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CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested after shooting out windows of vehicles, police find meth
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an unsafe shooting in the 300 block of Sams Road on June 25, 2024. Police arrested 48-year-old Kristepher A. Cutsinger, of Bedford, on felony charges of criminal recklessness with a...
Police receive report of an erratic driver in a tow truck and make an arrest
BEDFORD – A warrant was issued for a Bloomington man after police found he was driving with. Police arrested 27-year-old Curtis McCullough on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and OWI with a controlled substance in his body. According to Bedford Police Department Captain Dakoda Emmons, on March...
Man sentenced to prison on meth charges, murder charge dropped
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to possession of meth tied to a 2022 murder case. Gary O’Bryant was sentenced by Monroe Circuit Court 3 Judge Christine Talley Haseman to six years for possession of meth over ten grams but less than 28 grams. Two years were suspended to supervised probation. He was also sentenced to ten years for being a habitual felony offender.
Man arrested after police find meth and heroin in vehicle
BEDFORD – Bedford Police Department Officer Taylor Daugherty was on patrol on State Road 37 near 5th Street on Thursday, July 18, when she spotted a blue 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on State Road 37 with no license plate light. She stopped the driver, 44-year-old Robert Phillips of...
Police Log: July 22, 2024
12:32 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and 16th Street. 2:06 a.m. Traffic stop at State Road 37 and Patrick Robbins Way. 2:28 a.m. Request for a welfare check in the 2000 block of R Street. 3:03 a.m. A medical emergency was reported in the 1000 block of Q...
Head-On Collision In Grant County
On Thursday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a two vehicle crash on County Highway P at Highway 18, near River Ridge Schools just before 5pm. A vehicle driven by 34 year old Samantha Metsker of Bloomington collided head-on with a vehicle driven by 16 year old Abrihana Settles of Indiana. Both vehicles had disabling damage and had to be towed from the crash site. Settles reported possible injuries and was transported by EMS to an area hospital for evaluation and treatment. A passenger in her vehicle was uninjured in the crash. Both were wearing their seatbelts and airbags deployed from the crash. Metsker also reported possible injuries and was transported by EMS to an area hospital for evaluation and treatment. She had two minor children in the vehicle with her and were uninjured in the crash. Metsker was wearing her seatbelt and her airbag deployed. The children were in proper child safety seats. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Bloomington Fire Department.
IUPD appoints new deputy superintendent and chief law enforcement officer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana University Public Safety has appointed Anthony Williams as its first deputy superintendent and chief law enforcement officer. Williams is currently a police lieutenant of operations at Northwest Missouri State University Police Department. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Recreation and Wellness and a Master of Business Administration from […]
Police Log: July 20, 2024
9:15 p.m. Nathan Sizemore, 36, Bedford, OWI, possession of marijuana/hashish. 12:06 a.m. Welfare check in the 1000 block of O Street. 12:16 a.m. Harassment in the 1000 block of I Street. 2:39 a.m. Fight reported in the 600 block of 16th Street. 5:04 a.m. Medical emergency in the 500 block...
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