Police Log: August 27, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Incidents – August 26

  • 12:35 a.m. Agency assistance requested on State Road 37 at 5th Street
  • 3:27 a.m. Traffic stop on 28th Street at U Street
  • 3:39 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 5:23 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Illinois Street
  • 5:27 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Shandell Drive
  • 5:43 a.m. A parking problem was reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 6:59 a.m. School patrols at St. Vincent de Paul School
  • 8:16 a.m. Request for animal control on M Street at Walnut Street
  • 9:28 a.m. Traffic stop on 17th Street at M Street
  • 9:41 a.m. Traffic stop on Sandpit Road at Mitchell Road
  • 9:41 a.m. Repossession in the 1000 block of 13th Street
  • 9:47 a.m. Traffic stop on 24th Street at M Street
  • 9:57 a.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at O Street
  • 10:16 a.m. Traffic stop on 24th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 10:19 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the1000 block of K Street
  • 10:32 a.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of 16th Street at Superior Auto
  • 11:15 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 800 block of R Street
  • 11:20 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on 8th Street
  • 11:34 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at 16th Street
  • 11:50 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 11:52 a.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at Bellback Road
  • 12:06 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on 16th Street
  • 12:15 p.m Report of an unwanted person in the 1000 block of H Street at the post office
  • 12:16 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at K Street
  • 12:32 p.m. Traffic stop on16th Street at O Street
  • 12:46 p.m. Traffic stop on 28th Street at Q Street
  • 12:49 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of James Avenue at Shoe Sensation
  • 12:57 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at M Street
  • 1:01 p.m. Street blocked on Bailey Scales Road
  • 1:18 p.m. Traffic stop on 24th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 1:20 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 4th Street
  • 1:36 p.m. Request for an officer in the 200 block of N Street
  • 1:46 p.m. School patrols at Parkview Primary
  • 2:05 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 2:15 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Steven Avenue
  • 2:19 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 800 block of R Street
  • 3:13 p.m. Traffic stop on 5th Street at N Street
  • 3:19 p.m. Traffic stop on 13th Street at J Street
  • 3:28 p.m. Traffic stop on 4th Street at N Street
  • 3:42 p.m. Traffic stop on 4th Street at M Street
  • 3:57 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of 37th Street
  • 4:50 p.m. Fraud reported in the 500 block of J Street
  • 5:03 p.m. Report of a protective order violation at Beech Grove Cemetery
  • 5:45 p.m. Traffic stop on 11th Street at R Street
  • 6:42 p.m An alarm sounded in the 2000 block of Smile Lane at Fancy Boutique
  • 7:13 p.m. Property damage reported in the 100 block of Heltonville Road
  • 7:19 p.m. Fire reported in the 1000 block of James Avenue at Goodwill
  • 7:36 p.m Property damage reported in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 7:36 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 8:20 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at P Street
  • 9:27 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at 39th Street
  • 9:28 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on 5th Street at Q Street
  • 9:38 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 3000 block of 16th Street at McAlister’s
  • 9:40 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on 4th Street at S Street
  • 10:37 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on 16th Street

Incidents – August 25

  • 9:52 p.m. Report of a dispute in the 1000 block of Beech Street
  • 10:16 p.m. Report of a suspicious person on Oolitic Road at Ike Underwood Lane
  • 10:43 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Norton Lane

Accidents – August 25

  • 7:17 a.m. Property damage accident reported in the 200 block of White Lane
  • 5:29 p.m. Property damage accident reported on Heltonville Road at Shandell Drive

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – August 26

  • 10:05 a.m. Riley B. Gridley, 19, Bedford, resisting law enforcement, operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, with a prior conviction
  • 12:40 p.m. Shawn E. Hays, 56, Bedford, returned to court
  • 10:00 p.m. Charlotte R. Butler, 25, Springville, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, OWI with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or greater

Incidents – August 27

  • 12:53 a.m. Officers made extra patrols in the 500 block of West Oak Street in Mitchell
  • 1:01 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 900 block of Walker Addition in Mitchell
  • 1:35 a.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 500 block of Gas Line Road
  • 2:09 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Dale Street in Mitchell
  • 2:20 a.m. Officers made extra patrols in Lakeside Estates in Mitchell
  • 2:26 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Blue Bird Lane in Mitchell
  • 3:10 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Southwood Drive
  • 3:26 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 100 block of Briar Avenue
  • 3:37 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 500 block of South 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 4:43 a.m. Traffic hazard reported in the 2000 block of Clark Smith Road in Mitchell

Incidents – August 26

  • 5:23 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 3000 block of Illinois Street
  • 5:26 a.m. Lift assistance requested in the 200 block of Shandell Drive
  • 5:27 a.m. Traffic stop on US 50 West at Grandma Brown Road in Mitchell
  • 5:46 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 300 block of East 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 6:26 a.m. Report of a disabled vehicle in the 8000 block of State Road 54 West
  • 7:08 a.m. Transport detail to Richmond State Hospital
  • 7:26 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Trogdon Lane
  • 7:33 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 100 block of Rainmaker Street
  • 8:16 a.m. Traffic hazard reported on State Road 54 West at Cobb Lane in Springville
  • 8:26 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Brick Street in Springville
  • 8:41 a.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 9:16 a.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 500 block of Stars Boulevard
  • 9:30 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive
  • 10:02 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 100 block of South 1st Street in Paoli. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 10:18 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 10:29 a.m. Report of a battery in the 800 block of Peerless Road
  • 11:37 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 40 block of Farmer Street
  • 11:40 a.m. Citizen assistance requested on State Road 37 at State Road 60 East in Mitchell
  • 11:49 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 11:55 a.m. A body was found in the 40 block of Farmer Street
  • 12:13 p.m. Fire alarm sounded in the 1000 block of Teke Burton Drive at Hatfield Elementary in Mitchell
  • 12:41 p.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 12:59 p.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 1:04 p.m. A person was bitten by an animal in the 400 block of South 7th Street in Mitchell
  • 1:20 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 4th Street
  • 1:24 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 7000 block of State Road 58 East in Heltonville
  • 1:44 p.m. Report of vandalism in the 400 block of East Boyd Lane
  • 1:52 p.m. Officers made extra patrols in Springville
  • 1:56 p.m. 911 call investigation in Bloomington. Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 2:00 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 100 block of Sasser Drive
  • 2:05 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 2:15 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Steven Avenue
  • 2:30 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on State Road 37 at US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 2:35 p.m. Report of a parking problem in the 1000 block of Teke Burton Drive at Hatfield Elementary in Mitchell
  • 2:49 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 300 block of East 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 3:07 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north in the 6000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 3:53 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of North 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 3:55 p.m. Request for animal control in the 70 block of Trodgon Lane
  • 3:55 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 6000 block of State Road 158
  • 3:57 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of 37th Street
  • 3:59 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 8000 block of East Oolitic Road
  • 4:16 p.m. Citizen assistance was requested in the 3000 block of Coveyville Road in Heltonville
  • 4:27 p.m. An information report was taken in the 3000 block of Dixie Highway in Mitchell
  • 4:43 p.m. An information report was taken in the 300 block of Springville Judah Road in Springville
  • 4:46 p.m. Report of a burglary in the 2000 block of Popcorn Road at the Popcorn Christian Church in Springville
  • 5:32 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on State Road 37 at Old State Road 37
  • 5:45 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on State Road 37 at Patton Hill Road
  • 5:59 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 600 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 6:11 p.m. Request for animal control in the 200 block of East Grissom Avenue in Mitchell
  • 6:54 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of Palestine Road
  • 6:58 p.m. Report of a repossession in the 100 block of 5th Street in Oolitic
  • 7:11 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling west on US 50 East at Norman Road
  • 7:23 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 7:25 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 400 block of East Boyd Lane
  • 7:30 p.m. Request for animal control in the 4000 block of Port Williams Road in Mitchell
  • 7:36 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 8:12 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling west on US 50 West at Port Williams Road in Mitchell
  • 8:28 p.m. Report of threats in the 1000 block of Camelot Court Avenue in Mitchell
  • 8:53 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 300 block of Ozee Farm Road
  • 9:02 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of South 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 9:34 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 600 block of South 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 9:39 p.m. Officers made a business check in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 10:04 p.m. Transport detail to IU Health Bloomington Behavioral Unit in Bloomington
  • 10:06 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on Spencer Pike Road at Popcorn Road in Springville
  • 10:37 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 400 block of Wade Street in Mitchell
  • 11:17 p.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 2000 block of Spencer Pike Road in Springville
  • 11:54 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 300 block of East Oolitic Road

Accidents – August 25

  • 3:11 p.m. Property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene in the 3000 block of Lawrenceport Road in Mitchell
  • 6:13 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on Heltonville Road at Shandell Drive
  • 6:22 p.m. Accident with possible injuries on Fort Ritner Road at Russell Lane
  • 10:13 p.m. Accident with possible injuries on State Road 60 West at West Main Street in Mitchell