Putnam Scanner for July 1, 2022

County Jail

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 11:48 a.m Tony Phillips, 53, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for probation violation.

Monday

• At 3:34 p.m. Xavier M. Cole-Baker, 24, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction

City Police

Five recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

• At 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, Alexis D. Burk, 24, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Darrel Bunten.

Arrested at an East Walnut Street residence, Burk was booked into the Putnam County Jail for residential entry, criminal trespass, resisting law enforcement and battery on a public safety officer.

• At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dylan T. Owens, 24, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Bunten.

Taken into custody at a Spring Street apartment, Owens was lodged at the jail for domestic battery, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

•At 12:28 a.m. Wednesday, Robert T. Webster, 52, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Stopped on Indiana Street, Webster was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content level of .15 percent or greater.

Webster registered a BAC of .25 percent under testing at the jail while he was being booked in.

• At 10:44 p.m. Monday, Heather A. Barrett, 39, Indianapolis, was arrested by Officer Angela Taylor.

Taken into custody at an Ascena parking lot, Barrett was housed at the jail on Putnam County warrants for criminal trespass, intimidation and invasion of privacy and an Owen County warrant for violation of probation on an original charge of criminal trespass.

• At 3:45 p.m. Monday, Chelsie R. West, 23, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Zach Rhine.

Taken into custody at the Country Mark station on Bloomington Street, West booked into the jail for auto theft.

West allegedly took a Royal Comfort company truck that was parked on Cedar Drive.

Two recent traffic accidents were investigated by city officers:

• At 6:45 p.m. Monday, a two-car accident on Indianapolis Road and the entrance to Taco Bell sent both drivers to the hospital.

The accident occurred as Mahailey Zuber, 21, Indianapolis, was westbound on Indianapolis Road, driving a 2014 Honda CRV, when Bradley Benson, 40, Greencastle, exited Taco Bell and failed to yield the right of way, pulling into Zuber’s path, Officer Justin Herd reported.

Impact pushed the Benson car onto the lawn at the Speedway gas station along the north side of the road.

The Zuber car made impact with the passenger’s-side door of the Benson car, causing significant damage to the front end of her car.

Putnam County EMS responded to the scene and determined Benson needed to be taken to an Indianapolis hospital for further medical attention.

Airbags deployed in the Zuber vehicle. She was taken to Putnam County Hospital by her mother for evaluation.

Benson was ticketed for failure to yield.

Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene by Seniour’s.

Total damage in the accident was estimated at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 6:07 p.m. June 25, a two-vehicle mishap was reported on Indianapolis Road near Judson Drive.

Elliott Harris, 28, Greencastle, was westbound on Indianapolis Road, slowing his 2017 Ford F-250 truck to turn onto Judson Drive when he was rear-ended by a 2006 PT Cruiser driven by Trenton Brown, 22, Crawfordsville.

Brown told Sgt. Brad Hiatt he was distracted looking at the gasoline prices on the Speedway station sign and did not realize Harris was slowing to turn.

Total damage in the accident was listed at $1,000-$2,500.

One recent speeding citation was issued by city officers:

• At 4:11 p.m. Tuesday, Joshua Lavoine, 23, Cloverdale, was ticketed by Officer Bunten.

Stopped at Zinc Mill Road and Woods Edge, Lavoine was cited for 56 mph in a 30-mph zone.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, Alexander Alvarez, 23, Miami, was northbound on County Road 675 East, south of County Road 300 North, in a 2021 Chevrolet Express FedEx truck. The Putnam County Highway Department had the road closed from County Road 200 North to Heritage Drive with “Road Closed” barricades.

However, Alvarez drove around the barricade and proceeded north, eventually encountering a 2016 Kenworth T4 Series dump truck registered to the Putnam County Highway Department and operated by Mark A. Fisher, 59, Reelsville. Alvarez initially drove around the dump truck, which was parked facing south in the northbound lane, before realizing he could proceed no further due to construction.

Alvarez then began backing up, and in doing so made contact with his passenger-side rear bumper into the battery cage of the dump truck, causing minor damage.

Reserve Commander Ken Rozelle estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to eight incidents since Monday morning:

• At 11:48 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Kappa Kappa Gamma on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:52 and were advised by DePauw Public Safety that the alarm was due to construction. GFD went back into service at 11:59 a.m.

• At 7:49 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to the apartments at 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:52 and determined the alarm was due to marijuana smoke. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 7:57 p.m.

• GFD went on two consecutive runs to Greencastle High School Tuesday morning:

At 11:09 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:15 and determined the alarm was due to construction. Contractors reset the alarm prior to GFD’s arrival. GFD went back into service at 11:26 a.m.

At 11:26, GFD returned for another fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:29 and cleaned out the activated detector. GFD went back into service at 11:53 a.m.

• At 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:57 and determined the alarm was due to construction. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 1:29 p.m.

• At 1:52 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to Sigma Chi at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 1:53 and determined the alarm was due to construction. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 1:56 a.m.

• At 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 420 Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:23 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 7:30 p.m.

• At 3:01 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to The Putnam Inn for a trash can on fire. Firefighters arrived at 3:04 and were advised that employees had dumped water onto the fire and extinguished it. GFD went back into service at 3:09 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed 13 medical assists and had two disregards during this timeframe.

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.