Scanner for March 30

Friday, March 30, 2012

County Jail

Two people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday, March 28.

* At 6:32 p.m. Robert Jonathen Price II, 32, Terre Haute, was arrested for probation violation.

* At 9 p.m. Kenneth Troy Chadwell Jr., 24, Roachdale, was charged with theft.

Sheriff's Department

* On Wednesday, March 28 at 7:40 a.m. Brenda S. Simpson, 50, Rockville, was eastbound on U.S. 36, just east of County Road 725 East, in a 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada when she hit a deer.

Damage $1,001-$2,500. The vehicle was towed due to disabling damage.

* At 1:05 p.m. Louis W. Ridgeway III, 62, Greencastle, was westbound on U.S. 36 just west of County Road 600 West in a 2004 Cadillac SRX when he hit a deer.

Damage $1,001-$2,500.

City Police

Two traffic citations were issued recently by Greencastle City Police officers.

-- At 6:16 p.m. Wednesday, Randi Lady, 35, Greencastle, was cited on Shadowlawn Avenue by Officer Jeff Modlin for driving with a suspended license.

-- At 5:59 p.m. Wednesday, Wendy Westfall, 32, Lake Elsinore, Calif., was ticketed at Arlington Street and Shadowlawn Avenue by Officer Darrel Bunten for having an expired license plate.

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.