Police Log: January 12, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Incidents – January 11

  • 12:33 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 100 block of Edgewood Drive
  • 12:45 a.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Brian Lane Way
  • 1:09 a.m. Drug investigation in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Two people were detained
  • 1:54 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 24th Street
  • 2:39 a.m. An open door was found in the 500 block of J Street
  • 7:38 a.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 9:42 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of Heltonville Road
  • 12:04 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 11th Street
  • 1:02 p.m.  Report of a runaway juvenile from the 300 block of Shawnee Lane
  • 1:11 p.m. Found property reported in the 600 block of X Street at the license branch
  • 2:03 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of 9th Street
  • 3:25 p.m. Traffic stop on 23rd Street at M Street
  • 3:33 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 4:09 p.m. Traffic stop on 29th Street at X Street
  • 4:24 p.m. Traffic stop on 15th Street at N Street
  • 4:26 p.m. Traffic stop on 28th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 4:32 p.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at Jackson Mini Mart
  • 4:49 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at P Street
  • 5:57 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 6:25 p.m. Traffic stop on 28th Street at Mitchell Road 
  • 6:28 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 7:10 p.m. Traffic stop on 21st Street on M Street
  • 7:13 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at J Street
  • 7:30 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Clinic Drive
  • 7:40 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on 26th and U Streets
  • 7:56 p.m. A transient was at the Police Department seeking assistance
  • 8:25 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of L Street at the church

Incidents – January 10

  • 11:35 p.m. Report of a person suffering a psychological issue in the 2000 block of G Street

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – January 11

  • 2:20 p.m. Joshua D. Hurt, 43, Anderson, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or greater
  • 3:02 p.m. Joshua D. Byrd, 43, Bedford, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a legend drug

Incidents – January 12

  • 12:17 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 100 block of Hillcrest Way at the church
  • 12:27 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 5000 block of State Road 37 at the church
  • 12:45 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of State Road 37 at Country Mark in Mitchell
  • 1:11 a.m. Agency assistance requested at Mitchell Road at SandPit Road
  • 1:14 a.m. Request for animal control in the 100 block of Bono Road in Mitchell
  • 1:35 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Wesley Chapel Road in Mitchell
  • 2:33 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at 39th Street
  • 3:06 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 3:09 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 1000 block of Wilkins Way in Mitchell
  • 4:01 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 600 block of West Main Street in Mitchell

Incidents – January 11

  • 8:41 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 700 block of V Street
  • 8:55 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 100 block of Valhalla Way in Heltonville
  • 9:12 a.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 1000 block of Rabbitsville Road
  • 9:38 a.m. Drug investigation in the 2000 block of State Road 37 at McDonald’s in Mitchell
  • 10:02 a.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of Rariden Hill Road in Mitchell
  • 10:05 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Kings Ridge Road in Mitchell
  • 10:59 a.m. Request for animal control in the 400 block of North 5th Street in Mitchell
  • 11:59 a.m. Report of a runaway in the 700 block of Mill Creek Road in Mitchell
  • 12:03 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 11th Street
  • 12:19 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 5000 block of State Road 158
  • 12:22 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 1:08 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Elm Park Drive in Mitchell
  • 1:27 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Lincoln Road in Mitchell
  • 1:31 p.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department to report threats in the 200 block of 7th Street
  • 1:55 p.m. Warrant service at the Jail
  • 2:20 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Ramsey Ridge Road in Heltonville
  • 2:42 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 9th Street
  • 2:44 p.m. A child ran off again in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 2:55 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on State Road 37 at Stevens Lane in Mitchell
  • 3:02 p.m. Warrant service in the 30 block of Indian Street
  • 3:10 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 300 block of Hillcrest Way
  • 3:18 p.m. Drug investigation in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 4:13 p.m. Theft reported in the 1000 block of West Main Street at the Dollar General in Mitchell
  • 4:14 p.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department about a child custody dispute
  • 5:00 p.m. Countywide volunteer fire department radio test
  • 5:18 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 4000 block of Old Farm Road in Springville
  • 5:51 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at O Street
  • 5:56 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 8:21 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 4000 block of Port Williams Road in Mitchell
  • 8:23 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 100 block of Peerless Church Road
  • 8:54 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Elm Park Drive in Mitchell
  • 9:32 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 9:53 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Wesley Chapel Road in Mitchell
  • 10:07 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 10:51 p.m. Theft reported at the Jail
  • 10:55 p.m. Traffic stop on Burton Lane at Rabbitsville Road in Mitchell

Accidents – January 11

  • 8:53 a.m. Property damage accident reported in the 700 block of Lawrenceport Road in Mitchell
  • 12:42 p.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene in the 100 block of Pine Drive in Mitchell