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Police Log: November 17, 2025

 November 16, 2025

Bedford Police Department

Arrests: November 16

  • 7:00 p.m. Samantha L. Cummingham, 20, Bedford, public intoxication, resisting arrest causing bodily injury, disorderly conduct

Incidents: November 16

  • 12:16 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of 5th Street
  • 1:11 a.m. Officers made extra patrols in the 700 block of 26th Street
  • 2:01 a.m. A noise complaint was reported in the 2000 block of 12th Street
  • 5:16 a.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 10:19 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Kenny Simpson Lane
  • 12:03 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of R Street
  • 12:41 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 23rd Street
  • 2:05 p.m. Fraud was reported in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive
  • 2:09 p.m. Threats were reported in the 1000 block of Q Street. Two 16-year-olds were detained
  • 2:17 p.m. A parking problem was reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 2:31 p.m. A traffic hazard was reported on State Road 37 and 39th Street
  • 2:42 p.m. Report of a possible suicidal person in the 1000 block of 23rd Street
  • 3:06 p.m. Request for a welfare check at Lincoln Avenue and 6th Street
  • 3:20 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 300 block of Shawnee North Drive
  • 3:26 p.m. Report of a traffic hazard on State Road 37 at the ramp
  • 4:04 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of 19th Street
  • 4:38 p.m. Request of an unwanted person at Revers Food & Fuel on 16th Street
  • 4:48 p.m. A person was at the Police Department to turn in found property
  • 4:58 p.m. Report of a domestic fight at 4th and Q Streets
  • 4:59 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 1000 block of 5th Street at Bandanas
  • 4:36 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. A woman was detained
  • 5:43 p.m. A medical emergency was reported at Priceless Hometown IGA on N Street
  • 6:25  p.m. A transient was at the Police Department seeking assistance
  • 7:24 p.m. A medical emergency was reported at Walmart on John Williams Boulevard
  • 9:06 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South

Accidents: November 16

  • 1:09 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on John Williams Boulevard at James Avenue
  • 1:27 p.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene at Marshall’s in the 2000 block of 16th Street

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests: November 16

  • 6:20 p.m. Donald J. S. Davis, 37, Mitchell, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear
  • 7:45 p.m. Howard Mitchell, 57, Bedford, operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Arrests: November 15

  • 9:05 p.m. Joseph L. Norman, 50 Mitchell, battery with a deadly weapon, communication intimidation, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, criminal recklessness

Incidents: November 16

  • 12:24 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 600 block of Reuter Lane in Springville
  • 12:33 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 500 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 1:07 a.m. Transport detail to IU Health Bedford Hospital
  • 1:58 a.m. Traffic stop in the 400 block of Oolitic Road
  • 2:05 a.m. Traffic stop on 5th Street at R Street
  • 2:32 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Ingram Road
  • 3:31 a.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance
  • 3:36 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 7000 block of State Road 158

Incidents: November 15

  • 6:59 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on the Monon Trail from Woodville Road to West Curry Street in Mitchell
  • 7:22 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Old State Road 37
  • 7:23 a.m. Report of gunshots at IU Health Bedford Hospital
  • 8:15 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 400 block of Country Estates Drive in Mitchell
  • 8:37 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 on US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 9:05 a.m. An information report was taken on Tripleton Pike at Maul Ridge Road
  • 9:10 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Patton Hill Road
  • 9:20 a.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of North Meridian Road at the ball field
  • 10:02 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 100 block of Walnut Heights Road
  • 10:19 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Kenny Simpson Lane
  • 10:19 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on the Monon Trail from Hancock Avenue to Woodville Road in Mitchell
  • 10:32 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 7000 block of State Road 158
  • 10:36 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 2000 block of State Road 60 East in Mitchell
  • 10:55 a.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance in the 1000 block of 24th Street
  • 11:03 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Woodville Road in Mitchell
  • 11:21 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at 39th Street
  • 11:24 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 300 block of Stove Road
  • 12:03 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of R Street
  • 12:41 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 23rd Street
  • 12:52 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of Spreen Road in Williams
  • 1:00 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 300 block of Topaz Street in Mitchell
  • 1:08 p.m. An information report was taken in the 3000 block of State Road 37 at the Marathon station in Mitchell
  • 1:10 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Spice Valley Road in Mitchell
  • 1:12 p.m. A person was suffering a psychological issue in the 100 block of South 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 1:34 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Elm Park Drive in Mitchell
  • 1:51 p.m. 911 call investigation on County Road 875 North at County Road 850 North in Orleans
  • 2:03 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 800 block of Trinton Circle
  • 2:06 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive
  • 2:33 p.m. A traffic hazard was reported on State Road 37 at Riverview Addition Road in Mitchell
  • 2:36 p.m. A citizen dispute was reported in the 100 block of Hoosier Park
  • 2:37 p.m. Report of threats in the 1000 block of South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 2:44 p.m. Report of a possible suicidal person in the 1000 block of 23rd Street
  • 3:07 p.m. Citizen dispute reported in the 70 block of The Trails in Mitchell
  • 3:20 p.m. Request for animal control on Tunnelton Road at Oak Hill West
  • 3:42 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 400 block of Bone Road in the Hoosier National Forest
  • 4:06 p.m. Report of illegal burning in the 800 block of Smith Avenue in Oolitic
  • 4:17 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 40 block of Teke Burton Drive at Hoosier Hills Credit Union
  • 5:25 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of Palestine Road
  • 5:28 p.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of 16th Street at Long John Silvers
  • 5:36 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 100 block of West Grissom Avenue in Mitchell
  • 5:42 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 500 block of N Street at Priceless Hometown IGA
  • 5:50 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Harrodsburg Road in Springville
  • 6:01 p.m. An information report was taken on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 6:16 p.m. 911 call investigation on State Road 37 and Old State Road 37
  • 6:51 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 1000 block of North 8th Street in Mitchell
  • 7:23 p.m. Officers made extra patrols in the 1000 block of Rabbitsville Road in Mitchell
  • 7:47 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard at Walmart
  • 7:43 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 80 block of Gun Club Road in Mitchell
  • 7:43 p.m. Report of a fire in the 2000 block of US 50 East
  • 8:39 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 600 block of West Warren Street in Mitchell
  • 8:50 p.m. Drug investigation in the 600 block of West 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 9:06 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 9:20 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 700 block of Glendale Way
  • 9:32 p.m. Report of a runaway in the 2000 block of South Lyons Avenue in Indianapolis
  • 9:44 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at John Williams Boulevard
  • 9:48 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 800 block of Bailey Scales Road
  • 10:37 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at James Avenue
  • 10:40 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on State Road 37 at Main Street
  • 10:49 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at State Road 54 West
  • 10:58 p.m. Traffic stop on Oak Circle Drive on State Road 37
  • 10:58 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at West Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 11:08 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Doc Hamilton Boulevard in Mitchell
  • 11:10 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle on Old State Road 37 at Trogdon Lane
  • 11 p.m. Report of unsafe shooting in the 3000 block of Coveyville Road in Heltonville

Accidents: November 17

  • 4:31 a.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on State Road 37 at 29th Street

Accidents: November 16

  • 7:28 a.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene in the 3000 block of State Road 37
  • 1:11 p.m. Accident with possible injuries was reported on John Williams Boulevard and James Avenue
  • 5:41 p.m. Accident with possible injuries was reported on State Road 58 East at State Road 446 in Heltonville
  • 5:56 p.m. Property damage accident reported at Stars Boulevard and Miami Drive