CRIME & SAFETY
ISP: Man killed in fight while fishing in southern Indiana; suspect arrested
ORANGE COUNTY, Ind. — A suspect has been arrested on a preliminary murder charge after a man on a fishing trip was killed during a fist-fight in southern Indiana over the weekend, Indiana State Police said. The night of Saturday, April 27, deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Police Log: April 30, 2024
6:21 p.m. Female, 14, Bedford, detained on charges of escape from unlawful detention and domestic battery. 12:19 a.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1000 block of O Street. 12:27 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 2000 block of Evergreen Drive. 12:49 a.m. Officers made extra patrols...
Attack at Thornton Park pavilion leads to teen being detained
BEDFORD – A Bedford teen was detained Saturday after a report of an attack at Thornton Park pavilion. On Saturday, at 4:43 p.m., Bedford Police Captain Emmons conducted a traffic stop at 16th Street and Brian Lane Way. Officer Michael Bell assisted. During that traffic stop, Officer Bell was approached by a group of adults and juveniles.
Domestic dispute in parking lot lands man behind bars
BEDFORD – On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 6:10 p.m., Bedford Police officers responded to Pizza Hut about an active physical domestic between a man and woman in the parking lot. The caller reported the male had struck the female, and an employee had stepped in and was now...
Police Log: April 28, 2024
6:13 p.m. Christopher Bowles, 46, public intoxication, domestic battery. 1:19 a.m. Traffic stop at John Williams Boulevard and State Road 37. 3:22 a.m. An information report was taken in the 1000 block of K Street. 6:08 a.m. A medical emergency was reported at General Motors on GM Drive. 6:43 a.m....
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