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Martin County, Ind. Police & EMT Log (March 23-30)

Monday, March 23, 2026

12:37 a.m.- Received a call from Central Dispatch advising of a commercial burglar alarm in Loogootee. LPD Officer Purcell responded.
4:12 a.m.- Received a 911 call reporting an accident with no injuries South of Loogootee. Martin County Highway Department, Martin County Civil Defense and Deputy Clark responded.
6:30 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance in Orange County. Transferred the call to Orange County 911.
7:30 a.m.- Received a report of an accident North of Shoals. Martin County Medic 1, Shoals Fire Department, Captain Gibson and Big John’s Towing responded. No one was transported.
7:35 a.m.- Received a request for a wrecker North of Shoals. Big John’s Towing responded.
8:51 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance in Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 responded and transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
12:44 p.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
1:03 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting an accident East of Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1, Loogootee Fire Department, Chief Deputy Keller, Captain Gibson, Sergeant Hawkins and Big John’s Towing responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
4:52 p.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance in Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 and Loogootee Fire Department responded. No one was transported.
5:17 p.m.- Jail Officer Mooneyham and Jail Officer Reel on station with Tyrone Goodman, a 25-year-old male from Eckerty, arrested on a Martin County warrant. He is being held on $30,000 10% bond.
5:57 p.m.- Received a report of a water leak in Loogootee. Loogootee Utilities was notified.
7:47 p.m.- Received a report of a possible traffic hazard in Loogootee. Deputy Clark responded.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

12:00 a.m.- Received a call requesting a deputy in Shoals. Deputy Clark responded.
8:26 a.m.- Received a call reporting a road closure today in Shoals.
8:39 a.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn North of Loogootee.
9:25 a.m.- Chief Deputy Keller transported three inmates to court.
12:37 p.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
1:52 p.m.- Received a call reporting littering Southeast of Shoals. Advised all on-duty units.
6:52 p.m.- Received a call requesting a deputy in Shoals. Sergeant Hawkins responded.
7:18 p.m.- James Wallisa, a 43-year-old male from Shoals, on station to turn himself in on a Martin County warrant. He is being held without bond.
8:06 p.m.- Received a report of a suspicious person East of Shoals. Marshal Copeland responded.
9:15 p.m.- Received a report of a disturbance in Shoals. Sergeant Hawkins and Marshal Copeland responded.
9:34 p.m.- Received two 911 calls reporting a neighbor dispute and a possible breaking and entering in Shoals. Sergeant Hawkins and Marshal Copeland responded.
9:56 p.m.- Marshal Copeland on station with John Jewell, a 36-year-old male from Shoals, arrested for Intimidation x2, Residential entry, Public intoxication, and Disorderly conduct. He is being held without bond.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

12:44 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance in Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 and LPD Officer Purcell responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
6:36 a.m.- Received a 911 call reporting an accident with no injuries in Shoals. Deputy Clark responded.
6:37 a.m.- Received a 911 call reporting the same accident. Advised the caller that a deputy is enroute.
8:56 a.m.- Received a call requesting assistance in Crane Village. Captain Gibson responded.
11:44 a.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
12:20 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn East of Shoals.
12:36 p.m.- Received a call requesting a Vehicle Identification Number check East of Loogootee. Captain Gibson responded.
2:49 p.m.- Received a report of an accident with no injuries East of Shoals. Marshal Copeland and Shoals School SRO Hennette responded.
3:40 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn Northeast of Loogootee.
4:05 p.m.- Received a call requesting a Vehicle Identification Number check Northeast of Loogootee. Deputy Branham responded.
4:07 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a possible traffic hazard on US 231S going toward Daviess County. Notified Daviess County.
4:31 p.m.- Received a 911 call with no one on the line East of Shoals. Captain Gibson and Deputy Branham responded.
5:45 p.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
5:51 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn Northeast of Loogootee.
6:29 p.m.- Received a report of heavy smoke in the area Northeast of Shoals. Indian Creek Fire Department and Deputy Branham responded.
6:37 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting the same smoke in the area. Advised caller that units are enroute.
6:49 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn in Shoals.
6:50 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn Southeast of Shoals.
6:59 p.m.- Received a call requesting an officer South of Loogootee. Deputy Branham responded.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

1:46 a.m.- Received a call requesting an ambulance Southeast of Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 and Deputy Droke responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
5:00 a.m.- Received a call from the Care Center requesting an officer in Loogootee. LPD Officer Purcell responded.
6:12 a.m.- Received a report of a reckless driver on US 50 traveling East into Shoals. Deputy Droke responded.
8:40 a.m.- Received an animal complaint South of Loogootee. Captain Gibson responded.
8:54 a.m.- Received a call requesting to speak with a deputy. Sergeant Hawkins responded.
9:30 a.m.- Received a call requesting an ambulance in Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 responded and transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
10:27 a.m.- Received a 911 call from Crane Naval Base. Transferred the call to Crane 911.
10:25 a.m.- Jail Commander Gregory transported two inmates to court.
11:27 a.m.- Received a 911 call with an animal complaint in Loogootee. LPD Chief Cummings responded.
12:13 p.m.- Received a report of a possible field fire South of Shoals. Lost River Fire Department and Sergeant Hawkins responded.
1:34 p.m.- Sergeant Hawkins transported one inmate to court.
2:37 p.m.- Sergeant Hawkins on station with Charles Fight, a 39-year-old male from Dubois, arrested on a Martin County warrant. He is being held on $15,000 10% bond.
2:53 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a tree down South of Shoals. Lost River Fire Department, Martin County Highway Department and Sergeant Hawkins responded.
3:05 p.m.- Received a call from VEI Security advising of a commercial fire alarm in Shoals. Chief Deputy Keller and Sergeant Hawkins responded.
3:05 p.m.- Received a report of the same tree South of Shoals. Advised caller units are enroute.
4:51 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a disabled vehicle Southeast of Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
5:42 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a field fire North of Loogootee. Loogootee Fire Department, Martin County Civil Defense, LPD Officer Purcell and Deputy Branham responded.
5:44 p.m.- Received a report of a small field fire South of Shoals. Lost River Fire Department responded.
6:13 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn Northeast of Loogootee.
6:24 p.m.- Received a call reporting possible harassment in Crane Village. ISP, Indiana Conservation Officer Fuhrman and Deputy Branham responded.
8:22 p.m.- Deputy Branham on station with Robert Sutton, a 43-year-old male from Shoals, arrested on a Martin County warrant. He is being held on $50,000 10% bond.
9:25 p.m.- Received a 911 call requesting a welfare check Northeast of Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
10:34 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a possible trespasser in Loogootee. LPD Chief Cummings, LPD Officer Purcell and Deputy Branham responded.

Friday, March 27, 2026

2:24 a.m.- Received a call from Johnson Control advising of a commercial burglar alarm North of Loogootee. Deputy Droke responded.
3:15 a.m.- Received a call from Central Station advising of a commercial burglar alarm in Shoals. Deputy Droke responded.
5:49 a.m.- Received a call from a Daviess County address. Advised caller of Daviess County number.
7:44 a.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
10:20 a.m.- Received a call reporting an issue with a stop light in Loogootee. INDOT was notified.
12:44 p.m.- Received a report of pigs in the roadway South of Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
1:29 p.m.- Received a call requesting a Vehicle Identification Number check Southeast of Loogootee. Deputy Branham responded.
3:00 p.m.- Received a report of a reckless driver Southwest of Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
3:17 p.m.- Received a report of a disabled vehicle South of Loogootee. Deputy Branham responded.
5:14 p.m.- Received a report of a reckless driver South of Loogootee. Deputy Branham responded.
6:57 p.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance in Shoals. Martin County Medic 1 and Shoals Fire Department responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Daviess Community Hospital.
7:06 p.m.- Received a 911 call from Crane Naval Base. Transferred the call to Crane 911.
8:57 p.m.- Received an animal complaint in Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
10:33 p.m.- Received a call requesting a welfare check in Loogootee. Deputy Droke responded.

Saturday, March 28, 2026

4:34 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance South of Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1 responded and transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
5:50 a.m.- Received a report of a tree down South of Shoals. Shoals Fire Department and Deputy Droke responded.
9:27 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting Daviess County. Caller was given Daviess County number.
11:44 a.m.- Received a call requesting a deputy Southeast of Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
1:44 p.m.- Received a call requesting traffic control in Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
3:12 p.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn North of Shoals.
3:20 p.m.- Received a request for a deputy in Shoals. Deputy Branham responded.
3:56 p.m.- Received a report of trespassing Southeast of Shoals. Indiana Conservation Officer Fuhrman responded.
4:35 p.m.- Received a call requesting a deputy in Shoals. Deputy Branham and Indiana Conservation Officer Fuhrman responded.
4:40 p.m.- Received a report of a reckless driver on US 231N traveling North out of Loogootee. LPD Officer Purcell, LPD Assistant Chief Stuckey, Major Reed, Deputy Branham, Indiana Conservation Officer Fuhrman, ISP, Greene County LEO and Blands Wrecker Service responded.
5:30 p.m.- Received a call requesting an ambulance in Shoals. Martin County Medic 1 and Shoals Fire Department responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Deaconess Memorial Medical Center.
6:29 p.m.- Received an animal complaint South of Shoals. Deputy Droke and Indiana Conservation Officer Fuhrman responded.
6:35 p.m.- Received a 911 call with no one on the line in Crane Village. Major Reed responded.
6:50 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a suspicious male in Loogootee. Advised all on-duty units.
8:41 p.m.- LPD Officer Purcell on station with Pavlo Vlasov, a 38-year-old male from Ohio, arrested for Resisting law enforcement with a vehicle and Reckless driving. He is being held on $30,000 10% bond.
9:54 p.m.- Received a call requesting to speak with an officer. Deputy Droke responded.
8:23 p.m.- Received a report of a reckless driver on US 231S traveling North. Advised all on-duty units.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

2:43 a.m.- Received a 911 call requesting to speak with a deputy. Deputy Droke responded.
2:57 a.m.- Received a 911 call reporting an accident with no injuries East of Shoals. Deputy Droke, Shoals Fire Department and Big John’s Towing responded.
3:29 a.m.- Received a report of a verbal dispute North of Loogootee. ISP responded.
7:42 a.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn Northeast of Loogootee.
7:50 a.m.- Received a 911 call reporting an accident South of Loogootee. Martin County Medic 1, Sergeant Hawkins and Big John’s Towing responded. No one was transported.
9:15 a.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn East of Shoals.
9:31 a.m.- Received a call from the Monitoring System advising of a fall detection in Daviess County. Caller was given Daviess County number.
9:53 a.m.- Received a call requesting a Vehicle Identification Number check in Loogootee. Sergeant Hawkins responded.
10:29 a.m.- Received a report of a controlled burn East of Shoals.
11:26 a.m.- Received a report of a disabled vehicle in Shoals. Big John’s Towing responded.
11:37 a.m.- Received an accidental 911 call.
11:46 a.m.- Received a call requesting to speak with a deputy. Sergeant Hawkins responded.
12:27 p.m.- Received a report of a possible electrical fire in Loogootee. Loogootee Fire Department responded.
2:16 p.m.- Received a 911 call requesting an ambulance South of Shoals. Martin County Medic 1 and Lost River Fire Department responded. Medic 1 transported one patient to Daviess Community Hospital.
3:02 p.m.- Received a report of a possible safety issue in Shoals. Sergeant Hawkins and Deputy Clark responded.
6:46 p.m.- Received a report of cows in the road South of Loogootee. Deputy Clark responded.
8:58 p.m.- Received a 911 call reporting a hit and run on US 50 traveling West into Loogootee. Deputy Clark responded. Greene County and ISP were also notified.


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