Putnam Scanner for Sept. 5, 2023

County Jail

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Friday

• At 6:02 a.m. Loren C. Lewis, 56, Henderson, Ky., was lodged at the jail on a court order

• At 5:44 a.m. Dennis L. Kent, 46, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

Thursday

• At 9:21 p.m. Michael T. Vanevery, 43, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for criminal trespass and resisting law enforcement.

• At 6:12 p.m. Robert E. Freeman, 64, Greencastle, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 1:41 Dante T. Hodgkin, 30, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a court order.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five incidents between Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning:

• At 11:57 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Kappa Alpha Theta at DePauw University for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:01 p.m. and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:10 p.m.

• At 8:14 a.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to Chiyoda for a gas smell. Firefighters arrived at 8:18 and did not detect gas after monitoring the facility. It was determined that the smell was possibly sewer gas from a vent pipe. GFD went back into service at 8:32 a.m.

• At 12:33 a.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to Kissinger House at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:38 and did not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:43 a.m.

• At 1:47 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was requested by Greencastle police for assistance at Indian Springs Apartments with a person who locked themselves out of a second-floor apartment. Firefighters arrived at 1:51 and used a ladder to gain access to the apartment through a window and unlocked it. GFD went back into service at 2:10 a.m.

• At 7:53 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to Don Julio after the restaurant’s automatic fire suppression system activated. Firefighters arrived at 7:58 and determined the activation was due to construction. The owner and the health department were notified of the set-off, and GFD went back into service at 8:27 a.m.

Additionally, GFD responded for 10 medical assists and had two disregards in 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.

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