Local Police, Fire – September 5

CPD patrol car
A Dodge Charger police patrol car. From neighborhood spats, to seat-belt enforcement and criminal activity, the Columbus Police Department has been directed to be more proactive in its work with the public. The idea is to make a difference in the community before problems escalate, or even start. (Joe Harpring | The Republic)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies.

Arrests

Friday

Jack R. Hewitt, 53, Greensburg, out-of-county warrant, 3:29 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held with no bond.

Dennis C. Berger Jr., 39, 1806 Cottage Ave., Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 7:40 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $2,500 cash bond.

Tyler J. Vanhooser, 25, 2615 Pavia Court, Columbus, strangulation and domestic battery _ presence of a minor or previous conviction, 7:56 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held in lieu of $7,500 bond.

Corey A. Huddleston, 23, 2072 Ohio Ave., Columbus, parole violation, 8:34 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held with no bond.

Marissa D. Caluya, 21, 3105 N. National Road, Columbus, body attachment, 11:13 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held in lieu of $1,000 cash bond.

Saturday

Justin W. Dampier, 44, Merritt Island, Florida, Bartholomew County warrant, 12:05 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $15,000 bond.

Travis W. Blair, 45, North Vernon, out-of-county warrant, 12:59 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, released with no bond.

Seth W. Hodson, 22, Franklin, battery, battery on a public safety official, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement, 1:57 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $7,500 bond.

Easha K. North, 34, 14431 W. County Road 100S, Columbus, two Bartholomew County warrants, 2:24 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, held in lieu of $65,000 bond.

Rachel Busby, 34, 2210 Indiana Ave., Columbus, operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, 6:17 a.m., by the Indiana State Police, released on $2,500 bond.

Melvin G. Foree, 34, Franklin, driving while suspended within 10 years of prior infraction, 7:31 a.m., by the Indiana State Police, released on $5,000 bond.

Ricky L. Turner Jr., 41, 711 Maple St., Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 7:33 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held in lieu of $1,000 bond.

Amanda E. Whitten, 37, 1826 Sycamore St., Columbus, Bartholomew County warrant, 7:49 a.m., by the Indiana State Police, held in lieu of $5,000 bond.

Steven T. Richards, 34, 1321 Franklin St., Columbus, out-of-county warrant, 7:58 a.m., by the Columbus Police Department, held with no bond.

Rishabh Narang, 26, 3777 Norway Lane, Columbus, operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .15 percent or more, 8:09 a.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, released on $5,000 bond.

Fire, medic runs

Saturday

6:44 a.m. — Unconscious person in the 1500 block of 13th Street.

8:10 a.m. — Injury at the intersection of State Road 58 South and West County Road 700S.

8:39 a.m. — Injury at mile marker 64 of I-65 North.

8:40 a.m. — Injury in the 4400 block of Foxpointe Circle.

9:33 a.m. — Injury in the 3300 block of Westenedge Drive.

2:31 p.m. — Unconscious person in the 2000 block of Chapa Drive.

3:13 p.m. — Injury at the intersection of State Road 46 East and South County Road 525E.

4:58 p.m. — Injury in the 2700 block of State Street.

5:04 p.m. — Injury in the 2500 block of 25th Street.

5:35 p.m. — Transformer fire in the 1300 block of Cottage Avenue.

9:31 p.m. — Injury in the 400 block of South National Road.

10:48 p.m. — Injury in the 16000 block of South County Road 500W.

Incidents

Saturday

12:31 a.m. — Leaving the scene of an accident in the 1400 block of Michigan Avenue.

12:53 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 900 block of West County Road 450S.

1:34 a.m. — Child molesting reported in the 7900 block of North County Road 250E.

1:58 a.m. — Violation of protective order in the 700 block of Sycamore Street.

4:42 a.m. — Drug violations in the 1600 block of North National Road.

6:09 a.m. — Theft reported in the 600 block of California Street.

8:34 a.m. — Property-damage accident at mile marker 64 of I-65 North.

8:40 a.m. — Property-damage accident in the 3900 block of South County Road 525E.

8:47 a.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of State Road 9 North and State Road 46 East.

9:50 a.m. — Burglary in the 800 block of Jonesville Road.

10:16 a.m. — Property damage in the 2000 block of 26th Street.

11:00 a.m. — Leaving the scene of an accident in the 1600 block of West Jonathan Moore Pike.

12:39 p.m. — Theft reported in the 800 block of Jonesville Road.

12:39 p.m. — Fraud in the 1300 block of North National Road.

12:51 p.m. — Theft reported in the 3000 block of North National Road.

1:18 p.m. — Theft reported in the 3000 block of North National Road.

1:26 p.m. — Violation of protective order in the 400 block of Smith Street.

1:34 p.m. — Property damage in the 2500 block of West County Road 200S.

3:24 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of West County Road 400N and U.S. 31 North.

3:57 p.m. — Drug violations in the 13000 block of West Bellsville Pike.

4:18 p.m. — Theft reported in the 500 block of North Knollwood Drive.

4:24 p.m. — Shoplifting in the 2000 block of Merchants Mile.

4:58 p.m. — Battery in the 2700 block of State Street.

6:01 p.m. — Property damage in the 3400 block of U.S. 31 South.

6:10 p.m. — Theft reported in the 2000 block of Chapa Drive.

8:14 p.m. — Subject refusing to leave in the 2200 block of North Marr Road.

9:27 p.m. — Battery in the 400 block of South National Road.

9:54 p.m. — Violation of protective order in the 400 block of Smith Street.

10:13 p.m. — Subject refusing to leave in the 2900 block of Flintwood Drive.

10:31 p.m. — Property-damage accident at the intersection of River Road and East County Road 500N.