Crime
Seat belt violation leads to the discovery of drugs and syringes
CLAY CO. – On Monday, May 24, at approximately 5:50 p.m., an Indiana State Police trooper was patrolling on Interstate 70 near the 19-mile marker,…
Man arrested after choking woman, damaging her vehicle
EAST OOLITIC– A Bedford man was arrested after a woman on Monday called the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department to report 49-year-old Richard Johnson had vandalized…
The jury finds Huff not guilty on all charges
BEDFORD – A Lawrence County Superior Court II jury found 43-year-old Michael Huff not guilty on all charges. The jury began their deliberations around 5:30 p.m….
May 26, 2021
Bedford Police Department Arrests – May 26 1:50 a.m. Christopher Overly, 51, Bloomington, wanted on a warrant in another county Arrests – May 25 11:49…
Man arrested after hitting another man in the head with a baseball bat
OOLITIC – A Branchville man was arrested on a warrant Monday, after he struck a male in the head with a baseball bat on March…
Jury selection begins today for a man accused of dealing meth
BEDFORD – Today, jury selection begins in Lawrence County Superior Court II in the trial of 43-year-old Michael Huff. Judge Robert Cline is presiding. Huff…
May 25, 2021
Bedford Police Department Arrests – May 25 12:25 a.m. Tyler Drake, 37, Bloomington, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear Arrests – May 24…
Mitchell man arrested for dealing meth
MITCHELL – On Tuesday, May 18th, the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section and the ISP Bloomington District Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section obtained information that…
Brown faces additional charges after standoff in Fort Ritner
FORT RITNER – Casey Brown faces additional charges of resisting arrest and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after a standoff with Indiana State Police…
Gibson County man arrested for criminal recklessness with a weapon
GIBSON CO. – At approximately 7:43 p.m. on Sunday, Indiana State Police and Gibson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 108 South Cross Street in Francisco…