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Man arrested after firing shots at neighbors during a dispute
AVOCA- A Bedford man was arrested on Sunday, June 9th after a 911 call reporting shots fired in the area of Graves Addition and Mitchell Street in Avoca. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Thomas Porter responded and spoke to a woman who reported the neighbor had shot at her and her children.
Woman arrested after injury accident when meth is found in her system
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested on alcohol-related charges after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Officers responded to an accident in the 1000 block of Coveyville Road on February 4, 2024. When Officer Thomas Porter arrived, firefighters and EMS were providing medical care to 44-year-old Steven Levay, who...
Man sends threatening messages to a co-worker, arrested
BEDFORD – A Bedford man is facing a charge of intimidation after police say the operations manager of Rural King came to the police department on Saturday, May 4, to report an employee, Wendel Cox, 54, was sending threatening messages to another employee. The manager said Cox and the...
Two were arrested on drug charges after a report of suspicious activity
BEDFORD— On Monday, June 10, at 8:13 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 14th and F Streets after a report that several people in a red Mercedes-Benz were seen taking items from a home in the 1000 block of F Street. The caller reported the vehicle was...
Woman arrested after harvesting and selling trees from a neighbor’s property
BEDFORD— A third person has been arrested after Department of Natural Resource officers say they harvested and sold mature trees from a property on Bartlettsville Road without permission. Police arrested 39-year-old Amanda Scott, of Ellettsville, on a felony charge of theft. On February 13, 2024, at 2:06 p.m., a...
Police Log: June 12, 2024
12:33 a.m. An information report was taken in the 200 block of Shawnee Drive. 12:58 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of Shawnee Drive. 1:12 a.m. Officers were out with a vehicle in the 3000 block of Shawnee Drive South. 2:07 a.m. Drug investigation at State...
Man arrested after police say he injured an autistic child
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested on a warrant after police say he injured an autistic child. Russel Harting, 48, Bedford, was arrested on a charge of battery on a person less than 14 years old. According to a probable cause affidavit, Detective James Slone said a five-year-old...
Couple steals credit card charging more than $5,000, arrested
BEDFORD— In March 2019, a Fort Wayne couple was arrested on theft, fraud, and forgery charges. Police arrested 35-year-old Devin and 28-year-old Haley Bovenschen. According to a probable cause affidavit, the couple used another person’s MasterCard and spent more than $5,719 between December 24, 2018, and January 17, 2019.
Police Log: June 11, 2024
3:15 a.m. Eric Hackney, 44, Bedford, possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of a syringe. 2:18 p.m. Zane Payton, 29, Bedford, wanted on a probation violation. 9:10 p.m. Sebastian Harp, 22, Bloomington, possession of meth, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, visiting a common nuisance.
June 11, 11 PM Weather Forecast Update-The Latest On the Heat Ahead & Risk of a "Ridge Rider"....
Nearly all of the area was 41-45 this morning, but the exception was the Purdue Airport with 38, which broke the record of 39 set on this date in 1972. This was a rare 30s temperature in June. Only 16 mornings have had lows in the 30s in June since 1879, the last being 2003.
Dispute over child lands woman behind bars again
MITCHELL— On Saturday, June 8, Mitchell Police Officer Jordan Taylor investigated a complaint of a physical altercation at Ruler Foods. The woman told police she had taken 31-year-old Santana Williams’ two children inside the Ruler Food store and met with the other grandmother of the children, who also had one of William’s children. The two women had a brief conversation, and the children talked.
Police descend on west side after reports of man threatening woman's life
More than a dozen Bloomington Police Department officers responded to a call for help Monday afternoon when a woman trying to calm a client at a business that provides services for people living with mental illness sent coworkers an email reporting the man had locked her office door and was threatening her life.
Uncooperative teen consumes Vodka and is arrested
BEDFORD – On Saturday, June 8, at just after 4 p.m., Bedford Police officers responded to an apartment in the 1000 block of 14th Street after a report of an intoxicated 16-year-old female being aggressive toward her parents. When police arrived, they met with the girl’s parents in the...
Police from multiple agencies search Sun Flower 99 Spa in Ellettsville
A months-long investigation into possible illegal activities at Ellettsville’s Sun Flower 99 Spa culminated in a June 7 police search of the Richland Plaza massage business. Ellettsville Police Department officers were joined by officers from the Bloomington and Battle Ground police departments and by representatives from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, state department of revenue and IU Health Bloomington Hospital when the search warrant was served last Friday.
Readjusting spaces at IU Health Bedford Hospital
BEDFORD – Healthcare needs are ever-changing, so IU Health Bedford Hospital is undergoing construction efforts to expand its emergency department to better care for its community. “We saw over 23,500 emergency patients in 2023, a 54% increase compared to 2018, and with the closure of the only other local...
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