Putnam Scanner for December 12, 2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

County Jail

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday.

• At 4:21 p.m. Keven Dale Crowe, 27, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for criminal mischief, criminal trespass, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

• At 9:45 a.m. Brian Christopher Faletic, 40, Cloverdale, was booked in for failure to pay child support and contempt of court.

City Police

A 33-year-old Hendricks County man was arrested on a theft charge after an alleged shoplifting incident recently, Greencastle City Police reported.

Jonathon Hannon, Danville, was arrested by Capt. Chris Jones at 12:37 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Greencastle Walmart store where he allegedly took $141.85 worth of merchandise.

Among the items he allegedly attempt to steal were Christmas lights, coffee, bubblebath, Burt’s Bees chapstick and 24 different kinds of facemasks.

Capt. Jones reported that Hannon used the self-scan system but only scanned a portion of the items he was checking out with, grabbing a number of items in his arms and only scanning the bottom item before depositing all of them into a bag.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to 10 recent dispatches:

• At 6:28 p.m. on Friday, GFD was called to a motor vehicle accident with minor injuries at the intersection of Washington and Arlington streets. Units arrived at 6:33 and cleared debris from the roadway.

GFD went back into service at 6:54 p.m.

• At 6:56 p.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 6:57 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 7:05 p.m.

• At 7:29 p.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 109 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:32 p.m. and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 7:35 p.m.

• At 1 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was called to a motor vehicle accident with minor injuries at 705 S. Bloomington St. Units arrived at 1:09 and did not take action due to reported smoke actually being steam.

GFD returned to service at 1:11 a.m.

• At 4:41 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 412 S. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:44 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 4:47 p.m.

• At 6:24 p.m. on Sunday. GFD was dispatched to 800 Maple Ave. for a reported electrical fire. Firefighters arrived at 6:32 and found that a faulty outlet had sparked, but that no fire had started. No action was taken.

GFD went back into service at 6:39 p.m.

• At 7:08 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 330 Greenwood Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:13 and found that the alarm had malfunctioned. No further action was taken.

GFD went back into service at approximately 7:15 p.m.

• At 8:16 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 208 E. Olive St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters were logged as arriving at 8:19, but a cause was not available due to lack of information because of a system malfunction.

GFD was logged as leaving at 8:26 p.m.

• At 9:58 p.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a call for a water leak at 808 Hillcrest Dr. Units arrived at 10:04 p.m. and shut off the water to the residence. It was determined that a shower knob had detached, causing the leak.

GFD went back into service at 10:15 p.m.

• At 6:05 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 602 S. College Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 6:10 and determined that the alarm was caused by a dirty detector head. The head was cleaned and the alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 6:28 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed three 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.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.