Police Log: August 20, 2026

Bedford Police Department

Arrests – August 19

  • 12:45 p.m. Geneva N. Cooper, 24, Bedford, battery causing bodily injury

Incidents – August 19

  • 12:50 a.m. 911 investigation in the 2000 block of Sanders Lane
  • 12:57 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Illinois Street
  • 5:30 a.m. Parking problem reported in the 2000 block of 16th Street
  • 6:45 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Westwood Drive
  • 7:03 a.m. School patrol at St. Vincent de Paul School
  • 7:50 a.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at M Street
  • 7:54 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road at Hoosier Hills Motel
  • 7:56 a.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Q Street
  • 8:27 a.m. A message was delivered in the 700 block of I Street
  • 9:31 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 9:49 a.m. Report of a suspicious person at Great Clips in the 3000 block of John Williams Boulevard
  • 10:24 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle on18th Street at N Street
  • 10:54 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 11:07 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of M Street
  • 12:03 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Norton Lane
  • 12:16 p.m. Transport detail to the 1000 block of I Street
  • 1:08 p.m. Report of a utility problem in the 1000 block of 23rd Street
  • 1:09 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 1:46 p.m. 911 call investigation on State Road 37 at Dixie Highway. The Sheriff’s Department was alerted
  • 2:31 p.m. School patrol at Parkview Primary
  • 2:42 p.m. Agency assistance requested on State Road 37 at 16th Street
  • 2:55 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 3:14 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 3:35 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Hoosier Avenue in Oolitic
  • 3:45 p.m. Found property located in the 2000 block of H Street at Dutchtown Laundry
  • 3:51 p.m. Fire reported on Breckenridge Road at North Madison Street
  • 4:30 p.m. Property damage reported in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 4:51 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in the 600 block of 16th Street at the former Rulers Food Store
  • 5:10 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 5:55 p.m. An information report was taken in the 200 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 6:19 p.m. A missing person was reported in the 600 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 6:22 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 1000 block of I Street
  • 7:50 p.m. Officers made extra patrols on Patton Hill Road and State Road 37
  • 7:58 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of 18th Street at Green Hill Cemetery

Incidents – August 18

  • 9:15 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at X Street
  • 9:15 p.m. Report of trespassing in the 1000 block of 6th Street
  • 9:16 p.m. 911 call investigation in the first block of Ludlow Drive
  • 9:21 p.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at U Street
  • 10:06 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at James Avenue
  • 10:48 p.m. Traffic stop on 16th Street at Clinic Drive
  • 11:09 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 2000 block of Norton Lane at Majestic Care
  • 11:43 p.m. Report of an unwanted person in the 1000 block of 17th Street

Accidents – August 19

  • 3:30 p.m. Property damage accident reported on 14th Street at H Street
  • 4:41 p.m. Property damage accident reported in the 3000 block of Revers Food & Fuel
  • 7:21 p.m. Property damage accident reported on 15th Street at K Street

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

Arrests – August 20

  • 1:25 a.m. Nicole A. Gilstrap, 43, Bedford, wanted on a probation violation

Arrests – August 19

  • 11:35 a.m. Samantha L. Cunningham, 21, Bedford, wanted on a probation violation
  • 1:20 p.m. Steven R. Thorp, 59, Williams, two counts of dealing meth
  • 4:36 p.m. Donald R. Williams, 43, Louisville, wanted on a probation violation

Incidents – August 20

  • 12:50 a.m. EMS was placed on standby at Orange County Line
  • 12:58 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 500 block of Stillman Street in Mitchell
  • 1:34 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of South Leatherwood Road
  • 1:45 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Illinois Street
  • 2:04 a.m. Officers made extra patrol on Blue Bird Lane in Mitchell
  • 3:24 a.m. Officers made extra patrol on Lawrence Street in Mitchell
  • 3:29 a.m. Officers made extra patrol on HelMar Drive in Mitchell
  • 4:18 a.m. Traffic hazard reported on Old State Road 37 and Washboard Road

Incidents – August 19

  • 5:47 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 400 block of Tarry Park Road in Mitchell
  • 5:48 a.m. Traffic stop in the 8000 block of State Road 37 at the Dollar General store in Mitchell
  • 5:54 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at State Road 54 West
  • 6:02 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at 39th Street
  • 6:44 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Westwood Drive
  • 7:00 a.m. A repossession was reported in the 100 block of HelMar Drive in Mitchell
  • 7:49 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 200 block of North 4th Street in Mitchell
  • 7:52 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 4000 block of Mitchell Road
  • 7:59 a.m. School patrols at LCIS
  • 8:19 a.m. Traffic stop on John Williams Boulevard at State Road 37
  • 8:24 a.m. Traffic stop on 5th Street at State Road 37
  • 8:29 a.m. Transport detail to Courthouse Plaza
  • 8:31 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 60 block of Mason Street
  • 8:51 a.m. Transport detail to Jennings County
  • 8:57 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at Old State Road 37
  • 9:23 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on State Road 37 at Old State Road 37
  • 9:31 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 18th Street
  • 9:53 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Old State Road 37 at Hopkins Cemetery
  • 9:53 a.m. Report of shots fired in the 200 block of Treslar Street
  • 10:08 a.m. An information report was taken in the 8000 block of State Road 60 West in Mitchell
  • 10:10 a.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on State Road 37 at Ingram Road
  • 10:12 a.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 500 block of South 10th Street in Mitchell
  • 10:27 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of Popcorn Road in Springville
  • 10:39 a.m. Traffic stop on State Road 37 at State Road 54 West
  • 10:54 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 200 block of Riley Boulevard
  • 11:07 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of M Street
  • 11:14 a.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling north on State Road 37 at 5th Street
  • 11:16 a.m. 911 call investigation in the 1000 block of State Road 158
  • 11:18 a.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance in the 400 block of South Meridian Road
  • 12:03 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Norton Lane
  • 12:17 p.m. Warrant service in the 200 block of Stumphole Bridge Road in Williams
  • 12:26 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of Ramsey Ridge Road in Heltonville
  • 12:36 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 20 block of Autumn Lane
  • 12:53 p.m. A person was at the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance in the 6000 block of North County Road 200 East in Orleans
  • 1:31 p.m. Warrant service in the 100 block of HelMar Drive in Mitchell
  • 1:48 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on State Road 37 at US 50 West in Mitchell
  • 2:24 p.m. Citizen assist requested in the 200 block of Hoosier Avenue at the Dollar General store in Oolitic
  • 2:30 p.m. Parking problem reported in the 1000 block of Teke Burton Drive at Hafield Elementary in Mitchell
  • 2:52 p.m. Agency assistance requested in the 100 block of Peerless Church Road
  • 2:55 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 2:59 p.m. 911 call investigation at Needmore Elementary School on Trogdon Lane
  • 3:13 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of 14th Street
  • 3:27 p.m. Report of a domestic fight on 3rd Street at Indiana Avenue in Oolitic
  • 3:31 p.m. Citizen assistance requested at IU Health Bedford Hospital
  • 3:33 p.m. 911 call investigation in the 500 block of Reuter Lane in Springville
  • 3:45 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on State Road 37 at Mitchell Road
  • 4:14 p.m. Request for animal control in the 1000 block of Yockey Road in Mitchell
  • 4:17 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 20 block of Teke Burton Drive
  • 4:55 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on US 50 East at Norman Road in Heltonville
  • 5:06 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Avoca Eureka Road
  • 5:10 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South
  • 5:14 p.m. Citizen assistance requested in the 400 block of Pinewood Lane in Springville
  • 5:24 p.m. Report of an erratic driver in the 400 block of South 6th Street in Mitchell
  • 6:13 p.m. 911 call hang-up investigation in the 1000 block of Clover Lane in Mitchell
  • 6:22 p.m. An alarm sounded in the 1000 block of Wesley Chapel Road in Mitchell
  • 6:42 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on Fayetteville Coxton Road at State Road 158
  • 6:52 p.m. Request for animal control in the 500 block of Rabbitsville Road in Mitchell
  • 7:45 p.m. Repossession reported in the 500 block of West Frank Street in Mitchell
  • 7:48 p.m. Report of an erratic driver traveling south on State Road 37 at State Road 54 West
  • 8:25 p.m. 911 call investigation on County Road 790 North at 500 East
  • 8:58 p.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 700 block of Hardin Ridge Road
  • 10:02 p.m. Agency assistance requested at Circle K in the 700 block of 16th Street
  • 10:06 p.m. Repossession reported at West Oak Street at North 9th Street in Mitchell
  • 10:21 p.m. Traffic stop on 5th Street at Bellback Road
  • 11:03 p.m. Warrant service in the 7000 block of Tunnelton Road
  • 11:19 p.m. Noise complaint reported in the 600 block of 9th Street in Oolitic

Accidents – August 19

  • 10:48 a.m. Accident with possible injuries reported on State Road 37 at Teke Burton Drive in Mitchell
  • 1:26 p.m. Property damage accident reported on Guthrie Road at Crest Motel Road