Police Log: April 8, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – April 7

  • 8:19 p.m. Hannah N. Stephenson, 39, Orleans, public intoxication, disorderly conduct

Incidents – April 7

  • 12:52 a.m. An alarm was sounding in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road. It was a false alarm
  • 5:23 a.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 6:21 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of L Street
  • 7:01 a.m. School patrols at St. Vincent de Paul School
  • 8:08 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street at K Street
  • 9:52 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of 16th Street
  • 10:25 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 700 block of 25th Street
  • 10:29 a.m. Traffic stop on 25th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 10:40 a.m. Traffic stop on 25th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 10:55 a.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at T Street. A citation was issued for speeding
  • 11:23 a.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at SandPit Road
  • 11:32 a.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at 32nd Street
  • 11:37 a.m. Agency assistance requested in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 12:38 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at O Street
  • 12:41 p.m. An information report was taken on Shawnee Drive
  • 12:48 p.m. Traffic stop on 32nd Street at Mitchell Road
  • 12:57 p.m. Traffic stop on 25th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 12:58 p.m. Traffic stop on 32nd Street at Mitchell Road
  • 1:06 p.m. Traffic stop on SandPit Road at Mitchell Road
  • 1:10 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at O Street
  • 1:11 p.m. Vandalism was reported in the 800 block of 15th Street
  • 1:18 p.m. Traffic stop on Mitchell Road at SandPit Road
  • 1:23 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Poplar Street
  • 1:33 p.m. Traffic stop on 23rd Street at M Street
  • 1:34 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Poplar Street
  • 1:47 p.m. Traffic stop on 32nd Street at Mitchell Road
  • 1:51 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Windwood Drive
  • 1:54 p.m. Traffic stop on 30th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 2:03 p.m. Traffic stop on 30th Street at Mitchell Road. A citation was issued for a seatbelt violation
  • 2:15 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 2:21 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at Limestone Drive
  • 2:27 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:50 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 3:10 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Brian Lane Way
  • 3:26 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Poplar Street
  • 3:35 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Poplar Street
  • 3:54 p.m. Officers were out with a vehicle at Murray Park
  • 3:44 p.m. Battery reported on 16th Street at P Street
  • 4:26 p.m. Traffic stop on 30th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 5:00 p.m. Repossession reported in the 300 block of L Street
  • 5:22 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 2000 block of 28th Street
  • 5:39 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at C Street
  • 5:57 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at R Street
  • 6:05 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at O Street
  • 6:11 p.m. Harassment reported in the 3000 block of Washington Avenue
  • 6:15 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 6:24 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 6:24 p.m. Repossession reported in the 1000 block of 10th Street
  • 6:37 p.m. Report of a juvenile problem in the 1000 block of 13th Street
  • 6:49 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 7:20 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at Beech Street
  • 7:32 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 7:45 p.m. A traffic hazard was reported on State Road 37 at 5th Street
  • 7:48 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at R Street
  • 8:17 p.m. Traffic stop in the 20 block of Lincoln Avenue at Knucklehead Bend Market
  • 8:19 p.m. Request for a welfare check on 16th and R Street. A woman was detained
  • 8:21 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at Lincoln Avenue
  • 8:30 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at U Street
  • 8:43 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road
  • 8:43 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard and X Street
  • 9:07 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Edgewood Drive

Incidents – April 6

  • 10:20 p.m. A person was at the Police Department to report threats in the 1000 block of 2nd Street
  • 11:13 p.m. Report of a juvenile problem at Lincoln Elementary
  • 11:47 a.m. Request for a welfare check on Mitchell Road at 26th Street
  • 11:57 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street

Accidents – April 7

  • 4:16 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on Williams Park Drive. A driver was issued a summons for driving while suspended with a prior conviction

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – April 7

  • 12:25 p.m. Robert W. Ping, 46, Mitchell, wanted on a probation violation
  • 2:45 p.m. Gavin S. Pruett, 23, Bedford, leaving the scene of an accident

Incidents – April 8

  • 12:04 a.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 2000 block of Old State Road 37
  • 1:07 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 1000 block of West Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 2:12 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Camelot Court in Mitchell
  • 2:12 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 200 block of Williams Dam Road in Williams
  • 2:18 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 100 block of Marshall Drive
  • 2:58 a.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of State Road 37 at the Shell station in Mitchell
  • 3:48 a.m. Report of a person suffering a psychological issue in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 4:24 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 100 block of North 13th Street in Mitchell

Incidents – April 7

  • 6:21 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of L Street
  • 7:03 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 300 block of Main Street in Oolitic
  • 7:10 a.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on State Road 37 at US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 7:22 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of West Brook Street in Mitchell
  • 7:27 a.m. Report of a controlled fire in the 1000 block of Standish Steel Road
  • 7:37 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 3000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 8:34 a.m. Transport detail to Madison State Hospital
  • 9:21 a.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of Old State Road 37
  • 9:34 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 4000 block of Stumphole Bridge Road in Mitchell
  • 9:41 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Hollace Chastain Road in Mitchell
  • 9:53 a.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 11:29 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 and Mitchell Road
  • 11:31 a.m. Traffic stop in the 300 block of Main Street in Oolitic
  • 12:08 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 12:32 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 300 block of George Johnson Road
  • 12:56 p.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 1:08 p.m. Report of vandalism at the Jail
  • 1:11 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at State Road 37
  • 1:17 p.m. Request for animal control in the 1000 block of Rariden Hill Road in Mitchell
  • 1:50 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Windwood Drive
  • 2:02 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 3000 block of Pinhook Road
  • 2:27 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 700 block of Woodsferry Road in Mitchell
  • 2:32 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 1000 block of West Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 2:47 p.m. Citizen dispute reported in the 400 block of South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 2:56 pp.m. A person was suffering from a psychological issue in the 100 block of Teke Burton Drive
  • 3:11 p.m. An information report was taken in the 100 block of Brick Street in Springville
  • 3:22 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 100 block of Teddy Bird Lane
  • 3:45 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 900 block of Lawrence Street in Mitchell
  • 3:49 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 400 block of W Street
  • 4:07 p.m. Fire alarm sounded in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 4:16 p.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department to report a theft in the 100 block of Brick Street in Springville
  • 4:20 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 6000 block of State Road 60 West in Mitchell
  • 4:24 p.m. Report of trespassing in the 10000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 4:53 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 400 block of Brown Station Road
  • 5:34 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 2000 block of State Road 60 East in Mitchell
  • 5:48 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on State Road 37 at Dixie Highway
  • 6:01 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 and Oak Circle Drive
  • 6:12 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Oak Circle Drive
  • 4:16 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 100 block of Denson Street
  • 6:41 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of Vista Drive in Oolitic
  • 6:50 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 500 block of South 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 6:58 p.m. Report of a controlled fire in the 3000 block of US 50 East
  • 7:00 p.m. Report of a juvenile problem reported in the 2000 block of Felknor Road in Mitchell
  • 7:33 p.m. Request for animal control in the 4000 Leesville Road
  • 8:36 p.m. A person suffered a psychological issue in the 200 block of Mounce Road in Mitchell
  • 8:36 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on State Road 37 at Wesley Chapel Road in Mitchell
  • 8:48 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling west on State Road 54 West at Red Hill Addition in Springville
  • 9:24 p.m. Traffic stop in the 6000 block of River Road
  • 9:26 p.m. An electrical hazard was reported in the 3000 block of Peerless Road
  • 9:46 p.m. 911 call investigation on SandPit Road at South I Street
  • 10:14 p.m. EMS was placed on standby at the Orange County line
  • 10:32 p.m. Traffic stop on North Meridian Road at East Warren Street in Mitchell
  • 10:57 p.m. 911 call hang-up investigation on Maple Run Estates Boulevard at Maple Run Court in Springville
  • 11:37 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of State Road 60 East in Mitchell

Accidents – April 7

  • 3:16 p.m. Property damage accident reported in the 2000 block of GilGal Road in Heltonville
  • 4:15 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 7:18 p.m. Property damage accident in the 1000 block of Sherwood Drive in Mitchell