Scanner for Aug. 29

County Jail

Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, Michael David Snodgrass, 41, Westfield, was arrested for probation violation.

At 5 p.m. Dillon Paul Brown, 21, Bainbridge, was charged with probation violation.

* At 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, Nicholas Jordan Bradshaw, 18, Danville, was booked in for burglary and criminal mischief.

At 5:50 a.m. Travis Alan Clay, 18, Danville, was also booked in for burglary and criminal mischief.

Sheriff's Department

At 3:36 p.m. on Monday, Harold P. Ely, 49, Atlanta, Ind., was southbound on County Road 325 West in a 2008 Nissan Titan when his right front tire got off the road, causing him to lose control of the truck, hitting a fence and several other items.

Capt. Danny Wallace estimated damages at $5,001-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department has responded to a number of recent dispatches.

* At 6:12 p.m. on Friday, GFD investigated an alarm at 109 W. Hanna St. Crews discovered a malfunctioning alarm, returning to station at 6:32 p.m.

* At 1:55 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters were called to an alarm at 415 S. Locust St. They returned to station at 2:09 p.m.

At 3:47 p.m. personnel were called to investigate a gas odor in the building at 520 E. Seminary St. Nothing was detected, but firefighters continued to monitor the air until clearing the scene at 4:57 p.m.

At 3:50 p.m. crews were called to power lines down at 22 E. Washington St. They called the utility company and returned to station at 4 p.m.

At 8:15 p.m. GFD investigated an alarm at 107 W. Hanna St. Crews found the problem to be due to cooking. They cleared the scene at 8:30 p.m.

At 8:35 p.m. firefighters were called to an alarm at 106 S. Spring St. Investigation revealed the problem was due to a bug bomb. Personnel aired out the building before returning to station at 9:07 p.m.

* Between Sunday and Tuesday, crews performed four separate lift assists at 1038 Castlebury Dr.

* At 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, personnel investigated an alarm at 1920 Wyndemere Dr., finding no problem. They cleared the scene at 2:47 p.m.

At 11:37 p.m. firefighters performed a lift assist at 805 Crescent Dr., returning to station at 11:48 p.m.

* At 2 p.m. on Monday, GFD was called to an alarm at 904 S. College Ave. but was disregarded at 2:04 p.m.

At 3:18 p.m. crews performed a medical assist at 228 S. Bloomington St., clearing the scene at 3:37 p.m.

* At 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, crews investigated an alarm at 330 Greenwood Ave. The cause was found to be cooking. They cleared the scene at 1:33 a.m.

At 4:54 p.m. GFD performed a lift assist at 103 Northwood Blvd, returning to station at 5:22 p.m.

At 8:20 p.m. firefighters investigated an alarm at 508 S. Jackson St. A leak had caused water to flow through the detector. They cleared the scene at 8:45 p.m.

* At 8:12 a.m. Wednesday, personnel investigated an alarm at 108 W. Hanna St., discovering cooking as a problem. They returned to station at 8:19 a.m.

At 1:19 p.m. GFD was called to an alarm at 333 S. 10th St., but was disregarded at 1:20 p.m.

Information included in the Putnam Scanner is taken from reports provided to the Banner Graphic by the Greencastle Police, the Greencastle Fire and the Putnam County Sheriff's departments.

Individuals listed in the blotter have been arrested on probable cause and have not been formally charged. Charging information may change after an initial arrest.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.