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Police Log: May 2, 2024
1:58 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 2000 block of Norton Lane. 2:17 a.m. Traffic stop at Pizza Hut on 16th Street. 2:59 a.m. Officers were out with a person at 18th and H Strets. 3:25 a.m. Officers made extra patrols on Lincoln Avenue. 5:18 a.m. Report of...
Man violates probation terms and is sent to jail
BEDFORD – Lawrence County Superior Court I Judge John M. Plummer III sentenced a Mitchell man to 1,602 days in the Indiana Department of Corrections. Josiah Asbery, 26, of Orleans, pled guilty in a negotiated plea deal to domestic battery and domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old. Both charges were Level 6 felonies.
City of Mitchell breaks ground on 50,000 sq. ft. shell building
MITCHELL— Following Thursday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony, construction will commence on a new shell building intended to attract manufacturing jobs to the Mitchell industrial park. A new 50,000-square-foot building suitable for a manufacturer will be constructed on a fourteen-acre parcel in the industrial park at the intersection of Doc...
Man arrested after being found passed out in the parking lot of a liquor store
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested Friday after Bedford Police officer Jarrett Tedrow responded to Kindred Spirits on L Street after a report of a man slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot. When police arrived, they found 47-year-old Michael Bruce in the...
Teen detained after hitting sibling and mother
BEDFORD – A Bedford teen is facing two counts of domestic battery and escape from unlawful detention after Bedford Police Officer Stewart Ratcliff responded to a home in the 2000 block of F Street on Monday. When Officer Ratcliff arrived at 6:21 p.m., the teen’s mother reported her 14-year-old...
Mitchell man arrested on theft and drug charges
BEDFORD – A Mitchell man was arrested Thursday morning after Bedford Police Department Officer Joshua Turner spotted him at Rural King on James Avenue getting into a Toyota Avalon. Major Jeremy Bridges discovered that 33-year-old Collin Flynn was wanted on a warrant for theft. The officers stopped Flynn to...
Letter: Send a message with your votes
This Tuesday, we go to the polls to select who we want to represent us in November’s General Election. It’s not always a good idea to vote on a single issue, but this year, it is imperative that we do exactly that. That single issue is opposition to the Mid-States Corridor.
Meeting outlines ways of opposing Mid-States Corridor progress
Martin County resident Jason McCoy recently hosted a public meeting at Loogootee High School, advocating for residents to stand against the Mid-States Corridor. In a 55-minute talk with slides displayed on a large screen in the high school auditorium, McCoy provided some background on the project to the crowd of about 250 to 300 Martin and Dubois County residents.
Lengthy drug dealing investigation lands two behind bars
BEDFORD – A lengthy drug dealing investigation by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office concluded on April 26th with the arrest of 47-year-old Jeremiah S. Bridges of Bedford on multiple drug-related offenses. The Sheriff’s Office received information in February that Bridges was involved in dealing large quantities of methamphetamine...
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