation. The teen was issued a summons to appear in court on a runaway charge
  • 6:54 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, south of Patton Hill Road
  • 7:04 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of 5th Street
  • 7:16 p.m. Traffic stop at Grissom Avenue and South 4th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 7:17 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a male walking in the middle of the road at State Road 37 and Stevens Lane
  • 7:21 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a Ford Escape in the 100 block of Brick Street
  • 7:41 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 8:40 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road
  • 9:11 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Lawrence Street
  • 9:57 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 10:08 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a red Dodge Ram traveling south on Old State Road 37 
  • 10:12 p.m. Traffic stop at 12th Street and Hancock Avenue. A citation was issued for an equipment violation
  • 10:42 p.m. Document service at the Shell station in Mitchell
  • 10:47 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 58 East
  • 11:03 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 5th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 11:18 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 at Storage Express
  • 11:31 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Trogdon Lane. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 11:37 p.m. Traffic stop in the 200 block of Stevens Lane
  • 11:40 p.m. Report of motorcycle laying in a field at Burton Lane and Rabbitsville Road. The motorcycle had been stolen and was recovered from the scene and the owner was contacted

Accidents – Feb. 7

  • 8:38 p.m. Property damage accident at Hoosier Park and Tunnelton Road

Washington Police Department

Arrests – Feb. 7

  • Dereck Winninger, 32, Washington, intimidation with a deadly weapon
  • Shirley Coker, 46, Washington, dealing meth, possession of meth