Police Log: March 2, 2023

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – March 1

  • 12:12 p.m. Richard Cota, 52, Bedford, wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke

Incidents – March 1

  • 11:02 a.m. Alarm testing in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 12:12 p.m. Report of a wanted person in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 12:38 p.m. A person was on station to speak to an officer
  • 1:03 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at the Moose Lodge on 18th Street
  • 1:17 p.m. Domestic fight reported at Walmart
  • 2:36 p.m. Alarm testing at IU Health Hospital
  • 2:36 p.m. Agency assist at M Street and Breckenridge Road
  • 2:37 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 3:05 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of 19th Street
  • 3:07 p.m. A person was at the station to report a child custody dispute
  • 3:10 p.m. Traffic hazard reported at H and 16th streets
  • 3:19 p.m. 911 call investigation at Mitchell Road and 32nd Street
  • 3:38 p.m. Citizen assist at I and 17th streets
  • 4:31 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way
  • 4:31 p.m. Agency assist at State Road 37 and US 50 West
  • 4:32 p.m. Off-duty assist at State Road 37 and US 50 West
  • 4:48 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at O and 18th streets
  • 5:04 p.m. Juvenile problem reported in the 1000 block of J Street
  • 5:10 p.m. Property damage reported in the 1000 block of O Street
  • 5:19 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at Hoosier Hills Credit Union on Lincoln Avenue
  • 5:21 p.m. Juvenile problem reported at Washington Avenue and 25th Street
  • 5:43 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of N Street
  • 6:41 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of Broadview Drive
  • 7:12 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at X Street and John Williams Boulevard
  • 7:14 p.m. Report of trespassing in the 300 block of 16th Street
  • 7:45 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at H and 19th streets
  • 8:29 p.m. Request for an officer in the 400 block of N Street
  • 8:40 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 8:52 p.m. Request for a welfare check at I and 23rd streets

Accidents – March 1

  • 9:02 p.m. Property damage accident at Walmart

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – March 1

  • 2:30 p.m. Floyd Cox, 61, Springville, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI endangerment
  • 3:25 p.m. Zane Sanders, Bedford, 24, wanted on a warrant in Martin County

Incidents – March 2

  • 1:00 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Davey Cox Road
  • 1:15 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Water Street
  • 1:21 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Washboard Road
  • 1:42 a.m. Traffic stop at Mill Creek and North Meridian Road
  • 2:20 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Meridian Road
  • 2:21 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Leatherwood Road
  • 2:29 a.m. Traffic stop at US 50 West and Grandma Brown Road
  • 3:10 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 54
  • 3:25 a.m. Fire was reported in the 100 block of Wayne Beasley Road. The caller reported hearing a loud boom and saw fire and sparks on the powerline. Huron Volunteer Fire Department responded. Powerlines were down across the road.  REMC was alerted 
  • 3:39 a.m. 911 call in the 100 block of Treslar Street. It was an accidental call
  • 3:16 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Mill Creek Road
  • 3:52 a.m. Alarm was sounding in the 800 block of West Main Street in Mitchell. The building was secure
  • 4:08 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of West Main Street. The driver was issued a verbal warning for an equipment violation
  • 4:30 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 800 block of West Main Street in Mitchell, There was no issue

Incidents – March 1

  • 7:16 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 5000 block of State Road 37, north of Crossroads Church
  • 8:13 a.m. Traffic hazard at State Road 37 near Dixie Highway and Stevens Lane
  • 8:48 a.m. Threats reported in the 1000 block of Lawrenceport Main 
  • 9:19 a.m. Report of a tree down in the road on US 50 East and State Road 446
  • 9:32 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 7000 block of State Road 158
  • 9:41 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 100 block of Larry Tincher Lane. The person was looking for his dog
  • 9:51 a.m. Controlled fire in the 3000 block of State Road 54
  • 10:26 a.m. Request for animal control in the 100 block of North Lafayette Avenue
  • 10:50 a.m. Report of a ball hitch laying in the northbound lane of State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 11:09 a.m. Disturbance reported in the 300 block of Shawswick School Road
  • 11:16 a.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of Walnut Street in Oolitic. A child was playing on the phone
  • 11:30 a.m. Document service in the 500 block of North Sandstone Road
  • 11:39 a.m. Follow-up investigation on State Road 446 and State Road 58
  • 11:56 a.m. 911 call hang up at an unknown location
  • 12:05 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 7000 block of Tunnleton Road
  • 12:09 p.m. Fire alarm sounding in the 6000 block of State Road 58 East
  • 12:17 p.m. Report of trash in the roadway in the 1000 block of West Grissom Avenue
  • 12:18 p.m. Document service in the 100 block of Boyd Lane
  • 12:57 p.m. Report of a person breaking a protective order in the 900 block of 16th Street
  • 1:20 p.m. Agency assist with the Department of Child Services in the 200 block of North 4th Street in Mitchell
  • 1:22 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 3000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 1:48 p.m. 911 call in the 200 block of Meadowbrook Drive. There was no issue
  • 2:22 p.m. A wildland fire was reported in the 1000 block of State Road 158. Indian Creek, Perry Township, and the US Forestry Service responded.
  • 2:37 p.m. Traffic stop at N Street and Breckenridge Road
  • 3:12 p.m. 911 call hang up at an unknown location. It was an accidental call
  • 3:17 p.m. A domestic fight was reported in the 300 block of West Warren Street
  • 3:59 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in a reddish-orange Mustang traveling north on Old State Road 37 near the Dollar General store
  • 4:30 p.m. 911 call hang up at an unknown location
  • 4:33 p.m. 911 call in the 800 block of Henderson Creek Road. It was an accidental call
  • 4:39 p.m. 911 call in the 9000 block of US 50 West. A large bird fell in the caller’s yard. The Department of Natural Resources was alerted
  • 4:40 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 900 block of Cobb Lane. The fire was put out. The cause of the fire was a flat tire on a trailer traveling down the roadway
  • 4:56 p.m. Request for animal control in the 1000 block of Washboard Road. The caller reported someone shot her cat and killed it. The caller believes a neighbor did it. The caller did take the cat to her vet and she had the bullet that was used to kill the cat
  • 5:37 p.m. 911 call at Casey’s in Oolitic
  • 5:46 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 200 block of South Mississippi Avenue. There was no issue
  • 6:04 p.m. Report of a suspicious person on Mill Creek Road at the bridge behind Spring Mill State Park
  • 6:32 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 2000 block of Maul Ridge Road. It was an accidental call
  • 6:45 p.m. 911 call in the 1000 block of Louie Smith Road. It was an accidental call
  • 6:58 p.m. 911 call in the 200 block of West Mississippi Avenue. There was no emergency
  • 7:07 p.m. Request for animal control in the 200 block of 6th Street in Oolitic for an aggressive dog running loose
  • 7:58 p.m. Report of unsafe shooting in the 100 block of Briarwood Lane. The homeowner had a fire burning and something in the fire exploded
  • 8:10 p.m. Agency assist in the 600 block of Briarwood Lane
  • 8:31 p.m. Domestic fight in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 9:38 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 24th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic stop
  • 9:52 p.m. Traffic stop in the 9000 block of State Road 37. The driver was given a written warning for a traffic violation
  • 10:36 p.m. 911 call in the 300 block of Shawswick Station Road. It was an accidental call
  • 10:40 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 600 block of West Main Street
  • 10:41 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and John Williams Boulevard. The driver was given a written warning for a traffic violation
  • 10:50 p.m. Alarm was sounding in the 3000 block of Rariden Hill Road. The building was secure
  • 10:57 p.m. Traffic stop at Plum Street and Grissom Avenue
  • 10:57 p.m. Request for a welfare check on a female walking on US 50 from the Martin County line. The female was given a ride to Speedway
  • 11:05 p.m. 911 call in the 3000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 11:20 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60 East and South 6th Street. The driver was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation
  • 11:59 p.m. Officers were out with a person in the 600 block of Davey Cox Road

Accidents – March 1

  • 5:12 a.m. Car/deer accident in the 7000 block of US 50 East
  • 8:19 a.m. 911 call at State Road 37 and 38th Street reporting a property damage accident
  • 4:43 p.m. Property damage accident on Wesley Chapel Road and State Road 37
  • 5:51 p.m. Property damage accident in the 8000 block of State Road 37 at the Dollar General store
  • 6:21 p.m. Property accident with a vehicle leaving the scene in the 1000 Pumphouse Road
  • 6:23 p.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene in the 200 block of East Vine Street
  • 11:27 p.m. Car/deer accident on State Road 37 and State Road 54

Daviess County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – March 1

  • Melissa Serrano, 39, Washington, wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke