Putnam Scanner for 8-13-16

County Jail

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Friday

* At 3:17 a.m. Daniel Roy Taylor, 22, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for operating while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property-damage accident.

Thursday

* At 4:59 p.m. Hazel J. Proctor, 50, Bloomington, was taken into custody on a warrant.

Sheriff's Department

Deputy Mike Downing responded to a pair of Wednesday evening crashes in Floyd Township.

* At 7:52 p.m. Layne M. Lucas, 16, North Salem, was on County Road 675 East in a 2001 Ford Mustang.

Lucas told Deputy Downing that he was out for a joyride with his buddy Aaron T. Clodfelter, 18, Coatesville.

Lucase said he was purposely spinning his wheels in the gravel road, causing the car to swerve from side to side. He then lost control, ran off the road, rolled over and slide down an embankment, coming to rest on the vehicle's top.

Both young men were transported from the scene for complaints of pain to their entire bodies.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000. The car was towed due to disabling damage.

* At 5:44 p.m. Andrew D. Dunn, 19, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 375 East near County Road 375 North in a 2004 Ford Taurus.

Dunn told Deputy Downing that as he was driving, he got into a heated verbal argument with his girlfriend, Tori L. Kiste, 21, Reelsville. He said this distracted him and he ran off the road, hitting a guardrail, ramping up and over it and landing in the creek.

Dunn said he panicked, got Kiste out of the car and called his mother to pick them up, leaving the scene without reporting the crash.

Downing cited Dunn with misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident.

The vehicle was pulled from the creek and towed. Damage was estimated at $5,001-$2,500.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to seven dispatches and five medical assists.

* At 6:26 a.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 98 N. 10th St. The Autumn Glen retirement facility experienced minor issues with its dry sprinkler system which was determined to have unnecessarily caused the alarm.

* At 4:13 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 412 S. Jackson St. on the campus of DePauw University. The cause of the alarm was unable to be determined and GFD subsequently returned to station.

* At 3:44 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to reports of a power line down at 606 Crescent Dr. GFD secured the scene until Duke Energy could arrive and resolve the situation.

* At 9:12 a.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 303 S. Locust St. at DePauw. The alarm's activation was determined to have been set off unnecessarily by nearby maintenance and construction.

* At 11:47 a.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 600 N. Jackson St. (Greencastle Police Department). The non-emergent alarm was reset when it was determined to have been set off unnecessarily due to cooking.

* At 6:29 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking on the first floor at 106 S. Spring St.

* At 10 a.m. on Friday, GFD responded to reports of a possible structure fire at 1597 N. County Road 275 East. A heat lamp in the building's attic caused a small fire over the garage. GFD extinguished what little fire there was and cleared smoke from the building.

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.