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Police Log 07/19/2026
Police Log: July 18 – 19, 2026 📍 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. Arrests * 🚔 Jonathan Tyler Amabile (27), Bedford: 300 Block of 18th St – Taken into custody by Bedford Police units at 6:21 PM on July 18 on an active Adult Arrest Warrant. Bedford Police Department Activity Overnight & Morning Log (July 17 –
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Judge John M. Plummer III Set to Resume the Bench Following 60-Day Suspension
Official dockets from the Indiana Supreme Court confirm that Lawrence Superior Court I Judge John M. Plummer III is scheduled to automatically return to active judicial service this week. His 60-day unpaid suspension, handed down by the state's highest court on May 20, 2026, officially terminates at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026. Here are the verified facts behind the disciplinary action and his scheduled return: * The Misconduct Findings: The Indiana Supreme Court found that Judge Plu
Police Log 07/19/2026
Police Log: July 18 – 19, 2026 📍 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. Arrests * 🚔 Jonathan Tyler Amabile (27), Bedford: 300 Block of 18th St – Taken into custody by Bedford Police units at 6:21 PM on July 18 on an active Adult Arrest Warrant. Bedford Police Department Activity Overnight & Morning Log (July 17 –
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Police Log 07/18/2026
Police Log: July 17 – 18, 2026 📍 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. Arrests * 🚔 Aiden Bryce Ping (21): Bellback Rd (Super 8) – Arrested by Bedford Police at 6:16 AM on July 17. Charges include Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated with a Passenger Less Than 18 Years of Age and OWI with a Prior Conviction. * 🚔 G
Bedford Man Caught After High-Speed Chase Near School and Narrow Escapes
The multi-day manhunt for 26-year-old Cody Joe Stannard of Bedford has ended after he was tracked down and booked into the Lawrence County Jail Thursday evening. Stannard was wanted after initiating a chaotic foot and vehicle pursuit earlier in the week that endangered multiple city neighborhoods. The Initial Incident & School Zone Flight The incident began around 2:53 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026, when a Bedford police officer spotted Stannard—who had an active arrest warrant—near 16th and
Police Log 07/17/2026
Police Log: July 16 – 17, 2026 📍 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 * 🚔 Cody Joe Stannard (26): 1000 Block of 16th St – 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 Enfo
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Police Log 07/16/2026
Police Log: July 15 – 16, 2026 📍 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 * Melissa Ann Cassidy (40), Orleans: 2000 Block of 16th St (Superior Auto) – Arrested by Bedford Police at 4:48 PM on July 15. Charges include Possession of Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession
Police Log 07/15/2026
Police Log: July 14 – 15, 2026 📍 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 * 🚔 Ja Mychel Hirsch (36), Bedford: Taken into custody by Bedford Police units at 12:02 PM on July 14 on an active adult arrest warrant. * 🚔 Jake D. Paul Turner (18), Mitchell: 3200 Block of John Williams Blvd (Walmart) – Arrest