Police Log: July 4, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Arrests- July 4

  • 1:14 a.m. Gabriel Keppel, 20, Solsberry, Minor consumption of alcohol, minor in possession of alcohol, OWI

Arrests- July 3

  • 10:26 p.m. Rachel Lematty, 42, Bedford, Wanted on a warrant

Incidents- July 4

  • 12:33 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and River Bluff Road
  • 12:57 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street
  • 1:00 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and John Williams Boulevard
  • 1:18 a.m. Officers were out with a subject at 13th and R Street
  • 1:27 a.m. Report of a fire in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 1:43 a.m. Utility problem reported on 16th Street

Incidents- July 3

  • 12:09 a.m. Traffic stop at 16th Street and Becky Skillman Way
  • 12:29 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and River Bluff Road
  • 12:44 a.m. Welfare check in the 800 block of R Street
  • 1:42 a.m. Agency assist in the 700 block of 16th Street
  • 2:05 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of 17th Street
  • 3:04 a.m. Welfare check in the 1000 block of 25th Street
  • 3:38 a.m. Report of a fire in the 1000 block of 3rd Street
  • 4:17 a.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 5:47 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of Clover Lane
  • 6:17 a.m. Animal problem in the 500 block of I Street
  • 8:14 a.m. Welfare check in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 9:57 a.m. Vandalism reported in the 2000 block of 35th Street
  • 10:43 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and Pump House Road
  • 10:47 a.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Hidden Acres Drive
  • 12:03 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S
  • 12:07 p.m. Tornado siren test
  • 12:41 p.m. Report of a fire at State Road 37 and Patrick Robbins Way
  • 12:58 p.m. Animal problem reported at 14th and L Street
  • 1:00 p.m. Report of offenses against children in the 1000 block of R Street
  • 1:10 p.m. Report of a fire in the 2000 block of Brock Lane
  • 1:33 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 2:03 p.m. Citizen assist in the 2000 block of Plaza Drive
  • 2:08 p.m. Utility problem reported at John Williams Boulevard and X Street
  • 2:10 p.m. Utility problem reported at State Road 37 and Patrick Robbins Way
  • 2:13 p.m. Property damage reported in the 3000 block of 16th Street
  • 2:16 p.m. Off-duty assist at John Williams Boulevard and X Street
  • 2:17 p.m. Property damage reported in the 1000 block of 19th Street
  • 2:47 p.m. Escort duty in the 3000 block of Kenny Simpson Lane
  • 3:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S
  • 3:48 p.m. Citizen dispute in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 4:56 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 5:17 p.m. Traffic hazard reported at 16th Street and Clinic Drive
  • 5:23 p.m. Welfare check in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 6:00 p.m. Trespassing reported in the 500 block of Southwood Drive
  • 6:03 p.m. Report of theft in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 6:23 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 2000 block of Clover Lane
  • 7:00 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of K Street
  • 7:25 p.m. Disabled motorist at 29th Street and State Road 37 N
  • 8:25 p.m. Traffic hazard reported at 16th Street and Plaza Drive
  • 8:48 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S
  • 9:19 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 300 block of 16th Street
  • 9:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 9:26 p.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of R Street
  • 9:29 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and 29th Street
  • 9:33 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 9:50 p.m. Citizen assist in the 1000 block of James Avenue
  • 10:09 p.m. Disabled motorist in the 10000 block of State Road 37
  • 10:59 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of R Street
  • 11:27 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and 39th Street
  • 11:39 p.m. Traffic stop in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 11:41 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 500 block of Bellback Road

Incidents- July 2

  • 9:30 p.m. Agency assist at State Road 37 N and 35th Street
  • 11:39 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 11:40 p.m. Domestic dispute in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue
  • 11:43 p.m. Report of a fire in the 2000 block of 30th Street

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests- July 3

  • 12:30 p.m. Derek Boone, 39, Bedford, Invasion of privacy
  • 5:25 p.m. Spencer Tanner, 25, Bedford, Theft, residential entry, burglary, battery against a public safety official, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury

Incidents- July 4

  • 12:12 a.m. Extra patrol on East Oolitic Road in Oolitic
  • 12:26 a.m. Extra patrol on Tunnelton Road in Bedford
  • 12:32 a.m. Fireworks violation at W Frank and S 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 12:33 a.m. Extra patrol in the 100 block of Tom Green Drive in Mitchell
  • 12:34 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 12:36 a.m. Report of a suicidal subject in the 400 block of E Frank Street in Mitchell
  • 12:59 a.m. Business check in the 9000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 1:06 a.m. Extra patrol on Glendale Way in Bedford
  • 1:08 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road in Mitchell
  • 1:09 a.m. Extra patrol in the 400 block of Wade Street in Mitchell
  • 1:12 a.m. Extra patrol on Dale Street in Mitchell
  • 1:21 a.m. Medical emergency at 13th and R Street in Bedford
  • 1:23 a.m. Business check in the 1000 block of Wesley Chapel Road in Mitchell
  • 1:43 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 50 W in Mitchell
  • 1:59 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and Mitchell Road in Bedford
  • 2:14 a.m. Warrant served in the 1000 block of Woodsferry Road in Mitchell
  • 2:54 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 50 W in Mitchell
  • 3:05 a.m. Business check in the 9000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 3:13 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 11000 block of State Road 50 W in Mitchell
  • 3:17 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Art Gallery Road in Mitchell
  • 3:27 a.m. Extra patrol at State Road 37 and State Road 50 in Mitchell
  • 3:30 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 50 in Mitchell
  • 3:35 a.m. Traffic stop in the 9000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 3:43 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Dixie Highway in Mitchell
  • 4:29 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 60 E and S 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 4:40 a.m. Business check in the 1000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 4:45 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and 39th Street in Bedford
  • 4:48 a.m. Traffic stop in the 3000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell

Incidents- July 3

  • 5:03 a.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 500 block of S 8th Street in Mitchell
  • 5:45 a.m. Lift assist in the 2000 block of Clover Lane in Bedford
  • 5:50 a.m. Medical emergency at Oolitic Road and Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 7:17 a.m. Traffic stop at Teke Burton Drive and W Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 7:31 a.m. Traffic stop at Teke Burton Drive and W Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 8:30 a.m. Traffic stop at W Main Street and Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 9:16 a.m. Traffic stop at S 6th and W Main Street in Mitchell
  • 9:22 a.m. Lift assist in the 200 block of Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 9:24 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street in Bedford
  • 9:32 a.m. Traffic stop at W Main and S 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 10:29 a.m. Traffic hazard in the 6000 block of Williams Road in Bedford
  • 10:30 a.m. Report of a repossession in the 50 block of Airy Hills Drive in Springville
  • 10:46 a.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of Hidden Acres Drive in Bedford
  • 11:35 a.m. Traffic stop at W Main and S 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 11:37 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of 34th Street in Bedford
  • 12:03 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S in Bedford
  • 12:30 p.m. Tornado siren test in Mitchell
  • 12:46 p.m. Medical emergency in the 200 block of Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic
  • 1:04 p.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of Elm Park Drive in Mitchell
  • 1:10 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of Spencer Pike Road in Springville
  • 1:34 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of I Street in Bedford
  • 1:37 p.m. Medical emergency in the 400 block of Deer Run Road in Mitchell
  • 1:58 p.m. Warrant served in the 200 block of W Hancock Avenue in Mitchell
  • 1:59 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 9000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 2:10 p.m. Traffic hazard in the 4000 block of Ridge Road in Bedford
  • 2:24 p.m. Traffic hazard in the 9000 block of State Road 58 E in Heltonville
  • 2:27 p.m. Traffic hazard in the 400 block of Brown Station Road in Bedford
  • 2:51 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Patton Hill Road in Bedford
  • 3:00 p.m. Lift assist in the 100 block of W Main Street in Mitchell
  • 3:23 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S in Bedford
  • 3:51 p.m. Medical emergency in the 7000 block of State Road 158 in Bedford
  • 4:25 p.m. Traffic hazard in the 5000 block of Hickory Grove Road in Heltonville
  • 4:26 p.m. Traffic stop in the 1000 block of W Main Street in Mitchell
  • 4:37 p.m. Structure fire reported in the first block of Ian’s Crossing in Bedford
  • 4:46 p.m. Traffic hazard in the 700 block of Shawswick Station Road in Bedford
  • 4:53 p.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of K Street in Bedford
  • 4:54 p.m. Medical emergency in the 300 block of Hillcrest Way in Bedford
  • 5:11 p.m. Traffic stop at W Main and N 3rd Street in Mitchell
  • 5:27 p.m. Traffic stop in the 200 block of Mill Creek Road in Mitchell
  • 5:34 p.m. Welfare check in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue in Bedford
  • 5:45 p.m. Traffic stop at N 3rd and W Oak Street in Mitchell
  • 6:07 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 900 block of Walnut Street in Oolitic
  • 6:08 p.m. Report of a fire in the 6000 block of Suddarth Lane in Mitchell
  • 6:24 p.m. A person was suffering from a psychological problem in the 2000 block of Clover Lane in Bedford
  • 6:57 p.m. Lift assist in the 1000 block of K Street in Bedford
  • 7:28 p.m. Juvenile problem reported in the 1000 block of S Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 8:16 p.m. Animal control requested in the 1000 block of Shell Pit Road in Mitchell
  • 8:32 p.m. Structure fire reported in the 1000 block of Art Gallery Road in Mitchell
  • 8:48 p.m. Medical emergency in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive S in Bedford
  • 8:50 p.m. Citizen assist in the 400 block of S 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 9:01 p.m. Report of an alcohol offense in the 2000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell
  • 9:18 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and State Road 60 E in Mitchell
  • 9:24 p.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of R Street in Bedford
  • 9:25 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of I Street in Bedford
  • 9:54 p.m. Citizen assist in the 200 block of N Meridian Road in Mitchell
  • 9:58 p.m. Medical emergency in the 50 block of TV Tower Road in Mitchell
  • 10:09 p.m. Animal control requested in the 8000 block of Williams Road in Williams
  • 10:11 p.m. Agency assist at State Road 37 and Dixie Highway in Mitchell
  • 10:41 p.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 N and John Williams Boulevard in Bedford
  • 10:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported in the 300 block of Dixon Chapel Road in Bedford
  • 10:59 p.m. Medical emergency in the 1000 block of R Street in Bedford
  • 10:59 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 1000 block of Yockey Road in Mitchell
  • 11:02 p.m. Erratic driver reported at Creek Lane and State Road 60 E in Mitchell
  • 11:15 p.m. Structure fire reported in the first block of Ian’s Crossing in Bedford
  • 11:30 p.m. Domestic dispute in the 600 block of W 9th Street in Oolitic
  • 11:38 p.m. Lift assist in the 300 block of Yockey Estates in Mitchell
  • 11:46 p.m. Alarm sounding in the 9000 block of State Road 37 in Mitchell

Accidents- July 3

  • 2:53 p.m. Slide off accident in the 3000 block of Peerless Road in Bedford
  • 3:40 p.m. Property damage accident in the 1000 block of State Road 50 E in Bedford