Putnam Scanner for November 17, 2018

Greencastle City Police are investing an alleged shoplifting incident at the Walmart Supercenter at 5:33 p.m. Sunday.

According to Officer Joseph Smith’s report, a 39-year-old female customer reportedly used a $1 bar code off a different item to illegally scan $145.42 in miscellaneous items at the U-scan station.

Police said Olivia Query of Greencastle scanned such items as lipstick, hamburger, shrimp, catfood, slippers, shampoo and condition using the $1 bar code, amounting to a $153.07 reported loss with tax included.

Charges are pending, GPD officials reported.

Two recent citations were issued by Officer Kyle Lee

• At 7:26 p.m. Sunday, Cole Cooper, 26, Center Point, was cited for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

Cooper was stopped by Officer Lee at Bloomington and Tennessee streets.

• At 8:18 p.m. Oct. 8, Tyler Buttery, 23, Greencastle, was cited for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

Buttery was stopped by Officer Lee at South and East streets.

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.