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Police Log: May 11, 2024
12:14 a.m. Suspicious person in the 1000 block of 10th Street. 12:32 a.m. Unwanted person in the 2000 block of 29th Street. 1:33 a.m. Domestic dispute in the 500 block of R Street. 2:57 a.m. Medical emergency in the 2000 block of 37th Street. 4:09 a.m. Repossession in the 1000...
Tip lands Bedford man behind bars on drug dealing charges
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested after the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department received a tip that 54-year-old Teddy Eggers was involved in dealing large quantities of meth. Eggers was arrested Wednesday night. Deputy Brenten Trueblood launched an investigation and obtained a search warrant from Lawrence County Superior...
Mother reports son battered her
HELTONVILLE – A Heltonville man was arrested on Wednesday, May 8th, after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies say he injured a woman during a domestic dispute in the 4000 block of Bartlettsville Road. Around 10:36 a.m., a woman came to the Sheriff’s Department to report that she was...
911 call alerts police to erratic driver, man detained on drug charges
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested after Bedford Police Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver in a dark blue pickup truck without a license plate traveling north on State Road 37 near the intersection of 16th Street. Officer Jarrett Tedrow found the pickup entering the...
City of Mitchell Breaks Ground on 50,000 sq. ft. Shell Building
A new shell building intended to attract manufacturing jobs to the Mitchell industrial park will commence construction following the groundbreaking ceremony held this morning. 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 Hamilton Blvd. and Meridian Road.
Oolitic couple arrested after she stabs him with a spoon and he hits her with a dowel rod
OOLITIC – An Oolitic couple was arrested on Sunday, May 5th, after Lawrence County Central Dispatch received a 911 call from 54-year-old Kenneth Chenault reporting his wife had stabbed him with a spoon. When Sgt. Robin Compton and Indiana State Police Trooper Chance Humprey responded at 3:24 p.m. to...
Man contacts his ex at work is arrested in violation of a protective order
BEDFORD – A Bedford man is facing a charge of invasion of privacy after he violated a protective order by asking a woman if she “wanted her things back.”. According to Lawrence County Police Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kenton Carter, on Friday, May 3, at 8:48 p.m., a woman came to the department to report that 24-year-old Daniel Watterson, who was her ex-boyfriend had been served with a protective order earlier in the day and had violated it.
Lawrence County home listings asked for less money in April: See the current median price here
The median home in Lawrence County listed for $208,675 in April, down 4% from the previous month's $217,450, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to April 2023, the median home list price decreased 9.2% from $229,900. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale...
Woman responsible for a fatal accident is back behind bars
BEDFORD – Kasey L. Caraway, 50, of Bedford, is back behind bars after she violated the court’s order of her pretrial release. She was arrested on Tuesday, April 30. She will appear before Lawrence County Superior Court Judge John Plummer III on May 22 at 9:00 a.m. Caraway...
Argument over full litter box lands man in jail on domestic battery charge
OOLITIC – An Oolitic man was arrested on Friday, May 3, after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputies responded to a domestic fight in the 200 block of Hoosier Avenue. A female reported her husband had kicked her in the stomach while wearing his work boots. While speaking with...
Baseball-size hail, tornadoes possible tonight in Bloomington, surrounding area
Bad weather is on the way: The National Weather Service in Indianapolis is warning of risk for tornadoes and hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter across much of Indiana including Bedford, Ellettsville and Bloomington. A tornado watch was issued at 2:25 p.m. that lasts until midnight for Monroe, Greene, Lawrence, Morgan and Owen counties. ...
Man claims he’s not a drug user after police find a syringe filled with meth in his pocket
MITCHELL – On Friday, May 3, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brenten Trueblood was patrolling on Guthrie Road and Autumn Lane when he noticed a gray pickup with a temporary registration plate, and it returned to David Swafford, 46, of Heltonville, who does not have a valid driver’s license.
Students raced through the streets at Lincoln Elementary School’s 5th Fun Run
BEDFORD— It was an exciting Friday morning at Lincoln Elementary School as 311 students dressed in Lincoln Fun Run shirts and some in superhero attire lined up at the starting line for the 5th Lincoln Fun Run. Music filled the air. There was laughter and kids busting moves as...
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