Putnam Scanner for Feb. 13, 2016

County Jail

Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Thursday.

* At 1:45 p.m. Wayne Franklin Burke, 24, Poland, was housed at the jail for theft.

* At 4 p.m. Alexis Cheyenne Bean, 18, Cloverdale, was booked in for theft.

* At 10:05 p.m. Vicki Lynn Silva, 56, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a warrant.

* At 11:15 p.m. Anthony Michael Warren, 20, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

City Police

Two Greencastle men were arrested Thursday afternoon after reportedly committing one theft and caught in the midst of another.

In a theft case that began at the Greencastle Walmart and ended at the Dollar General store on the city's East Side about 1:45 p.m., the suspects were detained by the Dollar General manager until GPD Officer Ed Wilson and Indiana State Police Troopers Chris Harcourt, John Meyers and DuJuan McFadden arrived.

Arrested on theft charges and transported to the Putnam County Jail were Shalon McKee, 20, Greencastle, and John Clark, 24, Greencastle.

City Police had no report on what the men tried to shoplift at Dollar General.

However, when officers searched the suspects' car, they discovered two bottles of alcohol reportedly stolen by McKee at Walmart.

Officer Wilson's report indicates McKee can be seen on surveillance video sticking bottles of Early Times whiskey and Midnight Moon cherry moonshine inside his coat and down the waistband of his pants.

The alcohol was valued at $33.61.

Authorities also said Clark can be seen on surveillance video taking a pair of And 1 brand basketball shoes, valued at $21.27.

Police said Clark, who was arrested on a Clay County warrant for probation violation, reportedly replaced his boots with the sneakers, putting the boots in the shoebox and restoring it to the shelf.

* In another case, Officer Kyle Lee arrested Anthony Jones, 20, Greencastle, on a pair of Putnam County warrants at 11:06 p.m. Thursday.

Jones was arrested at a Hillcrest Drive residence where he was reportedly hiding under the couch when Officer Lee arrived.

He was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on warrants stemming from original charges of domestic battery/disorderly conduct and possession of paraphernalia.

Sheriff's Department

Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to one recent property-damage collision.

* At 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, Kimberlee J. Redkey, 30, Greencastle, was northbound on County Road 550 East just south of County Road 425 South in a 2012 Honda CR-V when she hit a deer.

Capt. Steve Fenwick estimated damage at $2,501-$5,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to three recent dispatches.

* 5:58 p.m. on Thursday, GFD performed an odor investigation at 835 Tennessee St. GFD monitored the area and found nothing.

* At 6:03 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 202 E. Hanna St. The first-floor alarm was determined to have been set off unnecessarily. GFD reset the alarm and returned to station at 6:13 p.m.

* At 7:07 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 309 E. Franklin St. GFD determined the problem to have been caused by cooking (burnt toast) and reset the alarm before returning to station.

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.