Putnam Scanner for August 7, 2019

One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

• At 6:06 a.m. on Tuesday, Marvin Eugene Smith, 42, Denver, was lodged at the jail for driving a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 8:57 a.m. on Monday, Madison N. Short, 17, Greencastle, was eastbound on State Road 240 in a 2008 Pontiac Torrent.

Short told Deputy Brian Helmer her front wheels began to shake a little. She said she tried to catch the wheel but she overcorrected and went off the roadway.

The vehicle went into a cornfield on the south side of the road. Helmer said the vehicle traveled a couple thousand feet through the corn before coming to a stop.

Short said she was not injured and did not need medical attention.

Helmer estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000, including damage to numerous rows of corn.

The car was driven from the scene.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent dispatches:

• At 4:01 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 602 Anderson St. to assist an individual with getting off of the roof of the property there. Units arrived at 4:03 and assisted the individual without any injury. GFD left at 4:30 p.m.

• At 8:55 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 162 W. CR 300 South for power lines down. Units arrived at 9:05 a.m. to find that a pole had been damaged from a motor vehicle accident. Duke Energy was alerted to the issue, and GFD returned to station at 9:28 a.m.

• At 2:56 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 312 N. College Ave. for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. Firefighters arrived at 2:59 and investigated the property, but could not detect any CO inside. GFd left at 3:14 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed six 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.