Putnam Scanner for December 6, 2018

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 1:55 a.m. Trisha Edna Stavedahl, 38, Warsaw, was booked in on a writ of body attachment and an out-of-county warrant.

• At 1:49 a.m. Gregory Justin Hazlett, 36, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

Tuesday

• At 11:08 p.m. Larry Dale Harmon, 32, Russellville, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 5:43 p.m. Brian Joseph Sheen, 49, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a parole hold and as a habitual traffic violator.

• At 1:09 a.m. Kyle Fisher, 25, Fillmore, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine, dealing in marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a handgun without a permit.

Monday

• At 11:29 p.m. Coty Dustin Cowles, 28, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for failure to appear.

• At 9:23 p.m. Chaise Xavier Kohl, 24, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a warrant for auto theft.

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 5:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Serita K. Waggoner, 44, Fillmore, was northbound on County Road 575 East south of County Road 400 South in a 2005 Isuzu Ascender when she hit a deer.

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

• At 7:09 p.m. on Monday, Destinee J. Call, 21, Greencastle, was westbound on West Walnut in a 2016 Nissan Verano when she hit a dog.

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

• At 6:09 p.m. on Monday, Noah M. Carson, 27, Greencastle, was westbound on Rangeline Road approaching a 90-degree turn in a 2001 GMC Safari. Bradley J. Funk, 31, Indianapolis, was traveling in the opposite direction in a 2017 Ford Focus.

Deputy Freeman reported that Carson’s van traveled left of center and hit the driver’s side door of Funk’s car.

Carson’s vehicle sustained light front-end damage. Funk’s car sustained moderate left side damage and all airbags deployed. Funk’s car was towed.

Carson told Freeman he did not have auto insurance and a citation was issued.

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

• At 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sean J. Schultz, 20, Greencastle, in a 2011 Dodge Charger when he hit a deer.

The vehicle sustained heavy front end damage but Schultz was able to drive it to a friend’s home nearby.

He did not contact dispatch until late that afternoon.

Reserve Deputy Rick Lambert estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to four recent dispatches:

•At 3:59 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 446 E. Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:04 p.m. and found that a smoke detector head was being replaced and had gone off accidentally. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 4:14 p.m.

•At 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 508 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:28 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 4:34 p.m.

•At 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 1 Taylor Place for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 6:04 and determined that the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 6:14 p.m.

•At 6:17 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 208 E. Olive St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 6:19 and determined that the alarm was due to burnt popcorn. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 6:25 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed two medical assists and had one disregard before these dispatches.

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.