Police Log: September 8, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – September 7

  • 11:22 p.m. Cayden J. Thomas, 22, Bedford, operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Incidents – September 8

  • 12:37 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of I Street

Incidents – September 7

  • 4:36 a.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 5:09 a.m. Traffic hazard reported on 16th Street at N Street
  • 6:23 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road at Hoosier Hills Motel
  • 6:33 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 7:00 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Summit Lane
  • 7:09 a.m. Theft reported in the 800 block of 17th Street
  • 8:14 a.m. Theft reported in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 10:18 a.m. Traffic hazard reported on James Avenue at John Williams Boulevard
  • 11:46 a.m. Report of harassment in the 500 block of R Street
  • 12:14 p.m. Request for animal control in the 2000 block of J Street
  • 1:37 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 1:46 p.m. An information report was taken in the 1000 block of 13th Street
  • 1:55 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 at 16th Street
  • 2:03 p.m. Traffic stop on 28th Street at Mitchell Road
  • 2:30 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Dr South
  • 3:06 p.m. Traffic stop on 25th Street at P Street
  • 3:22 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 3:48 p.m. Traffic stop on 22nd Street at M Street
  • 4:18 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Patrick Robbins Way
  • 4:24 p.m. Request for an officer in the 400 block of Boyd Lane
  • 4:53 p.m. 911 call investigation on 15th Street at E Street
  • 5:11 p.m. Off-duty assistance requested on State Road 37 at Williams Lane in Mitchell
  • 5:28 p.m. 911 call investigation on 15th Street at E Street
  • 5:39 p.m. Report of a child custody dispute in the 700 block of P Street
  • 5:57 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 at Dixie Highway
  • 6:18 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of O Street
  • 6:45 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 6:57 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of Eastwood Drive
  • 7:08 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 7:30 p.m. Traffic stop on 15th Street at L Street
  • 7:59 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 2000 block of V Street
  • 8:04 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Mitchell Road
  • 9:12 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 9:35 p.m. A person was at the Police Department to report harassment in the 1000 block of 27th Street
  • 9:41 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of 8th Street at Stalker Apartments
  • 10:23 p.m. Report of a runaway juvenile on 26th Street at H Street
  • 11:22 p.m. Traffic stop on Ludlow Drive. A man was detained

Accidents – September 8

  • 2:08 p.m. A person was at the Police Department to report a property damage accident with a vehicle leaving the scene at Walmart
  • 7:54 p.m. Property damage accident reported in the 3000 block of 16th Street in the former Big Lot parking lot

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – September 7

  • 12:31 p.m. Jennifer L. Wheeler, 46, Mitchell, child neglect, neglect of an animal
  • 12:31 p.m. Ricky L. Whitaker Jr., 44, Mitchell, child neglect, neglect of an animal
  • 8:48 p.m. Ricky L. Edwards, 59, Mitchell, pointing a firearm, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness

Incidents – September 8

  • 12:46 a.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 400 block of South 7th Street in Mitchell
  • 2:34 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 3000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 3:03 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 40 block of Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 4:28 a.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 70 block of Norman Road in Heltonville
  • 4:42 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 4:46 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 4:50 a.m. Officers made a business check in the 1000 block of Wilkens Way in Mitchell

Incidents – September 7

  • 5:48 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Pinewood Drive
  • 6:23 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road at Roots Motel
  • 6:32 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 6:52 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of State Road 37
  • 7:00 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Summit Lane
  • 7:54 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of West Main Street in Mitchell at Ben Franklin Ace Hardware
  • 8:01 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 600 block of West Warren Street in Mitchell
  • 8:18 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of West Main Street at the Dollar Tree in Mitchell
  • 8:23 a.m. Citizen assistance requested at IU Health Bedford Hospital on 16th Street
  • 8:54 a.m. Request for animal control in the 200 block of Eagleview Drive in Mitchell
  • 9:36 a.m. Report of a theft at the Marathon station in the 3000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 9:58 a.m. Follow-up investigation in the 100 block of Odea Court in Mitchell
  • 10:16 a.m. Follow-up investigation at Casey’s General Store in the 100 block of 7th Street in Oolitic
  • 10:16 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Old State Road 37 at State Road 37
  • 10:36 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 700 block of Crystal Court Drive in Springville
  • 11:30 a.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Community Drive
  • 12:22 p.m. Report of trespassing in the 6000 block of River Road
  • 12:22 p.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance in the 1000 block of Coxton Road
  • 12:31 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 12:37 p.m. Traffic stop on River Road at Fort Ritner Road
  • 12:53 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of Valley Mission Road
  • 1:24 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 17000 block of Belcher Lane
  • 1:26 p.m. Report of a lockout in the 100 block of The Woods
  • 1:37 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 1:54 p.m. Request for animal control on Dale Street in Mitchell
  • 1:54 p.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 5000 block of Erie Church Road
  • 2:06 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 1000 block of State Road 446
  • 2:29 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 2:42 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of McDowell Lane in Springville
  • 3:15 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 20 block of Northside Village in Mitchell
  • 3:20 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive
  • 3:33 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Rariden Hill Road in Mitchell
  • 3:56 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on Rabbitsville Road in Mitchell
  • 4:15 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at State Road 60 East in Mitchell
  • 4:24 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on Patton Hill Road at State Road 37
  • 5:07 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of South Teddy Bird Lane
  • 5:33 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 7000 block of North County Road 475 East
  • 5:37 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Woods Lane in Mitchell
  • 5:46 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on Yockey Road in Mitchell
  • 5:55 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling east on US 50 East at Leatherwood Creek Estates
  • 6:03 p.m. Fraud reported in the 6000 block of Suddarth Lane in Mitchell
  • 6:16 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 700 block of Mill Creek Road in Mitchell
  • 6:23 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 70 block of Woodcliff Way
  • 6:57 p.m. Lift assistance requested in the 300 block of Eastwood Drive
  • 7:31 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 600 block of South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 7:52 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Washboard Road
  • 7:59 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of State Road 37 at McDonald’s in Mitchell
  • 8:05 p.m. Follow-up investigation in the 700 block of Curry Street in Mitchell
  • 8:07 p.m. Report a child had run off again in the 1000 block of South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 8:31 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 60 East at South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 8:31 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Palestine Road
  • 8:47 p.m. Traffic stop on West Brook Street at North 11th Street in Mitchell
  • 8:48 p.m. Report of unsafe shooting in the 100 block of Sonny Dorsett Road in Mitchell
  • 8:48 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 300 block of 3rd Street in Oolitic
  • 9:07 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 60 East at South 2nd Street in Mitchell
  • 9:08 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Dixie Highway in Mitchell
  • 9:11 p.m. Lift assistance requested in the 300 block of L Street
  • 9:19 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 60 East at South Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 9:20 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on State Road 37 at Rariden Hill Road in Mitchell
  • 9:28 p.m. Traffic stop at Arby’s on State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 9:43 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Dillion Road in Mitchell
  • 9:48 p.m. Report of a juvenile problem in the 900 block of Orchard Street in Mitchell
  • 10:03 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 60 West at Sonny Dorsett Road in Mitchell
  • 11:29 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 11:58 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Dale Street in Mitchell

Accidents – September 8

  • 5:21 a.m. Property damage accident reported in the 8000 block of US 50 East
  • 5:11 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on State Road 37 at Trogdon Lane