Police Log
Police Log 06/11/2026
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Police Log: June 10 β 11, 2026
π Bedford Police & Lawrence County Sheriff's Departments
The following report covers local public safety activity from the past 24 hours. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Bedford Police Department Activity
Overnight & Morning Log (June 9 β 10)
- π 10:37 PM (June 9) β Alarm β 3100 Block of John Williams Blvd (Cricket Wireless)
- π 10:49 PM (June 9) β Medical Emergency β 1300 Block of K St (Apt 334)
- π 11:50 PM (June 9) β Runaway Juvenile β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department)
- π 02:16 AM β Information Report β 400 Block of Eastview Dr
- π οΈ 03:50 AM β Utility Problem β 14th St & H St
- π 05:09 AM β Parking Problem β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department)
- π 08:13 AM β Information Report β 800 Block of 17th St (Apt B)
- π 08:17 AM β Disabled Motorist β State Road 37 NB & John Williams Blvd
- π§ 08:55 AM β Street Blocked β Bundy Ln
- π¨οΈ 09:13 AM β Fingerprints β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department)
- π 09:24 AM β Traffic Violation β 1600 Block of M St (Domino's Pizza) (Citation issued to Christopher Thomas Merchant, 49, for Maximum Speed)
- πΎ 09:27 AM β Animal Control β 2500 Block of Sanders Ln
- π 09:38 AM β Traffic Violation β 16th St & O St
- π 09:44 AM β Medical Emergency β 2000 Block of Plaza Dr (Apt 306)
- π 09:51 AM β Medical Emergency β 501 Bellback Rd (Super 8 Motel)
- π 10:39 AM β Repossession β 900 Block of O St (Stone City Collision)
- πΈ 11:28 AM β Fraud β 1500 Block of Hillcrest Rd
- π 12:44 PM β VIN Inspection β 1200 Block of 3rd St
- π¦ 01:20 PM β Found Property β 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart)
- π 01:22 PM β VIN Inspection β 3200 Block of 5th St
- π 01:32 PM β Medical Emergency β 1500 Block of Clinic Dr (Westview Manor Nursing Home)
Afternoon & Evening Log (June 10)
- π 02:18 PM β Medical Emergency β 1300 Block of K St (Bedford Housing Authority, Apt 434)
- πΎ 02:18 PM β Animal Problem β 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart)
- π 02:26 PM β Welfare Check β 329 S St
- π§ 03:17 PM β Traffic Hazard β 16th St & H St
- π 04:43 PM β Medical Emergency β 711 P St
- π‘ 05:03 PM β BOL (Be On Lookout) β State Road 37 NB & Main St
- π 05:06 PM β Information Report β 911 Constitution Ave (Quality Inn & Suites)
- π 05:32 PM β Traffic Violation β 3500 Block of 16th St (Reveres Food and Fuel)
- π 05:34 PM β Suicidal Subject β 329 S St
- π 05:56 PM β Disabled Motorist β State Road 37 SB & 16th St
- π 06:23 PM β Traffic Violation β 24th St & I St
- π‘ 07:02 PM β BOL β Old State Road 37 N & State Road 37 NB
- π 07:19 PM β Drug Call β 1400 Block of H St
- π¨ 08:25 PM β Alarm β 3100 Block of John Williams Blvd (Cricket Wireless)
- π€ 08:38 PM β Agency Assistance β 329 S St
- π· 08:40 PM β Protective Order Violation β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department)
- π€ 08:57 PM β Transient β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department)
Lawrence County Sheriffβs Department Activity
Morning Log (June 10)
- π 05:31 AM β Welfare Check β 3900 Block of SR 37 (Marathon Gas, Mitchell)
- π§ 05:53 AM β Traffic Hazard β Stars Blvd & SR 58 E Area
- β οΈ 06:45 AM β Unknown Accident β 4300 Block of Leatherwood Rd
- β οΈ 07:00 AM β Accident PD β 450 Block of US Hwy 50 E
- π 07:37 AM β E911 Transfer β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd
- π 08:29 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & SR 54 W
- π 08:35 AM β Abandoned Vehicle β Old SR 37 N & Old Needmore School Rd
- π 08:35 AM β Abdominal Pain β 38 Diamond Rd (Heltonville)
- π 08:51 AM β Transport Detail β Superior Court 1
- π 09:03 AM β Document Serve β 300 Block of 5th St (Oolitic)
- π 09:13 AM β Document Serve β 300 Block of 5th St (Oolitic)
- π 09:19 AM β Document Serve β 200 Block of 5th St (Oolitic)
- π€ 09:22 AM β Lift Assist β 300 Block of Yockey Estates (Mitchell)
- π 09:28 AM β Document Serve β 320 Block of Hoosier Ave (Oolitic)
- πΎ 09:42 AM β Animal Control β 2900 Block of SR 60 E (Mitchell Area)
- π 09:46 AM β Unknown Medical β 2000 Block of Plaza Dr (Apt 306)
- π 09:51 AM β Unknown Medical β 501 Bellback Rd (Super 8 Motel)
- π¨ 10:15 AM β Fire Alarm β 64 Huron Pike Rd (Mitchell)
- π 10:34 AM β Information Report β SR 60 W & SR 37 (Mitchell)
- π 10:50 AM β Repossession β 200 Block of E Hancock Ave (Mitchell)
- πΈ 11:35 AM β Theft β Hardman Rd & Mill Creek Rd (Mitchell)
Afternoon & Evening Log (June 10)
- π 12:01 PM β House Check β 1200 Block of Stevens St (Mitchell)
- β οΈ 12:03 PM β Accident PD β 900 Block of Lafayette Ave (Oolitic)
- π 12:11 PM β Transport Detail β Superior Court 1
- β οΈ 12:16 PM β Accident PD β 575 Teke Burton Dr (Mitchell)
- π 12:32 PM β Report Writing β Avoca Area
- π€ 12:40 PM β Lift Assist β 477 Roberts Ln (Heltonville)
- ποΈ 12:48 PM β Vandalism β 1100 Block of Spencer Pike Rd (Springville)
- π· 01:00 PM β Protective Order Violation β 1700 Block of Rariden Hill (Mitchell)
- π 01:17 PM β E911 Open Line β Dillon Rd Cell Tower Section
- π 01:30 PM β Heart Problems β 7800 Block of SR 158 Rd
- π€ 01:32 PM β Falls β 1500 Block of Clinic Dr (Westview Manor Nursing Home)
- π 01:50 PM β Traffic Stop β 8400 Block of SR 54 W (Avoca Post Office)
- π 02:17 PM β Unknown Medical β 1300 Block of K St (Apt 434)
- π 02:43 PM β VIN Inspection β 1300 Block of W Main St (For Point Auto Sales, Mitchell)
- π 02:44 PM β Psych Problem β 329 S St
- π 03:18 PM β Followup β 1700 Block of Rariden Hill (Mitchell)
- π 03:36 PM β Vehicle Theft β 400 Block of S 6th St (Mitchell Police Department)
- π 03:51 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 & Dixie Hwy (Mitchell)
- π 03:57 PM β Drug Call β 900 Block of W Main St (Mitchell)
- π 04:03 PM β E911 Open Line β 2500 Block of SR 37 N
- π 04:42 PM β Followup β 800 Block of W Main St (Sunoco, Mitchell)
- π 04:43 PM β Breathing Problem β 711 P St
- π€ 04:49 PM β Falls β 1300 Block of Burton Cemetery Rd (Mitchell)
- β οΈ 04:52 PM β Accident PD β SR 37 N & Patton Hill Rd (SB Lane)
- π 05:14 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 & US Hwy 50 W (SB, Mitchell)
- π 05:18 PM β Erratic Driver β SR 54 W & Grace Ln (EB)
- π 05:30 PM β Disabled Motorist β Oolitic Road (Salt Creek Bridge)
- π 05:38 PM β Suicidal Subject β 329 S St
- π£οΈ 05:39 PM β Threats β 900 Block of S 9th St (Mitchell)
- π 06:21 PM β Traffic Stop β Williams Rd & Old SR 450 (West of Bedford)
- β οΈ 06:41 PM β Accident PD β Dixie Hwy & Wesley Chapel Rd (Mitchell)
- π 06:55 PM β Erratic Driver β SR 37 N & Ingram Rd (SB)
- π§ 07:00 PM β Traffic Hazard β 158 High Water Rd
- π§ 07:10 PM β Child Offending Again β 900 Block of S 9th St (Mitchell)
- π 07:42 PM β Unknown Medical β 1400 Block of SR 60 E (Mitchell)
- π 07:56 PM β Followup β 1100 Block of Camelot Court Ave (Apt 3, Mitchell)
- π 09:03 PM β Sick Person β 39 Eastern Heights Dr
- π 09:21 PM β E911 Open Line β 5500 Block of US Hwy 50 E
- π 09:22 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 & US Hwy 50 W (Mitchell)
- π 09:32 PM β Erratic Driver β SR 37 N & 5th St (NB)
- π 09:35 PM β Extra Patrol β 500 Block of Bryantsville Rd (Mitchell Area)
- π 09:55 PM β Extra Patrol β 100 Block of Juliet Lane (Mitchell Area)
- π 10:02 PM β E911 Open Line β 4000 Block of Boone Hollow Rd (Springville)
- π 10:29 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 54 W & Harry Corya Ln (Springville)
- π 10:37 PM β Unknown Medical β 2100 Block of Norton Ln
- π 10:55 PM β Seizure β 1600 Block of 23rd St (Indiana Center for Recovery)
- π 11:04 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 & Stevens Ln (Mitchell)
- π 11:29 PM β Extra Patrol β Burton Cemetery Rd Area (Mitchell)
- π 11:34 PM β Traffic Stop β W Main St & Wilkins Way (Mitchell)
- π 11:48 PM β Warrant Serve β 300 Block of Wells Ave (Mitchell)
Overnight Log (June 11)
- π 12:34 AM β Warrant Serve β 100 Block of Beanie Deckard Rd (Mitchell)
- π 03:35 AM β Welfare Check β SR 37 N & Patton Hill Rd
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