Putnam Scanner for January 3, 2018

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Tuesday

• At 10:56 p.m. Anthony Curtis Bauers, 36, Brazil, was lodged at the jail for driving as a habitual traffic offender.

• At 7:29 p.m. Jason Emerson Garrison, 21, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

• At 2:30 a.m. Monte B. Mills, 47, Cloverdale, was booked in on a local traffic warrant.

• At 1:40 a.m. Robert John Hisson, 43, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for resisting law enforcement, driving while intoxicated-refusal, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.

Friday

• At 12:35 p.m. Joseph Paul Adams, 32, Cincinnati, was taken into custody on a Marion County warrant.

• At 9:46 a.m. John Curtis Hart, 33, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Cory E. Smith, 33, Fillmore, was arrested by Officer Darrel Bunten on Frazier Street near Jackson Street.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Smith was taken into custody on two separate Putnam County warrants for theft.

Meanwhile, as a result of a traffic stop at 10:43 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Charles Inman issued a summons into court for Dalton Waldridge, 20, Greencastle, to answer a charge of possession of marijuana.

The same traffic stop on Indianapolis Road resulted in a pair of citations for the driver, Steven Reed, 21, Reelsville.

Reed was cited for reckless driving and issued a ticket for having an expired license plate (July 7, 2018).

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Wesley S. Curtis, 74, Solsberry, was northbound on U.S. 231 when a deer ran into the driver’s side of his 2012 Chevrolet Equinox.

Deputy Robert Soilleux estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 1:28 p.m. on Monday, consecutive slide-offs occurred on westbound Interstate 70 near the 38.5-mile marker during heavy rains.

Mary Kate Neary, 22, Oak Lawn, Ill., was westbound in a 2015 Ford sedan.

Neary told Reserve Deputy Ken Rozelle she felt like she hydroplaned and lost control, leaving the road and hitting a road construction pylon with the driver’s side. However, the pylon kept the vehicle from impacting the concrete support of an overpass.

Neary was not injured and Rozelle estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

Moments later, Kelsey J. Keller, 20, Kokomo, was westbound in a 2016 Cadillac ATS when she also hydroplaned.

The vehicle left the road and entered the median, causing heavy front-end damage.

Keller was also uninjured. Rozelle estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

Both vehicles were towed.

Rozelle was assisted at the scene by Deputy Scott Ducker and Cloverdale Police Officer Billy Wallace.

• At 6:06 a.m. on Monday, Adam B. Barker, 44, Bainbridge, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2014 Honda Civic during heavy rains.

Deputy Brian Helmer reported that Barker came out of a corner and hydroplaned, which caused the car to spin a few times before entering the ditch on the west side of the road.

The vehicle sustained front-end and rear-end damage, but was able to be driven from the scene after it was pulled out of the ditch by a wrecker.

Barker was not injured.

Helmer estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, Lindsay J. Frazier, 19, Cloverdale, was southbound on County Road 475 East in a 1998 Toyota Camry when she hit a deer.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent dispatches:

• At 2:12 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 330 Greenwood Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:17 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left the scene at 2:32 p.m.

• At 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched for its first run of the year to a downed power line at 16 S. Jackson St. Units arrived at 12:48 to find that a tree had fallen and also ignited a small fire, which put itself out before their arrival. GFD monitored the scene after Duke Energy had been called and cleared the area. GFD returned to station at 2 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed one medical assist after 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.