Putnam Scanner for May 1, 2020

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 9:51 p.m. April N. Sult, 34, Fillmore, was booked in for theft.

• At 9:44 p.m. Gary T. Leitzman, 44, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for theft.

• At 9:14 a.m. Alec N. Clark, 43, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a warrant.

Tuesday

• At 8:40 p.m. Roy A. Mitchell, 30, Quincy, was booked in for driving while intoxicated-refusal.

• At 5:21 a.m. Michael J. Bevis, 53, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated endangering a person and driving while intoxicated.

Monday

• At 6:06 p.m. Darrell L. Goff, 41, Coatesville, was taken into custody for two counts of resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine and driving a vehicle after the forfeiture of license for life.

• At 12:36 p.m. Robert C. Summers, 25, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for battery with bodily injury and on a local warrant.

• At 12:41 a.m. Erick D. Williams, 49, Clinton, was lodged at the jail for possession of stolen property, criminal mischief, burglary and driving with a suspended license.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 3:10 a.m. Wednesday, Adam McCastle, 46, Greencastle, was arrested by Capt. Charles Inman.

Taken in to custody at Greenwood Apartments on a charge of invasion of privacy, McCastle was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies recently investigated six property-damage crashes.

• At 10 p.m. on Monday, Carissa N. Jones, 18, Coatesville, was eastbound on County Road 600 North between County Road 725 East and Heritage Drive in a 2020 Chevrolet Camaro.

Jones told Deputy Robert Soilleux she swerved to miss a deer, which resulted in her leaving the road and sideswiping a pole. There was passenger-side damage to the car, but Jones continued to drive home.

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

• At 6:15 p.m. on Monday, George L. Brzeczek, 69, Yuma, Ariz., was pulling a 2015 Highland fifth-wheel camper into the Cloverdale RV Park in the 2700 block of County Road 800 South.

While trying to turn a sharp corner in the driveway area, Brzeczek cut the fifth-wheel into a concrete retaining barrier. This damaged the left side of the camper as well as the dual axles.

Curtis Wrecker towed the camper.

Deputy Randy Patrick estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 10:56 a.m. on Monday, two different vehicles struck deer at the same time on U.S. 40.

Dustin Miller, 29, Jamestown, was westbound in the right lane in a 2013 Chevrolet Volt when he hit a deer.

Deputy Tanner Brown estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

The car was towed.

Tonya Earl, 46, Danville, was also westbound on U.S. 40 in a 2020 Hyundai Elantra when she hit a deer.

Brown estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

Earl was able to drive from the scene.

• At 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jamie L. Croy, 30, Greencastle, was eastbound on County Road 325 South in a 2010 Nissan Rogue when she hit an animal.

Croy told Deputy Daniel Birt that she was distracted by a child in the rear seat and did not see what type of animal she had hit.

Loose car parts were removed from the passenger-side fender area and front bumper, allowing the vehicle to be driven from the scene.

Birt estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, Harvey L. Collier, 55, Rockville, was southbound on U.S. 231 near County Road 850 North in a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado when he hit a deer.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to four recent dispatches:

• At 11:06 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to an alarm for a barn fire located at 512 W. U.S. 40. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 11:15 to assist the Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department, but were advised by the owner that he was burning the barn himself. GFD went back into service at 11:29 p.m.

• At 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 950 N. Jackson St. for a reported liquid spill. Units arrived at 9:55 and determined the liquid in a drain was Rim Guard, which is biodegradable and non-toxic. GFD went back into service at 10:16 a.m.

• At 10:16 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 107 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:19 and determined the alarm was caused by a dirty detector head. The detector head was cleaned, and the alarm was reset. GFD left at 10:29 a.m.

• At 12:17 a.m. on Thursday, GFD received a call from Putnam County Dispatch for an odor investigation. Firefighters arrived at 12:20 and were advised that computer systems were down and that there was a smoky smell. Personnel did not find a source after checking for hot spots. The cause was later found to be computer-related. GFD went back into service at 12:42 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed five 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.