Putnam Scanner for November 14, 2018

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Tuesday

• At 4:01 a.m., Robert Frederick Moore, 29, Brazil, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery.

Saturday

• At 6:06 p.m., Anthony Ray Bird, 32, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 4:08 a.m., Leah Dawn Anderson, 26, Greencastle, was booked in for driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated per se and driving with a BAC of .15 or more.

Friday

• At 11:32 a.m., Amber Rachelle Manning, 32, Poland, was lodged at the jail on a pair of local traffic warrants.

• At 12:59 a.m., James Joseph Gillian, 41, Staunton, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 7:42 a.m. Monday, Cory E. Smith, 33, Fillmore, was arrested by Officer Brad Hiatt on Frazier Street on a Putnam County warrant for theft.

Smith was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on a petition to revoke probation.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated nine recent property-damage accidents.

• At 12:55 a.m. on Sunday, Timothy D. Hester, 52, Roachdale, was eastbound on State Road 236 in a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado when a deer ran into the front driver’s side of the truck.

Deputy Daniel Birt estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 12:17 a.m. on Sunday, Savannah R. Watts, 21, Cloverdale, was eastbound on County Road 1000 South, near County Road 125 East in a 2015 Dodge Dart when she hit a deer.

Deputy Jeffery Freeman estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

• At 9:18 p.m. on Saturday, Mauri A. Ditzler, 65, Rosedale, was westbound on U.S. 36 in a 2013 Buick LaCrosse when he hit a deer.

Deputy Birt listed damage at $1,000-$2,500. Airbags deployed and the vehicle had to be towed.

• At 1:53 a.m. on Saturday, Patricia J. Shaw, 33, Greencastle, was westbound on County Road 125 South, near County Road 300 West in a 2001 Ford Explorer when she lost control on a bridge covered in snow and ice.

Deputy Freeman said the vehicle sustained moderate front-end damage and the air bag deployed.

Shaw was not injured.

The vehicle was towed. Damage was estimated at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 7:29 p.m. on Friday, Kirtlyn V. Mitchell, 18, Roachdale, was southbound on County Road 675 East, near County Road 200 North, approaching a 90-degree turn in a 2001 Ford Focus.

The car went straight through the corner and into a tree.

Mitchell complained of wrist and foot pain, while her front-seat passenger, Savannah Ferree, 15, Coatesville, complained of chest pain.

Deputy Freeman said the vehicle sustained moderate front-end damage. He estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

The car was towed.

• At 1:36 p.m. on Thursday, Tabitha L. Greenwell, 25, Brazil, was southbound on State Road 243, approaching the Interstate 70 area in a 2014 Dodge Caravan. Calvin Rallings, 60, Dayton, Ohio, was pulling up the westbound off ramp of I-70 in a 2018 Volvo semi tractor pulling double trailers. The tractor and trailers were registered to FedEx Freight, though there was no registration information on file for one of the trailers.

Greenwell told Maj. Dwight Simmons that Rallings did not stop at the stop sign and she could not avoid a collision, striking the passenger side of the FedEx vehicle. This caused extensive damage to Greenwell’s van.

Rallings also told Simmons that he did not stop at the sign. He was cited for failure to yield at a through highway.

Operation Life took Greenwell to the hospital for injuries to her shoulder/upper arm area.

Simmons was assisted at the scene by Deputy Biggs and Indiana State Police Commercial Enforcement Officer Yan Dravigne.

Greenwell’s vehicle was towed. Damage was estimated at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 6:34 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, Brian M. Stephenson, 55, Coatesville, was stopped in the 6000 east block of U.S. 36 in a 2017 Ford F-350 pulling a trailer hauling a Polaris Sportsman 500 four-wheeler. Stephenson was stopped at a traffic control device in a construction zone.

As he was stopped, Stephenson’s trailer was rear-ended by a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Larinda S. McMahon, 25, Bainbridge.

Deputies Randy Patrick and Matt Biggs arrived to find McMahon slumped over the steering wheel. Patrick also noticed the odor of alcohol. As he looked through the vehicle, he found a half-empty bottle of alcohol in the rear pocket area of the front passenger seat.

McMahon was transported to Hendricks Regional Hospital for immediate care of her injuries.

Alcohol was listed as a contributing factor and she was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

McMahon’s car sustained heavy front-end damage and was towed.

Stephenson’s truck was damaged in the hitch area and the trailer was damaged on the right rear ramp. The four-wheeler also sustained damage to the front luggage rack.

Patrick estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 3:27 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, David A. Brookshire, 36, Roachdale, was eastbound on State Road 236, near County Road 50 West in a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado when he hit a tree that had fallen in the road due to high winds.

Due to the darkness of the night, Brookshire was unable to see the tree until he hit it.

Deputy Freeman estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000. The pick-up was driven from the scene.

• At 7:56 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, Matthew C. Richardson, 44, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 175 East near County Road 500 North in a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado.

Deputy Freeman reported that the truck left the road for an unknown reason, entering a ditch and hitting several trees. One of the trees that was hit then fell on power lines. Parke County REMC was called to the scene to fix the issue.

Richardson was transported from the scene to Putnam County Hospital for treatment of facial bleeding. However, upon release from the hospital he was taken to the Putnam County Jail and booked in for felony driving while intoxicated.

The truck was towed. Damage was estimated at $10,000-$25,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to eight recent dispatches:

•At 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to 10 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:41 and found a water leak had activated the alarm. The detector head was cleaned out and the alarm was then reset. GFD went back into service at 12:12 p.m.

•At 9:38 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 110 E. Larabee St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:42 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 9:47 a.m.

•At 11:29 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 1057 Avenue C for a smoke alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:32 but found the alarm had been activated outside with no source of fire. GFD returned to station at 11:35 p.m.

•At 12:33 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 687 S. County Road 125 W. for an unauthorized burn. Units arrived at 12:57 p.m. and found the homeowner burning leaves. GFD informed the homeowner of the city burn ordinance and stayed until the fire was extinguished. GFD went back into service at 1 p.m.

•At 1:01 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 400 W. Columbia St. for an unauthorized burn. Units arrived at about 1:02 p.m. and found the homeowner burning leaves. GFD informed the homeowner of the city burn ordinance and stayed until the fire was extinguished. GFD went back into service at 1:18 p.m.

•At 3:53 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 506 W. Hanna St. for an unauthorized burn. Units arrived at about 3:59 p.m. and found the homeowner burning leaves. GFD informed the homeowner of the city burn ordinance and stayed until the fire was extinguished. GFD went back into service at 4:08 p.m.

•At 10:28 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 110 E. Larabee St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:32 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 10:43 a.m.

•At 11:56 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 415 S. Locust St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at noon and found the alarm was caused by marijuana smoke. The alarm was not reset and DePauw Public Safety arrived on the scene to attend to the matter. GFD went back into service at 12:14 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed two medical assists and had one disregard during this time.

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.