Brown County Sheriff’s Log
These are actual reports on the Sheriff’s Log in Brown County Indiana (where I grew up). I loved getting the paper each week just to read this section. I hope to post these regularly as the come out every Wednesday.
August 11
8:58 a.m. 911 caller says a 56-year-old woman fainted.
11:25 a.m. Becks Grove Road caller needs an officer for a report of mailbox destruction.
5:22 p.m. A man says that an officer was harassing tenants earlier in the day.
7:13 p.m. There is a vehicle in the middle of the roadway on Christiansburg Road with the flashers on and no driver in sight.
8:05 p.m. There has been a drive off from a gas station on State Road 135 North.
August 12
10:42 a.m. A vehicle is weaving all over the roadway on State Road 135 North.
11:06 a.m. There has been an accident between a car and a deer on Harrison Ridge Road.
1:53 p.m. An elementary school needs an office for a report regarding a missing piece of their picnic table.
6:59 p.m. Parker Road caller needs an officer. Someone is trying to repossess her son’s car but has no paperwork.
8:30 p.m. Caller wants officers to do extra patrols at a business in Nashville because of threats by the owners.
10:36 p.m. A woman on Harrison Ridge Road says her mom refuses to give her her child.
August 13
6:45 a.m. Vaught Road caller needs an officer for an accident report. They had a collision with an animal.
8:56 a.m. Government office in Nashville says a female has fallen and hit her head.
10:31 a.m. A caller on Albert Johnson Road needs an ambulance for an 86-year-old man with congestive heart failure.
5:21 p.m. A cell phone caller says some possibly intoxicated individuals are trying to pull a vehicle out of an embankment on Skinner Road.
7:16 p.m. There is a report of a vehicle in the parking lot for a local business and it looks like the female behind the wheel is on something.
7:47 p.m. There is an out of control driver at Dobbs Cemetery and Nelson Ridge roads.
8:37 p.m. Caller on Keith Donaldson Road says her 13-year-old son was riding his bike and a man grabbed him around the neck.
August 14
11:38 a.m. A woman called regarding a man stealing from her bank account.
2:27 p.m. There is a report of a suspicious vehicle on State Road 135 South possibly dumping trash.
8:12 p.m. Two juveniles are shooting a BB gun at vehicles in Helmsburg.
9:02 p.m. A man on Deer Trails says his ankle bracelet broke.
11:29 p.m. A caller on Wells Drive says there is ooey-gooey stuff coming out of a female.
August 15
7:34 a.m. There is a fight involving a knife on Nelson Ridge Road.
10:11 a.m. A truck has been stolen from a business on State Road 135 North.
1:03 p.m. Three teenage boys are behind a building in town smoking marijuana.
3:15 p.m. A person has fallen outside of a business in Nashville and needs medical attention.
9:35 p.m. 911 caller says that two males are lying in the road on State Road 45. They had to swerve to avoid them.
11:25 p.m. Wells Drive caller is complaining of abdominal pain and shortness of breath.
August 16
3:30 a.m. Bluebird Trail caller says that there is exceedingly loud music being played in the Carmel Ridge area.
4:46 a.m. There is another noise complaint from a caller on State Road 45. The music is on Railroad Road.
10:11 a.m. A man says his 2 1/2-year-old son is jumping on an unguarded and unsupervised trampoline on State Road 135 South.
3:32 p.m. A transformer is smoking in a yard on Coffey Hill Road.
5:46 p.m. Bell Road man says a vehicle has driven through his barn and is still in his barn.
9:35 p.m. There is a 32-year-old female possibly having a stroke in the State Park.
August 17
11:10 a.m. Multiple callers request an ambulance in the state park to assist a 56-year-old female who has fallen off of a horse.
11:36 a.m. Center Lake Road resident reports a dog bite.
11:41 a.m. An ambulance is needed for an 8-year-old boy with numerous bee stings at Strahl Lake.
11:51 a.m. There is an accident with property damage on State Road 46 West involving an inverted vehicle.
6 p.m. A business in Nashville says that a 42-year-old female is having an allergic reaction.
10:23 p.m. A caller from State Road 46 East needs an ambulance for a 17-year-old male that is unconscious.
