Putnam Scanner for Sept. 8, 2020

County Jail

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

• At 10:57 p.m. Candice J. Lumpkin, 38, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for criminal trespass.

• At 9:21 p.m. Jacob D. Cherry, 29, Greencastle, was booked in for driving while intoxicated.

• At 9:20 p.m. Robert L. Washburn, 40, Crawfordsville, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe and resisting law enforcement.

• At 4:30 p.m. Alice M. Payne, 56, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for dealing in methamphetamine.

• At 3:24 p.m. Tabitha J. Blake, 37, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery.

• At 12:50 p.m. Jennifer D. Ziemendorf, 41, Brazil, was taken into custody for carrying a handgun without a license.

• At 12:41 p.m. Taylor N. Okulovich, 22, Brazil, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

• At noon, Dylan G. L. Mowery, 23, Brazil, was booked in for auto theft.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five recent dispatches:

• At 5:27 p.m. last Thursday, GFD was alerted to a tree in the roadway located at 1960 E. CR. 100 East. Units found the tree at 5:32 and removed it from the road. GFD went back into service at 6:06 p.m.

• At 8:12 p.m. last Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Ivy Tech Greencastle for an odor investigation. Firefighters arrived at 8:17 and found someone had freed themselves from an elevator that had a smoking smell. No cause for the smell was determined. GFD went back into service at 8:50 p.m.

• At 3:11 a.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to International Automotive Components for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:17 and were advised that a water flow alarm had been activated unintentionally. GFD went back into service at 3:28 p.m.

• At 4:02 a.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to The Waters of Greencastle for an odor investigation. Firefighters arrived at 4:06 and were advised of a burning smell in a hallway. GFD monitored the building, but did not find a cause for the odor. Maintenance arrived, and GFD went back into service at 4:46 a.m.

• At 1:29 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Phi Gamma Delta for an odor investigation. Firefighters arrived at 1:31 and monitored the property, but could not determine a source for the odor. GFD left at 1:40 a.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed three medical assists and had three disregards.

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.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.