Police Log: February 21, 2022

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – Feb. 20

  • Matthew Smith, 36, Bedford, wanted on a warrant for theft

Incidents – Feb. 20

  • 12:24 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Lafayette Avenue and Oolitic Road
  • 1:03 a.m. Domestic fight in the 200 block of Shawnee Drive
  • 1:43 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 500 block of 15th Street
  • 4:30 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Edgewood Drive
  • 5:01 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of Steven Avenue an IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 6:23 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of H Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 6:29 a.m. Disabled vehicle was reported at State Road 37 and 39th Street
  • 7:09 a.m. Medical emergency in the 200 block of Oolitic Road. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 7:37 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Avenue
  • 7:45 a.m. 911 call in the 2000 block of VFW Road
  • 7:58 a.m. Juvenile problem in the 500 block of Eastview Drive
  • 8:02 a.m. An information report was taken at McDonald’s
  • 8:14 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 8:47 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Edgewood Drive
  • 10:32 a.m. Medical emergency at Ruler Foods
  • 10:35 a.m. Traffic stop at H and 15th streets
  • 11:03 a.m. Traffic stop at M and 16th streets
  • 11:46 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 900 block of Constitution Avenue at Aldi’s
  • 11:46 a.m. 911 call at State Farm Insurance on O Street
  • 11:55 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Edgewood Drive
  • 12:05 p.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of 12th Street
  • 12:11 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 28th Street
  • 12:29 p.m. Traffic stop at 15th and L streets
  • 12:46 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 2:44 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 100 block of Woodland Drive
  • 2:44 p.m. Officers were out with a person at 16th and J streets
  • 2:45 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Avenue
  • 3:25 p.m. Transport detail in the 1000 block of 27th Street
  • 3:45 p.m. Off-duty assist in the 1000 block of 27th Street
  • 3:49 p.m. Theft reported in the 2000 block of Industrial Drive
  • 3:56 p.m. Found property at IU Health Hospital
  • 4:12 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 2000 block of 39th Street
  • 4:22 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 4:47 p.m. Theft reported in the 900 block of Lilac Lane
  • 4:52 p.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of H Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 4:59 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at Q and 8th streets
  • 5:16 p.m. Juvenile problem reported at McDonald’s
  • 5:23 p.m. Theft reported in the 2000 block of T Street
  • 5:29 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of E Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 6:04 p.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 6:35 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 1000 block of 3rd Street
  • 8:00 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Plaza Drive
  • 8:22 p.m. Officers made extra patrols at Revere’s Food & Fuel

Accidents – Feb. 20

  • 11:09 a.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – Feb. 20

  • 9:15 a.m. Kenneth Banks, 56, Mitchell, obstruction of traffic
  • 5:30 p.m. Christopher Smith, 48, Heltonville, wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke

Incidents – Feb. 21

  • 12:09 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Old State Road 37
  • 12:32 a.m. Warrant service in the 500 block of West 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 12:32 a.m. Report of unsafe shooting in the 100 block of Briarwood Lane
  • 3:16 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Kozy Fireplace Road
  • 4:45 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Davey Cox Road

Incidents – Feb. 20

  • 5:00 a.m. Offices made extra patrols on Leatherwood Road
  • 6:56 a.m. School patrols at Shawswick Elementary
  • 7:04 a.m. School patrols at Needmore Elementary
  • 7:27 a.m. Citizens assist at the station. A man reported another man was threatening him and is requesting a report so he can file for a protective order
  • 8:02 a.m. Report a tree fell on powerlines in the 100 block of Pleasant View Drive. Duke Energy was reported
  • 8:07 a.m. Report of an unwanted person at 6th Street between Brook and Warren streets. A male was arrested
  • 8:31 a.m.  Citizen assist on State Road 60 East, east of Spring Mill State Park. The driver clipped a deer heading to work at 4 a.m.
  • 8:53 a.m. 911 call at Stars Boulevard
  • 9:22 a.m. Citizen assist in the 1000 block of Fayetteville Williams Drive
  • 9:24 a.m. Controlled fire in the 3000 block of US 50 West
  • 10:04 a.m. Controlled fire in the 3000 block of Leatherwood Road
  • 10:08 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 800 block of Hayes Road
  • 10:17 a.m. Controlled fire in the 10 block of Walnut Pike Road
  • 10:27 a.m. Citizen assist in the 1000 block of Fayetteville Williams Road
  • 10:41 a.m. Controlled fire in the 300 block of Motocross Road
  • 11 a.m. Follow-up investigation at the Dollar General Store on State Road 37
  • 11:02 a.m. Controlled fire in the 4000 block of SandPit Road
  • 11:03 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle on State Road 37 and 39th Street
  • 11:13 a.m. Controlled fire in the 70 block of Fire Barn Lane
  • 11:19 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 1000 block of Dixie Highway
  • 11:19 a.m. 911 call at Ted Jones Apartment. Bedford Police were alerted
  • 12:31 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 4000 block of Indian Creek Road
  • 12:33 p.m. A person was at the station to report receiving threatening calls from a former business partner
  • 12:45 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 10000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 1:25 p.m. Wildland fire in the 100 block of Curve Lane. The fire was a 50-foot circle and has now reached 100 feet and moving toward a shed. Marshall VFD responded. At 1:45 p.m. the fire was under control.
  • 1:31 p.m. Report of graffiti from top to bottom at the covered bridge in Williams
  • 1:49 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in a car in the 300 block of Greenwood Street
  • 2:33 p.m. A person was at the station to speak to an officer
  • 2:46 p.m. School patrols at Shawswick Elementary
  • 3:23 p.m. Citizen assist in the 100 block of Pleasant View Drive. The caller found a bag full of needles
  • 3:24 p.m. Repossession in the 100 block of Poplar Ridge 
  • 3:26 p.m. 911 call in the 400 block of Rariden Hill Road. It was an accidental call
  • 3:54 p.m. Request for animal control in the 700 block of McMillan Road for a stray dog that had bitten the caller’s daughter
  • 4:16 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 100 block of Eastern Heights Drive
  • 4:44 p.m. Traffic stop at N and 23rd streets. The driver was given a written warning for an equipment violation
  • 4:57 p.m Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Spice Valley Road. The caller reported his daughter called crying and said her mother hit her and tore her clothing. The woman told police her daughter did not come home from school today and when she returned she attempted to take her phone from her and there was a fight. The woman did not want to pursue juvenile charges. The Department of Child Services was alerted. No criminal charges were filed
  • 5:25 p.m. 911 call in the 9000 block of West County Road 1000
  • 5:29 p.m. Warrant service at the station
  • 5:37 p.m. Domestic fight in the 10000 block of Williams Road. A male was detained
  • 5:53 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Patton Hill Road
  • 6:01 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 5000 block of State Road 37
  • 6:22 p.m. Controlled fire in the 1000 block of Old State Road 37
  • 7:08 p.m. An information report will be taken at Mitchell Manor. A nurse was alerted
  • 7:47 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37, north of State Road 54. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle
  • 7:55 p.m. 911 call in the 5000 block of East American Bottoms Road
  • 7:59 p.m. A female was at the station to report her 12-year-old son was in a group message on Facebook with friends when a random person began sending pornographic images
  • 8:13 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 54
  • 8:18 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 54
  • 8:23 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 54
  • 8:29 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Trogdon Lane
  • 8:45 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 200 block of North 6th Street
  • 8:46 p.m. Request for a welfare check at State Road 58 East and Todd Lane
  • 8:53 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Trogdon Lane
  • 8:57 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Trogdon Lane. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 9:04 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Old State Road 37, The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 9:09 p.m. Traffic stop at SandPit and Mitchell roads. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 9:48 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Ingram Road
  • 9:50 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 54
  • 9:59 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 58 West and Graves Addition Road
  • 10:06 p.m. Warrant service in the 200 block of South Teddy Bird Lane
  • 10:23 p.m. Traffic stop at Hoosier Avenue and 10th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 10:25 p.m. Warrant service reported in the 900 block of warrant service
  • 10:31 p.m. Traffic stop in the 200 block of Hoosier Avenue. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic stop
  • 10:32 p.m. Traffic stop at West Hancock Avenue and Carter Avenue. The driver was given a verbal warning for a registration violation
  • 10:36 p.m. Traffic stop at Hoosier Avenue and Main Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 11:32 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Old State Road 32

Accidents – Feb. 20

  • 5:13 a.m. Car/deer accident at State Road 60 East and Kelso Road

Daviess County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – Feb. 20

  • Ryan Fields, 39, West Baden Springs, court order bond revocation
  • Corey Johnson, 49, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or greater, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment