Crime
Woman throws a fruit bowl and knife at a man and is arrested
MITCHELL – A Mitchell woman is facing domestic battery charges for causing moderate bodily injury after she allegedly threw a fruit bowl and knife at…
Inoperable tail light lands two in jail on meth charges
JUDAH – Two people were arrested on Friday, March 29, after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Harrison Fleetwood. At approximately 1:07 a.m., Capt. Fleetwood was…
Remembering a fallen trooper
FORT WAYNE – Twenty-five years ago today, Indiana State Police Trooper Cory R. Elson was tragically killed in the line of duty. Trooper Elson was shot…
Police Log: April 3, 2024
Bedford Police Department Arrests – April 2 Incidents – April 2 Incidents – April 1 Accidents – April 2 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests –…
Woman arrested on OWI charges
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested after Lawrence County Prosecutor Sam Arp filed a probable cause affidavit on March 30, claiming 34-year-old Tetiana Lee…
Deputy smells marijuana during a traffic stop, two detained on drug charges
BEDFORD – After a traffic stop on Thursday, March 28, two women were arrested on drug charges. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained Shelby Horton,…
Man interferes with firefighters, slips out of handcuffs, sounds police siren
BEDFORD – On Monday, March 29, Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department requested Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Thomas Porter to respond to 39 North Helton…
Officers make welfare check, woman is jailed after fighting with police
MITCHELL – A Bloomington woman after Mitchell Police officers responded to the 400 block of Burton Street to check on someone knocking on doors and…
Teen submits forged medical doctor excuses for his absences and is arrested
BEDFORD – An Oolitic teen was arrested after he forged a note from a doctor excusing him from work. Bedford Police arrested 19-year-old Gavin Blackshear…
Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers of flood-related fraudstersÂ
INDIANA- Following the heavy rainfall throughout the state, Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers of scammers who use bad weather and pose as repairmen to gain personal information…