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Police Log 07/25/2026

Police Log 07/25/2026

Police Log: July 24 – 25, 2026

Bedford Police Department & Lawrence County Sheriff's Department

The following public safety report details local law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical service activities across Bedford and Lawrence County from July 24 through the morning of July 25, 2026. All individuals mentioned in reports are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Citations

  • Animal Control Citation: Officers issued a citation during an animal control call in the 1300 Block of 3rd St, Bedford, at 2:54 PM on July 24.
  • Animal Control Citation: A citation was issued during an animal response call in the 1800 Block of I St, Bedford, at 7:06 AM on July 24.

Incident Highlights

  • Domestic Physical Disputes:
    • Bedford Police responded to a domestic disturbance with physical involvement at the Hampton Inn in the 1300 Block of Becky Skillman Way at 5:27 PM on July 24.
    • Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies responded to a physical domestic dispute at the Free Spirit Campground in the 4100 Block of Erie Church Rd at 10:52 PM on July 24.
  • Correctional Facility Battery: Jail staff and deputies handled a battery incident inside the Lawrence County Jail in the 1400 Block of I St at 1:26 PM on July 24.
  • Property Damage Crashes: Multiple property-damage collisions occurred across the area, including crashes near 16th St & Plaza Dr, Patton Hill Rd & SR 37 N, 600 Block of Tripleton Pike, and near BNL High School in the 900 Block of Stars Blvd.

Bedford Police Department Activity

Overnight & Morning (July 23 – 24)

  • 10:30 PM (July 23) – Traffic Hazard – John Williams Blvd (Walmart Traffic Light area).
  • 11:11 PM (July 23) – Traffic Stop – 7th St & Lincoln Ave.
  • 03:37 AM – Medical Emergency – 100 Block of GM Dr (General Motors Powertrain).
  • 03:45 AM – Suspicious Person – 3200 Block of Mitchell Rd (Dollar General Store).
  • 04:12 AM – Traffic Stop – State Road 37 SB & Dixie Hwy.
  • 04:49 AM – Disabled Motorist – 13th St & L St.
  • 05:04 AM – Parking Problem – 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department).
  • 05:40 AM – Off-Duty Officer Assist – 13th St & L St.
  • 07:06 AM – Animal Control – 1800 Block of I St.
  • 08:00 AM – E911 Transfer Call – 4100 Block of US Highway 50 West (Mitchell area).
  • 08:48 AM – Traffic Stop – 7th St & T St.
  • 09:06 AM – Welfare Check – 2300 Block of 30th St.
  • 09:15 AM – Unwanted Person – 2600 Block of 16th St (Burger King).
  • 09:30 AM – Property Damage Crash – 1900 Block of Plaza Dr.
  • 09:46 AM – Verbal Domestic Dispute – 1200 Block of L St.
  • 09:53 AM – Agency Assistance – 900 Block of Constitution Ave (Quality Inn & Suites).
  • 10:23 AM – Medical Emergency – 1700 Block of Windwood Dr.
  • 10:30 AM – Fingerprint Service – 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department).
  • 12:00 PM – Monthly Emergency Siren Testing – City of Bedford.
  • 12:22 PM – Medical Emergency – 2000 Block of Plaza Dr.

Afternoon & Evening (July 24)

  • 02:54 PM – Animal Control Call – 1300 Block of 3rd St.
  • 03:02 PM – Medical Emergency – 500 Block of 17th St.
  • 03:17 PM – Unwanted Person Report – 1500 Block of 12th St.
  • 03:43 PM – Medical Emergency – 600 Block of Lincoln Ave (Southern Indiana Community Health Care).
  • 03:44 PM – Property Damage Crash – 2600 Block of 16th St.
  • 04:11 PM – Deliver Message Detail – 700 Block of H St.
  • 04:12 PM – VIN Inspection – 1600 Block of 6th St.
  • 04:27 PM – Theft Report – 2400 Block of I St.
  • 04:33 PM – Traffic Stop – 20th St & E St.
  • 04:45 PM – Be On the Lookout (BOL) – 16th St & H St.
  • 05:15 PM – Traffic Stop – 1600 Block of M St (Domino's Pizza).
  • 05:27 PM – Physical Domestic Dispute – 1300 Block of Becky Skillman Way (Hampton Inn).
  • 05:37 PM – Abandoned Vehicle Call – 1700 Block of H St.
  • 05:47 PM – Animal Bite Report – 1800 Block of Windwood Dr.
  • 06:06 PM – Parking Problem – 17th St & E St.
  • 06:44 PM – Traffic Stop – State Road 37 NB & 39th St.
  • 07:41 PM – Be On the Lookout (BOL) – 7th St & Lincoln Ave.
  • 08:56 PM – Juvenile Problem – 1500 Block of 16th St (Hardee's).

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Activity

Daytime & Evening Log (July 24)

  • 05:46 AM – Commercial Fire Alarm – 4500 Block of SR 37 (C&M Conveyor, Mitchell).
  • 06:34 AM – E911 Hang-Up Call – 100 Block of The Woods, Bedford.
  • 07:58 AM – Administrative / Report Writing – 1400 Block of I St, Bedford.
  • 08:00 AM – Medical Emergency – 4100 Block of US Hwy 50 W, Mitchell.
  • 08:21 AM – Suspicious Vehicle – US Hwy 50 W & SR 37 (NB, Mitchell).
  • 08:36 AM – Traffic Hazard – 3300 Block of Mitchell Rd (Lawrence County Recycling Center).
  • 09:20 AM – Vandalism Report – 400 Block of Erie Church Rd (Centerpoint Energy area).
  • 09:38 AM – Transport Detail – Superior Court 1, Bedford.
  • 10:11 AM – Citizen Assist – 5800 Block of US Hwy 50 E, Bedford.
  • 10:22 AM – Medical Emergency (Bleeding) – 1700 Block of Windwood Dr, Bedford.
  • 10:53 AM – Psychiatric Call – 900 Block of Constitution Ave (Quality Inn & Suites).
  • 11:59 AM – Citizen Assist – 200 Block of W Powerline Rd, Bedford.
  • 12:14 PM – Open E911 Line – 2900 Block of Indian Creek Rd, Bedford.
  • 12:21 PM – Vehicle Check – 800 Block of Old Buddha Rd, Bedford.
  • 12:22 PM – Medical Emergency – 2000 Block of Plaza Dr, Bedford.
  • 12:30 PM – Monthly Tornado Siren Test – City of Mitchell.
  • 12:32 PM – Erratic Driver Report – SR 60 E & Thralls Rd (WB, Mitchell).
  • 12:47 PM – Erratic Driver Report – SR 37 & Dillon Rd (NB).
  • 01:26 PM – Inmate Battery – 1400 Block of I St (Lawrence County Jail).
  • 01:34 PM – Investigation Follow-Up – 300 Block of Hillcrest Way (Johnny Junxions).
  • 02:36 PM – Open E911 Line – 500 Block of N Jackson St, Bedford.
  • 02:36 PM – Officer Assignment – Springville Feeder Auction.
  • 02:45 PM – Juvenile Problem – 2900 Block of Old SR 37 N, Bedford.
  • 02:48 PM – Trauma Call – 700 Block of Back Creek Rd, Heltonville.
  • 02:59 PM – Commercial Fire Alarm – 2800 Block of S Meridian Rd, Mitchell.
  • 03:03 PM – Sick Person Call – 600 Block of S 9th St, Mitchell.
  • 03:03 PM – Medical Emergency – 500 Block of 17th St, Bedford.
  • 03:39 PM – Psychiatric Call – 1500 Block of 12th St, Bedford.
  • 03:43 PM – Cardiac Emergency – 600 Block of Lincoln Ave, Bedford.
  • 03:56 PM – Erratic Driver Report – SR 37 & Art Gallery Rd (SB, Mitchell).
  • 03:56 PM – Commercial Fire Alarm – 400 Block of Sheeks Dr, Mitchell.
  • 04:04 PM – Animal Control Call – W Frank St & S 5th St Area, Mitchell.
  • 04:14 PM – Medical Call (Abdominal Pain) – 400 Block of W Hancock Ave, Mitchell.
  • 05:05 PM – Open E911 Line – 3300 Block of SR 60 E (Spring Mill Inn, Mitchell).
  • 05:39 PM – Warrant Service Attempt – 1000 Block of Walnut St, Oolitic.
  • 05:43 PM – Warrant Service Attempt – 600 Block of 9th St, Oolitic.
  • 05:46 PM – Medical Emergency (Lift Assist) – 800 Block of W Frank St, Mitchell.
  • 06:04 PM – Erratic Driver Report – Yockey Rd & Dixie Hwy (WB, Mitchell).
  • 06:08 PM – Property Damage Crash – SR 37 N & Patton Hill Rd, Bedford.
  • 06:24 PM – Citizen Dispute – 600 Block of W Warren St, Mitchell.
  • 06:39 PM – Open E911 Line – 4200 Block of US Hwy 50 E, Bedford.
  • 06:47 PM – Animal Control Call – 200 Block of Indian Springs Ln, Williams.
  • 07:01 PM – Citizen Dispute – 200 Block of Milwaukee Ave, Oolitic.
  • 07:02 PM – Open E911 Line – 70 Block of Sunny Acres Dr, Bedford.
  • 07:16 PM – Sick Person Call – 300 Block of W Main St, Mitchell.
  • 07:20 PM – Vehicle Lockout Assistance – 2800 Block of SR 60 E (Spring Mill Bible Camp, Mitchell).
  • 07:21 PM – Open E911 Line – 1500 Block of S Meridian Rd, Mitchell.
  • 07:41 PM – Medical Emergency (Fall) – 100 Block of Tom Green Dr, Mitchell.
  • 07:49 PM – Citizen Assist – 100 Block of Dale St, Mitchell.
  • 08:14 PM – Controlled Burn Notification – 500 Block of Guthrie Rd, Bedford.
  • 08:29 PM – Open E911 Line – Spring Mill State Park Campground, Mitchell.
  • 08:42 PM – Document Service Attempt – 700 Block of Fairview Mundell Rd, Heltonville.
  • 09:30 PM – Suicidal Subject – 500 Block of Southridge Dr, Mitchell.
  • 09:57 PM – Property Damage Crash – 600 Block of Tripleton Pike, Bedford.
  • 10:11 PM – Unwanted Person – 3500 Block of Tunnelton Rd, Bedford.
  • 10:15 PM – Attempt to Locate (ATL) – SR 37 N & Patrick Robbins Way (SB, Bedford).
  • 10:26 PM – Disabled Motorist – Doc Hamilton Blvd & SR 37, Mitchell.
  • 10:26 PM – E911 Transfer Call – Shandell Dr & Heltonville Rd E, Bedford.
  • 10:36 PM – Welfare Check – 300 Block of Sunny Acres Dr, Bedford.
  • 10:49 PM – Neighborhood Disturbance – 70 Block of Woodcliff Way, Bedford.
  • 10:52 PM – Physical Domestic Dispute – 4100 Block of Erie Church Rd (Free Spirit Campground), Bedford.
  • 11:27 PM – Medical Emergency – 3100 Block of Shawnee Dr S (Stonebridge Health Campus), Bedford.
  • 11:43 PM – Agency Assistance – 4700 Block of Stonington Rd, Mitchell.

Overnight Log (July 25)

  • 12:05 AM – Gas Leak Investigation – 20 Block of Maple Ridge, Bedford.
  • 12:08 AM – Property Damage Crash – 900 Block of Stars Blvd, Bedford.
  • 01:18 AM – Extra Patrol – 400 Block of Rabbitsville Rd, Mitchell.
  • 01:20 AM – Extra Patrol – 100 Block of Tom Green Dr (Mitchell City Pool), Mitchell.
  • 01:23 AM – Extra Patrol – Dale St Area, Mitchell.
  • 01:26 AM – Extra Patrol – 400 Block of Wade St (Persimmon Park Apts), Mitchell.
  • 01:28 AM – Extra Patrol – 40 Block of Lakeside Estates, Mitchell.
  • 01:35 AM – Extra Patrol – 100 Block of W Grissom Ave, Mitchell.
  • 02:00 AM – Commercial Security Check – 900 Block of W Main St (Huckleberry's Bakery), Mitchell.
  • 02:04 AM – Commercial Security Check – 800 Block of W Main St (Sunoco), Mitchell.
  • 02:11 AM – Commercial Security Check – 3900 Block of SR 37 (Marathon Gas), Mitchell.
  • 02:25 AM – Extra Patrol – Northside Village, Mitchell.
  • 03:14 AM – Medical Call (Back Pain) – 100 Block of Anderson Ln, Bedford.
  • 04:23 AM – Respiratory Call – 200 Block of Wesley Chapel Rd, Mitchell.
  • 04:25 AM – Medical Emergency – 1500 Block of Clinic Dr (Westview Manor), Bedford.

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