Police Log: February 25, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – February 24

  • 11:36 a.m. Georg Rathburn, 65, Bedford, battery, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana

Incidents – February 24

  • 1:02 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Hawthorne Drive
  • 2:09 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of 16th Street at Hardee’s
  • 5:07 a.m. A parking problem was reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 7:05 a.m. School patrols at St. Vincent de Paul School
  • 7:09 a.m. Agency assistance requested at the Police Department
  • 7:31 a.m. Crossing guard detail on O Street at 16th Street
  • 10:05 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 500 block of 18th Street
  • 10:23 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 500 block of 16th Street
  • 10:38 a.m. Report of fraud in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 11:36 a.m. A battery was reported in the 2000 block of Industrial Park Drive. A man was detained
  • 1:37 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 2:01 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 2:26 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 2:28 p.m. School patrols at Lincoln Elementary
  • 2:41 p.m. Crossing guard detail on 16th Street at O Street
  • 3:28 p.m. Report of fraud in the 2000 block of John Williams Boulevard at Bedford Federal Savings Bank
  • 4:28 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of 18th Street
  • 4:31 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 5:12 p.m. Request for a welfare check at the Budget Inn on Mitchell Road
  • 6:22 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard at El Compadre Mexican Restaurant
  • 6:23 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at John Williams Boulevard
  • 6:58 p.m. Report of a wanted person in the 700 block of 27th Street
  • 7:03 p.m. 911 call investigation on State Road 37 at Dixie Highway
  • 7:43 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of M Street at the Rosemount Motel
  • 7:53 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Norton Lane
  • 8:11 p.m. Traffic stop on 15th Street at M Street
  • 8:18 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Central Avenue
  • 8:27 p.m. Traffic stop on 24th Street at H Street
  • 9:04 p.m. Traffic stop on Oolitic Road at Ike Underwood Lane
  • 9:09 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on 29th Street at Washington Avenue

Incidents – February 23

  • 9:15 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 10:39 p.m. Report of a possible suicidal person in the first block of Ludlow Drive
  • 11:26 p.m. Noise complaint reported in the 700 block of V Street

Accidents – February 24

  • 3:20 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported in the 3000 block of 16th Street at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – February 24

  • 12:00 a.m. James W. Crawford, 43, Mitchell, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old
  • 3:30 a.m. Noah J. Slinkard, 24, Bloomington, returned to court
  • 9:50 a.m. Steven R. Haste, 46, Mitchell, strangulation, domestic battery
  • 2:00 p.m. Williams F. Harrison, 46, Mitchell, wanted on a probation violation
  • 3:19 p.m. Tiara R. Thomas, 32, Bloomington, driving while driver’s license suspended with a prior conviction
  • 9:25 p.m. Heather M. Staggs, 45, Mitchell, battery causing bodily injury

Incidents – February 25

  • 12:22 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of Hoosier Avenue in Oolitic
  • 1:21 a.m. Report of threats in the 400 block of South 2nd Street in Mitchell
  • 1:29 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 2:14 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Erie Church Road
  • 4:17 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 4:35 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Old State Road 37
  • 4:49 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Main Street

Incidents – February 24

  • 7:40 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 8000 block of State Road 54 West
  • 8:12 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle on State Road 37 at West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 8:14 a.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 8:18 a.m. A controlled fire was reported on Hopewell Church Lane
  • 8:43 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 9:00 a.m. Traffic stop on Old State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 9:49 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of State Road 60 East in Mitchell
  • 9:53 a.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 9:54 a.m. A controlled fire was reported in the 500 block of Pete Pritchett Lane
  • 9:59 a.m. Traffic stop on 35th Street at Shawnee Drive South
  • 11:12 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 2000 block of Back Creek Road in Heltonville
  • 11:50 a.m. A controlled fire was reported on Blanton Road at Winegar Road in Mitchell
  • 12:32 p.m. Warrant service in the 1000 block of Tunnelton Bono Road in Mitchell
  • 12:54 p.m. Request for animal control in the 700 block of State Road 158
  • 1:54 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 100 block of Jefferson Street in Heltonville
  • 1:59 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 2:13 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 600 block of West 10th Street in Oolitic
  • 2:26 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Clinic Drive
  • 2:35 p.m. Traffic hazard reported on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 3:11 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 3:19 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Washboard Road
  • 3:21 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Old State Road 37
  • 3:41 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 6000 block of North County Road 100 West in Orleans
  • 3:47 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the first block of Dogwood Acres Lane
  • 3:51 p.m. Fraud reported in the 3000 block of Port Williams Road in Mitchell
  • 4:10 p.m. Warrant service in the 2000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 4:27 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 300 block of 18th Street
  • 4:31 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 4:35 p.m. A medical emergency was reported at Persimmon Park apartments
  • 4:39 p.m. Document service in the 4000 block of Old Farm Road in Springville
  • 4:41 p.m. Report of a disabled vehicle on 16th Street at O Street
  • 4:50 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling east on State Road 60 West at Fleenor Road in Mitchell
  • 5:08 p.m. A person was at the Mitchell Police Department seeking assistance
  • 5:13 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling west on State Road 158 at Fayetteville Coxton Road
  • 5:58 p.m. Report of a wildland fire in the 1000 block of Mill Creek Road in Mitchell
  • 6:03 p.m. Report of vandalism in the 400 block of North 5th Street in Mitchell
  • 6:03 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 1000 block of North Marion Street in Mitchell
  • 6:12 p.m. Juvenile problem reported in the 2000 block of Felknor Road in Mitchell
  • 6:26 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 7:04 p.m. Traffic stop in the 10000 block of US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 7:39 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 100 block of Dale Street in Mitchell
  • 7:50 p.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of State Road 37 at the Marathon station in Mitchell
  • 7:52 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Norton Lane
  • 8:19 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Central Avenue
  • 8:36 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 600 block of West Warren Street in Mitchell
  • 9:12 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at West Main Street in Mitchell
  • 9:45 p.m. Traffic stop on O Street at 16th Street
  • 9:59 p.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at West Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 10:31 p.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 100 block of East Grissom Avenue in Mitchell
  • 10:35 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Sunny Acres Drive
  • 11:22 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of Rariden Hill Road in Mitchell
  • 11:26 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on State Road 37 at Doc Hamilton Boulevard in Mitchell

Accidents – February 24

  • 7:47 a.m. Property damage accident reported on Louie Smith Road at Williams Road
  • 3:16 p.m. Property damage accident reported in the 100 block of North Lafayette Avenue
  • 3:21 p.m. Accident with possible injuries reported in the 3000 block of 16th Street at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center
  • 4:08 p.m. Property damage accident reported on State Road 37 at Pinewood Drive