Putnam Scanner for April 27, 2021

County Jail

Thirteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 4:31 a.m. Zachary A. Nichols, 22, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe.

• At 12:55 a.m. Matthew W. Thompson, 37, Spencer, was taken into custody for invasion of privacy.

Sunday

• At 3:37 p.m. Joshua D. Hickman, 33, Coatesville, was housed at the jail for criminal trespass and resisting law enforcement.

• At 1:10 p.m. Sandra L. Huber, 24, Cloverdale, was booked in for neglect of a dependent.

Saturday

• At 1:19 a.m. David B. Albietz, 38, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

Friday

• At 6:17 p.m. Robert C. Phillips, 50, Plainfield, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated.

• At 3:49 p.m. Jason G. Snider, 46, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 2:28 p.m. Jonathan E. Hyde, 39, Bainbridge, was booked in for battery, criminal mischief, resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

• At 11:59 a.m. Jana L. Miller, 36, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine.

• At 10 a.m. Tyler J. Hunter, 26, Terre Haute, was taken into custody for failure to appear.

Thursday

• At 6:48 p.m. Michael D. Bastin, 48, Roachdale, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and leaving the scene of a property-damage crash.

• At 12:41 p.m. Steven C. Barger, 30, Terre Haute, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 10:46 a.m. Glenn E. Simon, 52, Taylorsville, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license, driving with a BAC of .08 or more and driving while intoxicated.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 6:12 p.m. Friday, Amber Bennett, 35, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Bennett was taken into custody at Center and West streets on a Putnam County warrant for failure to appear in court on an original charge of driving while suspended with a prior offense.

She was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 6:38 a.m. on Saturday, Willis W. Frazier, 57, Terre Haute, was westbound on U.S. 40 west of County Road 325 West in a 2020 Toyota Tacoma when he hit a deer.

Cpl. Brian Helmer estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five recent dispatches:

• At 2:19 p.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to Kappa Alpha Theta on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:23 and determined the alarm was due to hair care products. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 2:34 p.m.

• At 5:46 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to Mill Pond Health Campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 5:50 and determined that an alarm was activated near a nurses’ station. The alarm was reset prior to GFD’s arrival. GFD went back into service at 5:54 p.m.

• At 10:34 a.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a fire alarm activated at the Inn at DePauw. A manager came to the fire station and notified GFD. Firefighters arrived shortly thereafter and reset the alarm. GFD went back into service at 10:42 a.m.

• At 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was to Asbury Towers for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:09 and found a pump in the elevator room emanating a hot smell. The alarm would not clear. GFD advised that the pump be turned off and maintenance notified. GFD went back into service at 9:24 p.m.

• At 10:28 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to the area of County Road 175 East for an odor of smoke. Firefighters saw smoke coming from under Crowe’s Bridge at 10:46. They found an individual with a campfire and advised Putnam County Dispatch. GFD went back into service at 11:03 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed nine medical assists and had one disregard.

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.

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