Putnam Scanner for 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.