Putnam County Scanner for 4-2-2016

County Jail

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, Shane Michael Baker, 31, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for probation violation.

At 3:25 p.m. Megan Ann Bass, 30, Staunton, was booked in on a warrant.

At 3:30 p.m. Russell Dale Williams, 42, Waterloo, was arrested on a court order.

At 11:30 p.m. Ashley Deann Karish, 32, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

* At 6:20 a.m. on Friday, Carla Ann Cochran, 36, no city listed, was charged with assisting a criminal.

At 6:20 p.m. Jennifer Kathleen Johnson, 39, Greencastle, was taken into custody on warrants out of Marion and Hendricks counties.

City Police

A 30-year-old Greencastle man had the boom lowered on him when he reportedly resisted law enforcement officers during a theft investigation at the Dollar General store on Indianapolis Road.

Greencastle City Police were called to the location at 11:30 a.m. Thursday after the store manager reportedly observed Brandon Winn remove three DVDs from their packaging and put the discs in his pocket.

Capt. Chris Jones reported the Winn became non-compliant when he and Officer Nick Eastham arrived and had to be physically restrained.

Winn is accused of stealing two copies of "Here Comes the Boom," valued at $8 each, and a copy of "Baby Boys," valued at $3. Total value, including tax, was listed at $20.33.

The suspect was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on charges of theft and resisting law enforcement.

One additional arrest was reported by GPD officers.

* At 1:54 a.m. Friday, Kylee Green, 19, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Brad Hiatt.

Green was arrested on a Putnam County warrant carrying an original charge of possession of paraphernalia. She was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Meanwhile, in a follow-up to a report on the one-vehicle accident at 9 E. Franklin St. Thursday evening (covered in Friday's editions), City Police reported that the driver, Robert Bell, 71, Greencastle, was cited for driving with a suspended license and for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility.

The report indicated Bell had stopped at the ATM at the Old National Bank drive-through and his 1989 Chevrolet Suburban came across Franklin Street and struck the building that Emmert GMAC Real Estate has been remodeling.

The accident was blamed on a medical condition suffered by Bell.

Damage to his vehicle was estimated at $500. No estimate of the damage to the building was available, however.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to 10 dispatches.

* At 12:06 a.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 208 E. Olive St. An alarm had been unnecessarily set off on the third floor of the building. GFD reset the alarm and returned to station.

* At 10:03 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 110 E. Larrabee St. GFD reset a pull station that had been unnecessarily set off and returned to station.

* At 2:14 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded a fire alarm at 6 E. Washington St. but was disregarded en route.

* At 2:52 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 107 W. Hanna St. The alarm was determined to have been set off due to cooking.

* At 7:27 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a malfunctioning fire alarm at 6 E. Washington St.

* At 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD performed an odor investigation at 632 E. Washington St. No carbon monoxide was detected and GFD returned to station.

* At 6:06 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 807 S. College Ave. The alarm was determined to have been set off unnecessarily.

* At 7:33 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a possible lightning strike at 96 E. Ridgeland Rd. but found nothing upon arrival.

* At 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 208 E. Olive St. for an alarm that was set off due to perfume.

* At 3:46 a.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 315 E. Hanna St. but was disregarded en route.

* At 6:48 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a motor-vehicle accident at 9 E. Franklin St. A vehicle had left the roadway and struck a building, lightly damaging the face of a small business. GFD assisted in the cleanup of glass and other debris from the business, sidewalk and roadway 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.