Putnam Scanner for Oct. 22, 2019

County Jail

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 3:45 a.m. Jorge Mejia, 25, Springfield, Ohio, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated-refusal.

•At 3:38 a.m. Marcelino Salinas-Cruz, 36, Cloverdale, was booked in for driving while intoxicated-refusal.

Sunday

• At 11:31 p.m. Jackson Lee Andrew Trotter, 23, Lebanon, was lodged at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and driving while intoxicated.

City Police

Greencastle City Police officers issued a pair of summons recently.

• At 4:04 a.m. Monday, Kayden Spires, 19, Danville, was cited by Capt. Charles Inman.

Spires was stopped on North Jackson Street and issued a summons into court for driving with a suspended license.

• At 2:53 p.m. Saturday, Timothy Chaney, 52, Brazil, was issued a summons by Officer Nick Eastham.

Officers were originally called to an Avenue E residence when Chaney reportedly refused to leave the premises.

There Chaney was issued a summons into court for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana for growing or cultivation.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County Deputies investigated three recent property-damage crashes.

• At 7:50 a.m. on Sunday, Jose A. Palacios, 18, Indianapolis, was westbound on State Road 240 about a half mile east of County Road 525 East in a 2006 Honda Accord.

The car began to leave the right side of the road, where there is a steep ditch. However, Palacios overcorrected, causing the vehicle to fishtail and leave the right side of the road again.

The vehicle overturned and rolled several times.

Palacios told Deputy Matt Biggs he believed the axle broke, causing the original problem. However, Biggs found no evidence of damage prior to the accident. The deputy noted there was a bend in the road at the location.

Both Palacios and his passenger, Toral Hernandez of Indianapolis, were transported by Operation Life to Methodist Hospital for their injuries.

The car was towed. Biggs estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 6:47 p.m. on Friday, Robert Bowles, 48, Cloverdale, was westbound on County Road 1000 South in a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado.

Bowles told Deputy Robert Soilleux he was searching for his wallet when a deer ran out in front of the truck.

The deer crossed the center line and ran off the road, hitting a utility pole. The impact sheared off the utility pole, with the vehicle coming to rest on top of it.

Bowles was trapped in the vehicle and transported from the scene for his injuries.

Soilleux said Bowles smelled of an alcoholic beverage. The driver told him he was on his way home from the bar in Cloverdale after drinking a couple of beers.

However, Soilleux found a broken bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey in the vehicle. Portable breath test results were pending.

Bowles, however, was cited for driving with a suspended license, driving without proof of financial responsibility and driving with a plate belonging to another vehicle.

The vehicle was towed. Soilleux estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five recent dispatches:

• At 11:49 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was alerted to a diesel spill at the McClure gas station. Units arrived at 11:54 to find that between 40 and 70 gallons had spilled. GFD damed the fuel to prevent it from spreading. GFD contacted Good Excavating and notified the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). GFD went back into service at 2 p.m.

• At 7:47 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to the Putnam County Hospital for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:51 but could not identify a cause for the alarm. Maintenance reset the alarm, and GFD went back into service at 8:11 p.m.

• At 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 418 Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:46 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 10:52 p.m.

• At 1:40 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Phi Kappa Psi for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 1:41 and were told that an individual had thrown headphones and damaged a sprinkler head. Water was shut off and the alarm was left in supervisory mode. GFD left at 2:01 a.m.

• At 3:54 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 330 Greenwood Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:57 but could not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 4:06 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed two medical assists and had one dispatch which could not be located.

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.