Police Reports from August 2015

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 73 calls and incidents on Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 including three abandoned vehicles, five property damage accidents, five alarms, two complaints about animals, four assists to other agencies, two assists to the public, one battery, one burglary, one civil dispute, two incidents of criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one drive-off theft, two assists to EMS, one incident of harassment, two incidents of intimidation, two complaints involving juveniles, three complaints about noise, one property damage incident, seven reckless drivers, one complaint about shooting, one attempted suicide, four reports of suspicious activity, three thefts, one reported threat, five traffic stops, three inmate transports, one complaint about trash, one trespassing incident, two unruly subjects, two warrants served and one welfare check.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 56 calls and incidents on Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2, including one abandoned vehicle, four property damage accidents, one accident involving personal injury, one alarm, one alcohol-related offense, three complaints about animals, one assist to another agency, eight assists to the public, two child custody issues, one civil dispute, one domestic dispute, one assist to EMS, two fights in progress, one incident of harassment, one property damage incident, two attempted suicides, three reports of suspicious activity, one theft, 18 traffic stops, one trespassing incident and one welfare check.. ...

August 1 -- James D. Phillips, 20, Marshall, Ill., was arrested on a warrant issued out of another state in connection with a case involving possession of methamphetamine. His bond was set at $15,000 cash only. Jasonville Police Officer Andrew Duguay was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 16 calls and incidents on Monday, August 3, including one property damage accident, one alarm, seven assists to the public, one complaint involving a juvenile, one reckless driver, two repossessions, and one traffic stop...

August 3 -- Cody Wesley Major, 20, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. His bond was set at $1,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released on August 4 after posting $100 cash. Bloomfield Town Marshal Ken Tharp was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 15 calls and incidents on Tuesday, August 4, including two property damage accidents, two complaints about animals, one assist to the public, one battery, two property issues, one reckless driver, one road hazard, one reported threat, one traffic stop and one trespassing incident...

August 4 -- William Rory Arthur, 53, Worthington, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery resulting in bodily injury and strangulation. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released on August 5 after posting $500 cash. Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 17 calls and incidents on Thursday, August 6, including one complaint about an animal, one assist to another agency, five assists to the public, one child custody issue, one fraud investigation, one local ordinance violation, one property damage incident, one reckless driver, one theft, one reported threat and three traffic stops...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 103 calls and incidents on Monday, August 3 through Thursday, August 6, including three abandoned vehicles, eight property damage accidents, five alarms, four complaints about animals, three assists to other agencies, two assists to the public, one battery, two civil disputes, one civil paper served, three domestic disputes, one assist to EMS, one extra patrol, two fires, three complaints involving juveniles, one property issue, one property damage incident, seven reckless drivers, one residential entry, one road hazard, two attempted suicides, six reports of suspicious activity, four reported threats, five title checks, six traffic stops, 21 inmate transports, one unruly subject, and six welfare checks.. ...

August 6 -- Edward William Diskey, 35, Petersburg, Ind., was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Darren McDonald was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 37 calls and incidents on Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, including four assists to other agencies, seven assists to the public, one battery, one burglary, one child custody issue, one child neglect investigation, three domestic disputes, one assist to EMS, one report of harassment, one protective order violation, one residential entry, two reports of suspicious activity, seven thefts, one reported threat, two traffic stops, one unruly subject and two warrants served.. ...

August 7 -- Jason Todd Lindy, 39, Odon, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of two counts of theft. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Woodall was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 23 calls and incidents on Monday, August 10, including one abandoned vehicle, one alarm, one complaint about an animal, five assists to the public, one criminal mischief incident, one domestic dispute, one report of harassment, two reports of suspicious activity, one theft, one reported threat, one title check, one traffic stop, two transports, one warrant served and one welfare check...

August 10 -- Ruthie Jeanine Henderson, 52, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of obstruction of justice. Her bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. She was released later the same day after posting $400 cash. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Darren McDonald was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Tuesday, August 11, including two property damage accidents, one alarm, two assists to other agencies, five assists to the public, one child custody issue, one extra patrol, one report of harassment, one complaint involving a juvenile, one property issue, one reckless driver and one transport...

No new arrests.

The Linton Police Department responded to 18 calls and incidents on Wednesday, August 12, including one property damage accident, one alarm, one animal complaint, one assist to the public, one battery, one burglary, one domestic dispute, one incident of intimidation, three thefts, one reported threat, two traffic stops, one transport, two warrants served and one welfare check...

* August 12 -- James Alfred Pedigo, Harrisburg, Ill., 51, was arrested on preliminary charges involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was being held without bond. Indiana State Police Trooper John Yung was the arresting officer.

The Linton Police Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Thursday, August 13, including one property damage accident, three complaints about animals, four assists to the public, one battery, one child custody issue, one assist to EMS, four thefts, one reported threat, one transport, one trespassing incident and one warrant served...

August 13 -- Larry Shawn Layne, 38, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of two counts of child molesting. His bond was set at $90,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Harvey Holt was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 53 calls and incidents on Friday, August 14, through Sunday, August 16, including one abandoned vehicle, one property damage accident, two alarms, three complaints about animals, six assists to other agencies, one assist to the public, one burglary, one civil dispute, one criminal mischief incident, two fraud investigations, three reports of harassment, two complaints involving juveniles, one property issue, one protective order violation, one property damage incident, one special detail, one reckless driver, one sex offense, three reports of suspicious activity, one theft, seven traffic stops, one transport, one unruly subject, five warrants served and three welfare checks.. ...

August 14 -- Alex Leroy Butler, 28, Sullivan, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of burglary and theft. Bond information not available. Linton Police Officer Nick Yingling was the arresting officer. August 15 -- David Daniel Lockard, 36, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county. He was being held without bond for the other jurisdiction. Linton Police Officer Paul Clark was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 32 calls and incidents on Monday, August 17, including one accident involving personal injury, one alarm, two complaints about animals, two assists to other agencies, nine assists to the public, one battery, two incidents of criminal mischief, one drug-related incident, one request for information, one property damage incident, two reckless drivers, four traffic stops, one transport and two welfare checks...

August 17 -- Malissa Lynn Hadley, 25, Bloomington, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic/syringe. Her bond was set at $4,500 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Brown was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 15 calls and incidents on Wednesday, August 19, including one assist to another agency, six assists to the public, one civil dispute, one theft, five traffic stops and one transport.

August 19 -- Nicholas Scott McElwee, 36, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of stalking and invasion of privacy. His bond was set at $10,000 surety with ten percent allowed on stalking count but was being held without bond on the other count. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jordan Gooding was the arresting officer...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 63 calls and incidents on Friday, August 21, through Sunday, August 23, including three abandoned vehicles, five property damage accidents, three accidents involving personal injury, two alarms, five complaints about animals, five assists to other agencies, one assist to the public, one battery, two civil disputes, one incident of criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, one drug-related incident, three assists to EMS, one fight in progress, one fraud investigation, one report of harassment, two complaints involving juveniles, one report of a missing person, three reckless drivers, four road hazards, three reports of suspicious activity, five thefts, three traffic stops, one inmate transport, two trespassing incidents and three welfare checks.. ...

August 22 -- Terry Christopher Collins, 27, Dugger, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. He was being held without bond. Linton Police Officer Chad Crynes was the arresting officer. August 22 -- Paul J. Green, 51, Lewis, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county. His bond was set at $1,500 surety with ten percent allowed. Linton Police Officer Nick Yingling was the arresting officer...

August 24 -- Travis Lee Harding, 35, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Special Deputy Karen Oliphant was the arresting officer. August 24 -- William Dwight Harper, 30, Springville, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. His bond was set at $500 cash only...

August 24 -- Travis Lee Harding, 35, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Special Deputy Karen Oliphant was the arresting officer. August 24 -- William Dwight Harper, 30, Springville, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. His bond was set at $500 cash only...

August 26 -- Joshua Allen Denny, 21, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of possession of a synthetic drug. His bond was set at $10,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Indiana State Police Trooper Zach Parker was the arresting officer...

* August 27 -- Justus Kirk Wright, 37, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Officer Jeremy Hamilton was the arresting officer.

August 28 -- Michael L. Merritt, 43, Washington, Ind., was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,500 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released later the same day after posting $150 cash. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Pierce was the arresting officer...