Police Log
Police Log 07/17/2026
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Police Log: July 16 β 17, 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.
Notable Arrests
- π Cody Joe Stannard (26): 1000 Block of 16th St β Arrested by Bedford Police at 6:42 PM on July 16 following a pursuit. Charges include an active Adult Arrest Warrant, Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Hypodermic Syringe or Needle, and Possession of Paraphernalia.
- π Lisa P. Wilcoxen (61), Bedford: 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart) β Arrested by Bedford Police at 10:25 AM on July 16 for Theft.
Bedford Police Department Activity
Overnight & Morning Log (July 15 β 16)
- π₯ 01:43 AM (July 16) β Out With Subject β 1900 Block of M St (Rosemount Motel, Room 109).
- π€ 03:31 AM (July 16) β Agency Assistance β 16th St & State Road 37 SB.
- π΅οΈ 05:03 AM (July 16) β Suspicious Person/Circumstance β 1300 Block of L St.
- π 05:30 AM (July 16) β Parking Problem β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department).
- π₯ 07:26 AM (July 16) β Fire Call β 900 Block of 25th St.
- π 07:32 AM (July 16) β Medical Emergency β 900 Block of H St.
- π€ 07:46 AM (July 16) β Escort Detail β US Hwy 50 & Limestone Road.
- π 09:58 AM (July 16) β Civil Matter β 2400 Block of I St.
- π 10:11 AM (July 16) β Medical Emergency β 1100 Block of 5th St (Becky's Place).
- πΈ 10:25 AM (July 16) β Theft / Arrest Detail β 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart) (See Wilcoxen Arrest).
- π€ 10:44 AM (July 16) β Citizen Assist β 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart).
- β οΈ 11:26 AM (July 16) β Accident-PD (Property Damage) β 1600 Block of 23rd St.
- π 12:14 PM (July 16) β Out With Vehicle β 1200 Block of 16th St (Walgreens).
- π 12:15 PM (July 16) β Extra Patrol β 800 Block of H St.
- π€ 12:25 PM (July 16) β Citizen Assist β 1200 Block of 16th St (CVS Pharmacy).
- β οΈ 01:20 PM (July 16) β Accident-PD β 16th St & Beech St.
- π¦ 01:23 PM (July 16) β Found Property β 1700 Block of 24th St.
Afternoon & Evening Log (July 16)
- π 02:37 PM β Parking Problem β 5th St & R St.
- πΈ 02:55 PM β Theft β 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart).
- π 02:55 PM β Abandoned Vehicle β 400 Block of 17th St.
- π 03:13 PM β Traffic Violation β 16th St & O St.
- π 03:14 PM β E911 Investigation β Ludlow Dr & Thomasson Ct.
- π³ 03:17 PM β Identity Theft β 1400 Block of O St.
- π 04:01 PM β E911 Transfer β State Road 37 NB & 5th St.
- π΅οΈ 04:31 PM β Suspicious Person/Circumstance β 2400 Block of K St.
- πΎ 04:51 PM β Animal Problem β 700 Block of Lincoln Ave (Kindred Spirits).
- π 05:03 PM β Medical Emergency β 3700 Block of Kenny Simpson Ln (White River Lodge).
- π 05:05 PM β Traffic Violation β John Williams Blvd & T St.
- π 05:14 PM β Traffic Violation β Becky Skillman Way & John Williams Blvd.
- π 05:37 PM β Traffic Violation β 16th St & Brian Lane Way.
- π§ 05:56 PM β Juvenile Problem β 1300 Block of James Ave (Rural King).
- π 06:03 PM β Information Report β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department).
- π 06:14 PM β Traffic Violation β 16th St & Clinic Dr.
- π€ 06:15 PM β Citizen Assist β 2300 Block of 16th St (Bedford Police Department).
- π 06:33 PM β Traffic Violation β State Road 37 SB & 16th St.
- π πββοΈ 06:42 PM β Resisting / Arrest Detail β 1000 Block of 16th St (See Stannard Arrest).
- π΅οΈ 08:10 PM β Suspicious Person/Circumstance β 3300 Block of 16th St (Gatti's Pizza).
- π΅οΈ 08:50 PM β Suspicious Person/Circumstance β 1800 Block of 10th St.
- π£οΈ 09:09 PM β Domestic Verbal β 600 Block of U St.
Lawrence County Sheriffβs Department Activity
Morning Log (July 16)
- π 05:04 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 & Gun Club Rd (Mitchell).
- π 05:17 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & SR 54 W.
- π 05:36 AM β Traffic Stop β Old SR 37 N & Hickory Heights Dr.
- π 05:47 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Old SR 37 N.
- π 06:04 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd.
- π 06:19 AM β Traffic Stop β Sieboldt Quarry Rd & Old SR 37 N.
- π 06:37 AM β Traffic Stop β Old SR 37 N & Sieboldt Quarry Rd.
- π 06:40 AM β Welfare Check β 6100 Block of US Hwy 50 E (Farmers Market).
- πΎ 06:43 AM β Animal Control β 300 Block of Wade St (Mitchell).
- π 07:12 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Old SR 37 N.
- π 07:13 AM β Traffic Stop β 100 Block of Oolitic Rd (Salt Creek Flea Market).
- π 07:22 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd.
- π€ 07:25 AM β Lift Assist β 900 Block of H St.
- π₯ 07:27 AM β Structure Fire β 900 Block of 25th St (See Bedford Fire response).
- π 07:35 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd.
- π 07:39 AM β Traffic Stop β Washboard Rd & Burkwood Hills Ln.
- π 07:55 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & 5th St.
- π 08:31 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Oak Circle Dr.
- π 08:34 AM β Transport Detail β Courthouse Plaza (900 Block of 16th St).
- π 08:39 AM β Erratic Driver β SR 37 & SR 60 E (NB, Mitchell).
- π 08:40 AM β E911 Open Line β 700 Block of Yockey Estates (Mitchell).
- π 08:43 AM β Information Report β 800 Block of Erie Church Rd.
- π 08:44 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Patton Hill Rd.
- π 08:53 AM β Transport Detail β Superior Court 2.
- π₯ 09:04 AM β Controlled Fire β 300 Block of Main St (Indiana Limestone).
- π 09:08 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd.
- π§ 09:14 AM β Traffic Hazard β SR 37 N & Old SR 37 N.
- π 09:23 AM β Welfare Check β 800 Block of Grandma Brown Rd (Mitchell).
- π 09:25 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Washboard Rd.
- π 09:43 AM β Traffic Stop β 5th St & Bellback Rd.
- π€ 09:53 AM β Falls β 5700 Block of US Hwy 50 E.
- π‘ 09:58 AM β Attempt to Locate (ATL) β SR 37 & US Hwy 50 W (NB in SB Lane, Mitchell).
- π€ 10:06 AM β Suspicious Person β 800 Block of Grandma Brown Rd (Mitchell).
- π 10:12 AM β Abdominal Pain β 1100 Block of 5th St (Becky's Place).
- π 10:28 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Old SR 37 N.
- π 10:43 AM β Traffic Stop β SR 37 N & Old SR 37 N.
- π€ 10:47 AM β Falls β 2100 Block of Logan Donica Rd.
- π€¬ 10:55 AM β Harassment β 4200 Block of Old SR 37 N.
- π 10:55 AM β Warrant Serve β 9400 Block of Tunnelton Rd.
- π 10:59 AM β E911 Transfer β Out of County (Medora area).
- π 11:06 AM β Traffic Stop β Hoosier Ave & Main St (Oolitic).
- π 11:20 AM β Sick Person β 400 Block of W Grissom Ave (Mitchell).
- π§ 11:28 AM β Runaway Report β 800 Block of Kings Ridge Rd (Mitchell).
- π 11:31 AM β Sick Person β 4000 Block of Mitchell Rd (Room 15).
- β οΈ 12:09 PM β Accident PI β 300 Block of Yockey Rd (Mitchell).
- π 12:22 PM β Followup β 70 Block of Hickory Heights Dr.
- π 12:30 PM β Chest Pain β 300 Block of Huron Railroad St (Mitchell).
- π 12:46 PM β Transport Detail β Superior Court 1 & 2.
- π 12:53 PM β E911 Open Line β 1300 Block of Breckenridge Rd (Quarry area).
- π 01:09 PM β Traffic Stop β Shawswick School Rd & US Hwy 50 E.
- π 01:18 PM β E911 Open Line β 900 Block of Heltonville Rd E.
- π 01:37 PM β House Check β 200 Block of E Vine St (Mitchell).
Afternoon & Evening Log (July 16)
- π 01:43 PM β Followup β 1400 Block of I St (Lawrence County Sheriff's Department).
- π 02:03 PM β Transport Detail β Owen County Line.
- π 02:17 PM β E911 Hang-Up β 2800 Block of SR 37 (South of In Field, Mitchell).
- π 02:20 PM β VIN Inspection β 1200 Block of W Main St (Mitchell).
- π 02:32 PM β Welfare Check β 100 Block of Indian Springs Ln (Williams).
- π 03:00 PM β E911 Open Line β 300 Block of Pinewood Dr.
- π 03:04 PM β Welfare Check β 1000 Block of Stumphole Bridge Rd (Williams).
- π 03:19 PM β Traffic Stop β 1300 Block of W Main St (Dollar General, Mitchell).
- π 03:27 PM β Traffic Stop β 1200 Block of W Main St (Ruler Foods, Mitchell).
- π 03:31 PM β Followup β 900 Block of 15th St (Lawrence County Circuit Court).
- π 04:01 PM β Erratic Driver β SR 37 N & 5th St (NB).
- ποΈ 04:30 PM β Vandalism Report β 3600 Block of Old SR 37 N.
- π 04:36 PM β Traffic Stop β N Meridian Rd & E Warren St (Mitchell).
- β οΈ 04:59 PM β Accident PI β 150 Block of Bud Stipp Rd.
- π 05:03 PM β Abdominal Pain β 3700 Block of Kenny Simpson Ln (White River Lodge).
- π 05:46 PM β Followup β 900 Block of Newby St (Mitchell).
- πΈ 06:29 PM β Theft Report β 200 Block of W Main St (Mitchell).
- π€ 06:30 PM β Falls β 24 Teke Burton Dr (Mitchell Manor Nursing Home, Mitchell).
- π 06:38 PM β Erratic Driver β SR 37 & SR 60 E (SB, Mitchell).
- π‘ 06:58 PM β Attempt to Locate (ATL) β US Hwy 50 E & Leesville Rd (Heltonville).
- πΎ 07:10 PM β Animal Control β 1100 Block of W Warren St (Mitchell).
- π 07:24 PM β E911 Open Line β 900 Block of South Kenry Lake Rd.
- π 07:33 PM β Welfare Check β 2600 Block of SR 58 W (East of Springville).
- π 07:35 PM β Unknown Medical β 2000 Block of Salem Rd (Heltonville).
- π 08:03 PM β E911 Open Line β 500 Block of Patton Hill Rd.
- π 08:06 PM β E911 Open Line β 11200 Block of US Hwy 50 W (Lawrence County Fairgrounds, Mitchell).
- π 09:03 PM β Traffic Stop β 2900 Block of SR 37 (McDonald's, Mitchell).
- π 09:07 PM β Traffic Stop β SR 60 W & Sonny Dorsett Rd (Mitchell).
- π 09:33 PM β Traffic Stop β 16th St & Poplar St.
- π 09:34 PM β E911 Hang-Up β 2400 Block of US Hwy 50 E.
- β οΈ 09:37 PM β Accident PI β 900 Block of Siebolt Quarry Rd Area (Springville).
- π 10:22 PM β Traffic Stop β E Grissom Rd & Poplar St (Mitchell).
- π 10:23 PM β Welfare Check β 300 Block of Red Hill Addn (Springville).
- π 10:32 PM β Traffic Stop β N Meridian Rd & E Warren St (Mitchell).
- π 10:47 PM β Information Report β 1000 Block of Mt Pleasant Rd.
- π 10:51 PM β Protective Order Violation β 11200 Block of Swamp Lake Rd.
- π€ 11:04 PM β Falls β 3100 Block of Shawnee Dr S (Cedar Creek of Bedford).
- π 11:19 PM β Traffic Stop β W Main St & N 10th St (Mitchell).
- π 11:53 PM β Unknown Medical β 100 Block of Denson St.
Overnight Log (July 17)
- π 12:58 AM β E911 Open Line β 300 Block of The Woods.
- π€ 01:52 AM β Agency Assist β 100 Block of Indian Springs Ln (Williams).
- π€ 01:59 AM β Lift Assist β 7100 Block of SR 158 (Belle's Place).
- π 02:06 AM β Psych Problem β 2200 Block of Felknor Rd (Mitchell).
- π 02:08 AM β Extra Patrol β Dale St Area (Mitchell).
- π 02:18 AM β Extra Patrol β 45 Lakeside Estates (Mitchell).
- π 03:24 AM β Extra Patrol β 600 Block of S 7th St (Mitchell).
- π 03:30 AM β Extra Patrol β 100 Block of W Grissom Ave (Mitchell).
- π 03:36 AM β Extra Patrol β 400 Block of Wade St (Persimmon Park Apartments, Mitchell).
- π 04:50 AM β Traffic Stop β 6000 Block of SR 54 W (Springville).
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