Police Log: March 20, 2023

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – March 19

  • 1:41 a.m. Joseph Ray, 42, Heltonville, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI endangerment

Arrests – March 17

  • 8:56 p.m. Matthew Robbins, 43, Bedford,  wanted on a warrant

Incidents – March 19

  • 1:08 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Dixie Highway
  • 1:41 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Dental Drive
  • 7:07 a.m. Report of a suspicious person at Ollie’s on James Avenue
  • 8:34 a.m. Medical emergency at Bliss Place on Shawnee Drive South
  • 10:29 a.m. Found property reported in the 3000 block of Ted Jones Drive
  • 10:51 a.m. Traffic stop at 12th and L streets
  • 11:48 a.m. 911 call investigation at Hillcrest Christian Church on Hillcrest Road
  • 11:52 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 600 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 2:00 p.m. Traffic stop at 29th and Illinois streets
  • 2:00 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at Ruler Foods on 15th Street
  • 2:17 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and N Street
  • 2:18 p.m. Disable vehicle reported at 16th Street and Edgewood Drive
  • 2:48 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Plaza Drive at the car wash
  • 3:06 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Patrick Robbins Way
  • 3:37 p.m. Traffic stop at 18th and G streets
  • 3:55 p.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at the Animal Care Clinic
  • 3:57 p.m. Traffic stop at Washington Avenue and 24th Street
  • 4:06 p.m. 911 call hang up at Lowe’s on 16th Street
  • 4:12 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 500 block of Bex Addition
  • 4:33 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of North Jackson Road
  • 4:46 p.m. Traffic stop at Shawnee Drive and 29th Street
  • 4:53 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th and Poplar streets
  • 5:20 p.m. Traffic stop at 5th and J streets
  • 5:21 p.m. Traffic stop Ruler Foods on 16th Street
  • 5:35 p.m. Traffic stop at 5th Street and Bailey Scales Road
  • 5:44 p.m. Traffic stop at Q and 16th streets
  • 6:36 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way
  • 6:53 p.m. Traffic stop at 5th Street and GM Drive
  • 7:29 p.m. Traffic stop at H and 16th streets. A citation was issued for an expired license plate and false or fictitious registration
  • 7:54 p.m. Found property reported at the Marathon station on 16th Street
  • 8:13 p.m. Death investigation in the 2000 block of Sanders Lane

Incidents – March 18

  • 12:51 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of Linwood Drive
  • 1:57 a.m. Traffic stop at 5th and X streets
  • 2:02 a.m. Fight reported in the 3000 block of Pumphouse Road
  • 3:03 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of V Street
  • 4:00 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Main Street in Oolitic
  • 5:29 a.m. Officers were out with a person in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 6:35 a.m. Fire alarm sounding at IU Health Hospital
  • 7:52 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of 21st Street
  • 9:39 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of L Street. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 11:19 a.m. A person was at the station to report fraud
  • 11:21 a.m. Traffic stop at O and 18th streets
  • 11:32 a.m. Traffic hazard reported at 16th and D streets
  • 1:10 p.m. A person was at the station to report fraud
  • 1:19 p.m. Medical emergency reported in the 1000 block of O Street
  • 1:29 p.m. Report of an unwanted person at Bedford Super 8 on Bellback Road
  • 1:32 p.m. Fire alarm sounding at Arby’s
  • 2:11 p.m. 911 call investigation at JayC Plus
  • 2:15 p.m. Fire reported at State Road 37 and 35th Street
  • 2:54 p.m. Repossession reported at the Dollar General store on Mitchell Road
  • 2:58 p.m. Request for an officer in the 2000 block of K Street
  • 2:58 p.m. 911 call at Jiffy Treet on 16th Street
  • 4:39 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way
  • 4:42 p.m. 911 call in the 2000 block of 30th Street
  • 4:46 p.m. Alarm sounding at Pizza Hut
  • 4:47 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on I Street
  • 5:04 p.m. Traffic stop at O and 16th streets
  • 5:23 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Central Avenue
  • 5:54 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 6:11 p.m. Request for an officer at Car Quest on J Street
  • 6:13 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 6:34 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 32nd Street
  • 6:43 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and Able Avenue
  • 6:54 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 32nd Street A citation was issued for speed
  • 7:03 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 28th Street. A citation was issued for no registration plate
  • 7:07 p.m. Medical emergency at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 7:33 p.m. Traffic stop at 32nd Street and Washington Avenue
  • 7:41 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Lincoln Avenue
  • 7:54 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of M Street
  • 8:12 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 28th Street
  • 8:22 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 28th Street
  • 8:44 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 28th Street
  • 8:58 p.m. Traffic stop at Mitchell Road and 30th Street. A citation was issued for speed
  • 9:36 p.m. 911 call in the 100 block of Maple Leaf Road
  • 10:28 p.m. Noise complaint in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 10:57 p.m. Disabled vehicle reported at M and 17th streets

Incidents – March 17

  • 12:17 a.m. Alarm sounding in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 12:47 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 1:33 a.m. Agency assist in the 1000 block of F Street
  • 7:28 a.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 7:41 a.m. Crossing guard detail at Bedford Middle School
  • 7:48 a.m. 911 call investigation at M and 18th streets
  • 9:10 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 500 block of S Street
  • 9:19 a.m. Fire alarm sounding at Core Nursing Home
  • 9:32 a.m. Report of a possibly suicidal person in the 200 block of Oolitic Road
  • 11:44 a.m. A person was at the station to report lost property at Dunham’s Sports
  • 11:59 a.m. Off-duty assist at State Road 37 and Washboard Road
  • 12:13 p.m. Theft reported in the 3000 block of Washington Avenue
  • 2:04 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 and 5th Street
  • 2:19 p.m. Drug investigation in the 500 block of M Street
  • 2:34 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:34 p.m. Crossing guard detail Bedford Middle School
  • 2:36 p.m. Crossing guard detail at Parkview Primary
  • 2:45 p.m. 911 call in the 2000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 3:37 p.m. Traffic stop at J and 7th streets
  • 3:53 p.m. Traffic stop at J and 9th streets
  • 3:53 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of 15th Street
  • 4:23 p.m. Medical emergency at Stonebridge Health Campus. An IU LifeLine ambulance responded
  • 4:32 p.m. Fraud was reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 5:37 p.m. Lockout was reported at 13th and O streets
  • 7:12 p.m. Request for an officer in the 600 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 7:45 p.m. Report of an unwanted person at Penn Station on 16th Street
  • 7:59 p.m. A theft was arrested in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 8:13 p.m . Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of  K Street
  • 8:56 p.m. Traffic stop at McDonald’s. A male was arrested
  • 11:04 p.m. Request for an officer at State Road 37 and 29th Street

Incidents – March 16

  • 9:13 p.m. Found property at McDonald’s
  • 9:39 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th and L streets
  • 9:43 p.m. Disabled vehicle reported at O Street and John Williams Boulevard
  • 11:10 p.m. Report of an unwanted person at Walmart
  • 11:33 p.m. Theft reported in the 1000 block of 13th Street

Accidents – March 19

  • 4:15 p.m. Property damage accident at State Road 37 and 5th Street

Accidents – March 18

  • 11:17 a.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene at Hampton Inn on Becky Skillman Way

Accidents – March 17

  • 6:39 a.m. Property damage accident at I and 17th streets
  • 9:01 a.m. Property damage accident at 16th and L streets
  • 9:23 a.m. Property damage accident at State Road 37 and 16th Streets
  • 11:53 a.m. Property damage accident at IU Health Bedford Hospital
  • 6:10 p.m. A person was at the station to report property damage with a vehicle leaving the scene at McDonald’s.

Accidents – March 16

  • 9:34 p.m. Property damage accident at Lincoln Avenue and John Williams Boulevard

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – March 18

  • 9:34 p.m. Chelsea Harris, 31, Bedford, domestic battery, domestic battery in the presence of a child under the age of 16, intimidation

Arrests – March 17

  • 4:35 p.m. Robert Gammon, 62, Mitchell, two counts of auto theft, criminal mischief, domestic battery
  • 8 p.m. Velma Hall, 67, Mitchell, obstruction of justice, assisting a criminal
  • 10 p.m. Devin Johnson, 27, Bedford, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia

Incidents – March 20

  • 12:03 a.m. Officers made extra patrols at Cresthaven Cemetery
  • 12:07 a.m. Lift assist in the 3000 block of South I Street
  • 1:47 a.m. Medical emergency in the 400 block of West Oak Street
  • 3 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 446
  • 3:06 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Motocross Road
  • 3:32 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 60
  • 3:43 a.m. An information report was taken at Mitchell Manor

Incidents – March 19

  • 12:09 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 and US 50 East
  • 12:38 a.m. Officers made extra patrols at Cresthaven Cemetary
  • 1:04 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of South Leatherwood Road
  • 2:17 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on 5th Street
  • 2:22 a.m. Officers were out with a person in the 600 block of 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 7:21 a.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of State Road 60 East
  • 7:33 a.m. Report of a disabled vehicle in the 300 block of Main Street in Oolitic
  • 8:34 a.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 11:26 a.m. Controlled fire reported in the 1000 block of Port Williams Road
  • 11:38 a.m. Report of a suspicious person on State Road 37, south of the Judah exit
  • 12:09 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 300 block of West Warren Street
  • 1:20 p.m. Controlled fire in the 100 block of Juliet Lane
  • 2:34 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at North 4th and East Main streets in Mitchell
  • 3:30 p.m. Controlled fire in the 70 block of Fire Barn Lane
  • 3:31 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Elm Park 
  • 4:05 p.m. Domestic fight in the 100 block of Anderson Road
  • 4:07 p.m. Controlled fire in the 500 block of Blue Springs Cavern Road
  • 4:16 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in the 9000 block of State Road 37
  • 5:00 p.m. Countywide volunteer fire department radio test
  • 5:47 p.m. Report of an erratic driver at Judah exit on Old State Road 37
  • 7:40 p.m. Incident reported in the 4000 block of Peerless Road
  • 7:48 p.m. Traffic stop in the 6000 block of US 50 East
  • 7:50 p.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of South I Street
  • 8:10 p.m. Report of an unresponsive person in the 2000 block of Sander Lane. The person passed away
  • 8:16 p.m. Report of an erratic driver at State Road 37 and Main Street
  • 8:17 p.m. Request for animal control in the 10000 block of US 50 West
  • 8:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 400 block of Burton Cemetery Road
  • 8:45 p.m. Citizen assist in the 1000 block of Yockey Road
  • 9:22 p.m. An information report was taken in the 2000 block of Boone Hollow Road
  • 9:49 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive 
  • 10:03 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in the 900 block of Crawford Street
  • 10:47 p.m. An information report was taken at the Dollar General store on US 50 East
  • 11:23 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 1000 block of Avoca Eureka Road

Incidents – March 18

  • 7:54 a.m. 911 call in the 10 block of Country Estates
  • 8:00 a.m. 911 call hang up in the 100 block of Brick Street
  • 8:11 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Woodville Road
  • 8:57 a.m. A person was at the station to report a missing person
  • 9:01 a.m. 911 call in the 7000 block of County Road 425 East
  • 9:18 a.m. Medical emergency in the 7000 block of State Road 158
  • 9:40 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of L Street
  • 9:49 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 1000 block of West Brook Street
  • 9:58 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 900 block of Tulip Street
  • 10:12 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 1000 block of West Brook Street
  • 10:15 a.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of Boyd Lane
  • 10:16 a.m. A follow-up investigation in the 10 block of Lakeside Estates
  • 10:30 a.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on State Road 37 from the Oolitic stop light
  • 10:31 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 600 block of West Grissom Avenue
  • 10:51 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 900 block of West Brook Street
  •  11:36 a.m. Report of a possibly suicidal person in the 500 block of 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 12:20 p.m. Controlled fire reported in the 1000 block of Port Williams Road
  • 12:23 p.m. Lift assist in the 60 block of Windy Lane
  • 12:36 p.m. Request for animal control in the 100 block of Rabbitsville Road
  • 1:18 p.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Brinegar Drive
  • 1:19 p.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of O Street
  • 2:18 p.m. 911 call at State Road 37 and 35th Street
  • 2:26 p.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of Rariden Hill
  • 2:27 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 3:27 p.m. EMS was placed on standby at the Monroe County line
  • 3:38 p.m. Utility problem reported in the 1000 block of Bartlettsville Road
  • 3:59 p.m. Medical emergency reported in 2000 block of US 50 East
  • 4:06 p.m. Citizen assist at the station
  • 4:23 p.m. 911 call hang up at Jiffy Treet
  • 6:12 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 7:07 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 7:27 p.m. 911 call hang up in the first block of Veterans Drive
  • 7:40 p.m. Disable vehicle reported at State Road 37 and Old State Road 37
  • 7:51 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 2000 block of M Street
  • 8:12 p.m. Warrant service in the 2000 block of Gilgad Road
  • 8:16 p.m. Report of a vehicle fire in the 2000 block of Old Farm Road
  • 9:34 p.m. Domestic fight in the 100 block of Maple Leaf Road
  • 9:50 p.m. 911 call hang up in the 2000 block of State Road 158
  • 11:17 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 19th Street

Incidents – March 17

  • 1:17 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 1:18 a.m. Disturbance reported in the 600 block of 9th Street
  • 1:58 a.m. Fight reported in the 3000 block of Pumphouse Road
  • 2:20 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Salt Creek bridge
  • 2:30 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Dixie Highway
  • 3:11 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Mount Pleasant Road
  • 3:20 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on BJ Boulevard
  • 3:30 a.m. Domestic fight in the first block of Lily Lane
  • 3:35 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue
  • 4:17 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Marion Street
  • 4:29 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 4:41 p.m. Request for animal control in the 90 block of Poplar Ridge Road
  • 5:37 p.m. Battery reported in the 200 block of Patton Hill Road
  • 5:45 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 6:16 p.m. 911 call hang up at Brinegar Drive and Burkwood Hills Lane
  • 6:26 p.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of The Woods
  • 6:33 p.m. Medical emergency in the 200 block of Teke Burton Drive
  • 6:33 p.m. Disable vehicle reported at State Road 437 and Wesley Chapel Road
  • 7:08 p.m. Juvenile problem in the 400 block of Hunters Creek Roa
  • 7:19 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Meridian Road
  • 7:23 p.m. Warrant service in the 2000 block of VFW Road
  • 8:06 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in the 3000 block of State Road 37
  • 8:22 p.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 8:23 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 3000 block of River Bluff Road
  • 8:24 p.m. Warrant service in the 2000 block of Gilgal Road
  • 8:27 p.m. Controlled fire was reported in the 2000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 10:12 p.m. 911 call at Persimmon Park Apartments
  • 10:22 p.m. Medical emergency in the 9000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 10:35 p.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue
  • 11:33 p.m. Agency assist in the 80 block of Briar Avenue
  • 11:59 p.m. Agency assist in the 100 block of Patricia Avenue

Accidents – March 19

  • 3:50 a.m. Property damage accident at State Road 58 West and Armstrong Station Road

Accidents – March 18

  • 9:28 p.m. Property damage accident at State Road 158 and North Sandstone Road

Accidents – March 17

  • 9:28 p.m. Accident with possible injuries at State Road 37 and Dixie Highway
  • 10:35 p.m. Property damage accident at Old State Road 37 and State Road 58 West

Daviess County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – March 18

  • Courtney Webber, 35, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Arrests – March 17

  • Tammy Taylor, 51, Wheatland, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • Destiny Hoffman, 43, Vincennes, possession of a legend drug, theft

Washington Police Department

Arrests – March 19

  • Eric Newhouse, 34, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Arrests – March 18

  • Simon Mata-Maldonado, 46, Vincennes, public intoxication, attempted residential entry, criminal trespass
  • Jonathon Cleek, 30, Mitchell, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • Eric Newhouse, 34, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Arrests – March 17

  • Christian McCauley, 36, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction
  • Dasil Mills, 68, Washington, possession of meth
  • Cody Harper, 31, Washington, domestic battery on a person less than 14
  • Justin Lofton, 41, Washington, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • Nathan Austin, 35, Washington, invasion of privacy
  • Preston Arcangeli, 21, Washington, operating a vehicle while intoxicated – refusal, OWI endangerment, possession of marijuana