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…

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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…

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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…

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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 –…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers of flood-related fraudsters 

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…

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