Putnam Scanner for November 28, 2018

One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday.

• At 9:45 a.m. Matthew Allen Stevens, 42, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated two recent property-damage crashes.

• At 12:50 p.m. on Monday, Brian D. Humphries, 59, Cloverdale, was northbound on U.S. 231 just past County Road 1300 South in a 1994 Ford F-150.

Humphries told Deputy Matt Biggs he lost control as he entered a bridge that had begun to ice over due to the weather.

Biggs noted that the road was slick but that markings on the road indicate that Humphries’ right rear tire blew, which resulted in the accident.

In the course of the tire failure, Humphries lost control, crossed the centerline and collided with he guardrail on the west side of U.S. 231.

The vehicle was towed. Biggs estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, Rebecca J. Arnold, 49, Fillmore, was westbound on County Road 50 South just past County Road 300 East in a 2018 Nissan Murano when she hit a deer.

Deputy Biggs estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to six recent dispatches:

•At 9:56 a.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 109 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:02 a.m. and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 10:06 a.m.

•At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 23 Cottonwood Ct. to resolve a water leak. Units arrived on the scene at 8:41 and then turned off the water line. GFD went back into service at 8:46 p.m.

•At 7:03 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched again to 109 W. Hanna for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:08 and determined again that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then again reset. GFD left at 7:11 p.m.

•At 7:39 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:45 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 7:51 p.m.

•At 2:57 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 414 S. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:02 a.m. and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 3:08 a.m.

•At 5:33 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 415 Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 5:38 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 5:51 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed four medical assists and had two disregards 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.