Putnam Scanner for June 22, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Putnam County Jail

Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

Steven Micheal Sage, 26, Greencastle, was booked in at 10:29 a.m. Thursday for theft and burglary. He was arrested by Greencastle Det. Randy Seipel.

Jesse Dane Burris, 23, Greencastle, was booked in at 11:05 a.m. Thursday on a petition to revoke probation. He was arrested at PCJ.

Mark Alan Knaus, 41, Evansville, was booked in at 8:50 p.m. Friday for driving while suspended. He was arrested at PCJ.

City police

One ticket was issued recently by the Greencastle Police Department.

At 12:25 a.m., Jared Hornady, 17, Greencastle, was cited at Tennessee and Wood streets for driving while suspended. He was ticketed by Officer Travis DeLaGrange.

Meanwhile, two accidents were investigated.

At 11:57 a.m. Monday, three cars collided at the intersection of Indianapolis Road and Percy Julian Drive.

Officers Chris Helmer, Chris Jones and Ed Wilson reported that Janet Baker, 42, Reelsville, driving a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer, was stopped behind a 1999 Ford driven by Paige Cassida, 18, Cloverdale, facing east on Indianapolis Road at Percy Julian Drive. At the same time, a 1989 Dodge Truck, driven by Peter Benedict IV, 35, Greencastle, was, according to the officers, driving too fast on wet road conditions and failing to stop before hitting Baker

s car, which then struck Cassida

s vehicle.

Benedict was cited for driving while suspended and had minor bleeding to the elbow and lower arm.

Damage was estimated at $5,000-10,000.

At 7:57 p.m., two cars collided on Indianapolis Road at Franklin Street.

According to Officer Travis DeLaGrange

s report, Aaron Reeder, 29, Reelsville, driving a 1994 Ford Ranger, was stopped at the stop light at Kroger and was hit from behind by Kyle Carrico, 18, Greencastle, driving a 1996 Chevrolet.

Damage was estimated at $1,000-2,500.

Greencastle Fire Dept.

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two runs recently.

On Thursday:

At 10:16 p.m. called out for an oil spill back at Jackson and Washington Streets. They returned to the station at 10:54.

On Friday:

At 4:03 a.m. firefighters were called out to 5 S. Locust Street for a limb on a roof and over a powerline. The power was cut off and limb removed and firefighters were back to the station at 6:17 a.m.