Putnam Scanner for April 10, 2019

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

• At 11:53 p.m. Aaron William Pena, 33, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction.

• At 10:21 a.m. Aaron DeWayne Sanders, 50, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a local traffic warrant.

• At 3:13 a.m. James Franklin Day Sr., 28, Greenwood, was booked in for escape.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage crash.

• At 5:39 a.m. on Monday, Tad O. Foote, 49, Spencer, was westbound on U.S. 40, turning southbound onto State Road 243 in a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer registered to Bulk First.

Foote told Lt. Donnie Pettit a vehicle in front of him turned northbound onto County Road 75 West and he didn’t notice an oncoming car, so he turned in front of it.

Barbara R. Grigsby, 59, Brazil, was eastbound in a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier. When the semi turned in front of her, she could not avoid hitting it in the fuel tank area.

Neither driver was injured.

The car was towed. Pettit, who was assisted at the scene by Deputy Scott Ducker, estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to seven recent dispatches:

• At 9:15 a.m. on Monday, GFD was called to City Hall for a reported hot smell inside the building. Firefighters arrived at around 9:16 but were unable to locate a source for the smell. GFD went back into service at 9:35 a.m.

• At 2:34 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 601 Maple Ave. for a carbon monoxide alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:40 and monitored the property, but could not find a source for alarm. GFD went back into service at 2:50 p.m.

• 7:08 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of North Arlington Street and Highwood Avenue. Units arrived at 7:14 to find that a car had struck a power pole. Duke Energy was contacted, and GFD assisted the patient and cleaned up debris. GFD went back into service at 7:58 p.m.

• GFD responded to three alarms at 203 S. Bloomington St. late Monday night and Tuesday:

- At 11:40 p.m. Monday, GFD responded to a reported gas leak. Units arrived at 11:42 and monitored the property, but were unable to detect a source for a leak. GFD went back into service at 11:47 p.m.

- At 6:11 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to another reported gas leak. Units arrived at 6:20 and monitored the property, but again did not find a leak. GFD went back into service at 6:27 a.m.

- At 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched again but for a carbon monoxide alarm. Units arrived at 12:31 and monitored the property, but could not detect a source triggering the alarm. GFD returned to station at 12:44 p.m.

• At 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 110 E. Larrabee St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:50 and determined that the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 11:54 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed two medical assists 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.