Police Log: July 24, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Incidents- July 23

  • 12:47 a.m. Civil dispute in the 1000 block of L Street
  • 1:52 a.m. Report of battery in the 1000 block of L Street
  • 4:58 a.m. Noise complaint in the 2000 block of V Street
  • 5:07 a.m. Parking problem in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 7:24 a.m. Welfare check in the 1000 block of 12th Street
  • 8:24 a.m. Traffic stop at John Williams Boulevard and R Street
  • 8:31 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th and Beech Street
  • 8:51 a.m. Welfare check in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive
  • 8:52 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th and O Street
  • 10:00 a.m. Utility problem reported in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 10:21 a.m. Report of a suicidal subject in the 1000 block of G Street
  • 10:40 a.m. Report of a fire in the 1000 block of 15th Street
  • 11:59 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 12:18 p.m. Disabled motorist at 16th Street and Becky Skillman Way
  • 12:50 p.m. Welfare check in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 1:24 p.m. Traffic hazard at 8th Street and Lincoln Avenue
  • 1:42 p.m. Escort duty at Ferguson Lee Funeral Home
  • 2:38 p.m. Traffic stop at 15th and I Street
  • 2:46 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way
  • 2:54 p.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Central Avenue
  • 3:35 p.m. Officers were out with a subject in the 1000 block of 15th Street
  • 3:43 p.m. Medical emergency at 10th Street and Lincoln Avenue
  • 4:07 p.m. Officers made an extra patrol at 18th and O Street
  • 4:13 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 4:40 p.m. Traffic stop at 34th Street and Washington Avenue
  • 6:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 11000 block of State Road 50 W
  • 6:55 p.m. Medical emergency in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 7:14 p.m. Agency assist in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 7:20 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 7:30 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Plaza Drive
  • 7:54 p.m. Traffic stop at 17th and M Street
  • 8:10 p.m. Traffic stop at 15th and L Street
  • 8:22 p.m. Welfare check in the 600 block of Riley Boulevard

Incidents- June 22

  • 9:32 p.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of 16th Street

Accidents- June 23

  • 2:53 p.m. Property damage accident in the 700 block of 16th Street
  • 4:03 p.m. Property damage accident at 5th Street and State Road 37
  • 5:10 p.m. Accident with possible injuries at John Williams Boulevard and X Street

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests- July 23

  • 11:00 a.m. John Hackler, 67, Oolitic, Invasion of privacy
  • 8:10 p.m. Jeffrey Porter, 54, Mitchell, Failure to appear

Incidents- July 24

  • 12:05 a.m. Citizen assist in the 500 block of S 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 12:07 a.m. Erratic driver reported at State Road 37 N and State Road 54 W in Bedford
  • 2:38 a.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the 400 block of Rabbitsville Road in Mitchell
  • 2:41 a.m. Officers made an extra patrol on Dale Street in Mitchell
  • 2:46 a.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the 40 block of Lakeside Estates in Mitchell
  • 2:50 a.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the 400 block of Wade Street in Mitchell
  • 3:39 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of GM Drive in Bedford
  • 3:49 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Oak Street in Mitchell

Incidents- July 23

  • 6:36 a.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Tunnelton Road in Bedford
  • 8:50 a.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of Brock Lane in Bedford
  • 8:58 a.m. Information report taken in the 600 block of High Street in Shoals
  • 10:07 a.m. Medical emergency in the 100 block of Grissom Road in Bedford
  • 10:11 a.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of K Street in Bedford
  • 10:14 a.m. A missing person was reported to the Mitchell Police Department
  • 10:25 a.m. Report of a suicidal subject in the 1000 block of G Street in Bedford
  • 10:33 a.m. Report of a runaway juvenile in the 100 block of Heartland Street in Bedford
  • 11:00 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 40 block of Water Street in Mitchell
  • 11:46 a.m. Animal control requested in the 1000 block of Judah Logan Road in Bedford
  • 11:59 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of 16th Street in Bedford
  • 12:03 p.m. Medical emergency in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 12:37 p.m. Medical emergency in the 7000 block of State Road 158 in Bedford
  • 2:04 p.m. Medical emergency in the 600 block of S 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 2:24 p.m. Warrant served in the 400 block of Earl Road in Mitchell
  • 3:00 p.m. Information report taken in the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue in Bedford
  • 3:05 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Rariden Hill in Mitchell
  • 3:26 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Stevnes Lane in Mitchell
  • 3:40 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 60 E in Mitchell
  • 3:43 p.m. Lift assist at Lincoln Avenue and 10th Street in Bedford
  • 4:06 p.m. Theft reported in the 500 block of Stevens Lane in Mitchell
  • 4:11 p.m. Traffic stop in the 600 block of 16th Street in Bedford
  • 4:14 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of James Avenue in Bedford
  • 4:44 p.m. Traffic stop at W Hancock Avenue and Carter Street in Mitchell
  • 4:49 p.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 5:08 p.m. Traffic stop at S 8th and W Main Street in Mitchell
  • 5:10 p.m. Traffic stop on Hel Mar Drive
  • 5:20 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and Patton Hill Road in Bedford
  • 5:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 11000 block of State Road 50 W in Mitchell
  • 5:26 p.m. Officers were out with a subject at W Main and 10th Street in Mitchell
  • 5:41 p.m. Medical emergency in the 5000 block of State Road 158 in Bedford
  • 6:30 p.m. Animal control requested in the 100 block of Sadie Lane in Bedford
  • 6:55 p.m. Medical emergency in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road in Bedford
  • 7:12 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of James Avenue in Bedford
  • 7:23 p.m. Lift assist in the 800 block of W Frank Street in Mitchell
  • 7:30 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Plaza Drive in Bedford
  • 7:31 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and John Williams Boulevard in Bedford
  • 7:42 p.m. Domestic dispute in the 2000 block of Felknor Road in Mitchell
  • 8:55 p.m. Juvenile problem reported in the 70 block of Hickory Heights Drive in Bedford
  • 9:47 p.m. Traffic stop at W Main and N 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 9:48 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60 E and S Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 9:54 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of W Main Street in Mitchell
  • 9:57 p.m. Information report taken at the Sheriff’s Department in Bedford
  • 10:05 p.m. Medical emergency in the 400 block of S Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 10:08 p.m. Traffic stop at Lafayette Avenue and E Oolitic Road in Oolitic
  • 10:30 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and Main Street in Mitchell
  • 10:45 p.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 11:16 p.m. Suspicious person reported in the 600 block of S 8th Street in Mitchell
  • 11:34 p.m. Suspicious person reported at State Road 37 and Stevens Lane in Mitchell
  • 11:59 p.m. Traffic stop in the 40 block of Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell

Accidents- July 24

  • 3:52 a.m. Property damage accident in the 100 block of Oolitic Road in Bedford

Accidents- July 23

  • 5:10 p.m. Accident with possible injuries at John Williams Boulevard and X Street in Bedford
  • 9:20 p.m. Property damage accident in the 200 block of W Hancock Avenue in Mitchell