Scanner for Dec. 1, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Sheriff's Dept.

* On Thursday at 9:57 p.m. Anthony M. Lewis, 19, Greencastle, was traveling westbound on CR 125 South when he entered the turn at the bottom of the hill from Irwin Bridge.

Lewis sated that he lost control of his 2003 Ford Taurus SE and proceeded to spin several times, leaving the north side of the roadway.

The vehicle then ran through a ditch and fence and came to rest in a field on the north side of CR 125 South.

The vehicle was towed from the scene with damage to the front end and driver's side.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

City Police

One traffic citation was issued Thursday night by Greencastle City Police officers.

At 10:37 p.m., Jonathan Mountford, 21, Greencastle, was ticketed by Officer Nick Eastham on West Walnut Street Road, west of the Irwin Bridge, for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

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.

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