Putnam Scanner for August 31, 2019

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

• At 3:15 p.m. Nolan Scott Gibson, 19, Quincy, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 2:40 p.m. Tracy Lee Boehm, 44, Greencastle, was taken into custody for theft and trespassing.

• At 2:39 p.m. Bryn Nichole Jones, 25, Greencastle, was booked in for theft.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated a pair of recent property-damage crashes.

• At 9:24 p.m. Samuel R. Fry, 46, Roachdale, was westbound on State Road 236 in a 2016 GMC when he hit a deer.

Damage was estimated at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 11:47 a.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash with airbag deployment at State Road 240 and State Road 75.

When fire personnel arrived, the vehicle was no longer at the scene.

Furthermore, Putnam County Dispatch received information that the vehicle was called in as a possible drunk driver on U.S. 40 in Hendricks County.

When Deputy Matt Biggs arrived, he observed where the vehicle had left the road and hit a tree.

Dispatch then informed Biggs the vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, had been located at State Road 75 and County Road 700 South in Hendricks County, about two miles north of the crash site.

The driver, 46-year-old Gary L. Gillenwater of Martinsville, was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated.

When Biggs arrived at the scene of the arrest, Gillenwater had already been transported to the Hendricks County Jail.

Hendricks County authorities informed Biggs they would handle the driving while intoxicated charge. In Putnam County, Gillenwater was charged with leaving the scene of a property-damage accident.

The SUV was towed. Biggs estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to nine recent dispatches:

• At 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched by police personnel to the intersection of Bloomington Street and Veterans Memorial Highway. Units arrived there about 3:41 and removed gravel from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 4:25 p.m.

• At 7:52 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a reported structure fire at 1222 Castlebury Dr. Firefighters arrived at 7:58 to find a fire caused by a towel and jeans that had ignited. Much of the fire was already extinguished when GFD arrived. GFD put out the rest of the fire and ventilated the home. GFD returned to station at 8:20 p.m.

• At 8:44 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was called back to the site of the barn fire on Cemetery Road. Units arrived there at 8:47 and continued to monitor hay that was still smoldering. GFD went back into service at 6:58 p.m.

• At 12:11 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Humbert Hall for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at about 12:12 but could not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 12:23 a.m.

• At 12:13 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was also dispatched to Delta Upsilon for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:14 and determined the alarm was caused by a dirty detector head. GFD left at 12:23 a.m.

• At 2:17 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 505 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:20 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 2:24 p.m.

• At 11:19 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 418 Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:21 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 11:30 a.m.

• At 11:38 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched again to Humbert Hall for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:42 but could not determine the cause of the alarm. The alarm was reset. GFD left at 11:54 a.m.

• At 10:59 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 508 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:04 p.m. and determined the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 11:09 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed seven 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.