8/26-Deputies responded to an accident at the intersection of SR 59 and Mansfield Road where it was reported that a silver Ford Escape had hit a red Chevrolet pickup truck and fled the scene. Deputies completed their investigation and began looking for the suspect vehicle in the area. At approximately 6:57pm Deputies responded to a 911 hang up call on CR 500 S and after making scene, located a silver Ford Escape with airbag deployment had crashed head on into a tree. Deputies found a male driver identified as James Whalen (56) of Rockville in the vehicle with serious injuries. James was removed from the vehicle by fire personnel and flown by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital for his injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this accident and all paperwork will be forwarded to the Parke County Prosecutor's Office for review.
8/25-Parke County Deputies, Lyford First Responders, and Parke County EMS, responded to an address south of CR 600 S., for a motor vehicle crash. The driver, later identified as Seth Harvey of Terre Haute, was operating a vehicle while intoxicated and crashed onto a property. Harvey was arrested for OVWI and Minor Consumption. Harvey was uninjured.
8/24-The Parke County Sheriff's Office received a report of Fraud that had occurred to a victim in Bloomingdale.
8/22-Deputies were dispatched to the area of E. Coal Bluff Road and CR 300 E. for a single vehicle rollover accident with entrapment. The driver, John Johnson (38) of Brazil was removed from the vehicle immediately transported by ambulance to Terre Haute Union Hospital for his injuries. During the investigation, Deputies filed for a search warrant to obtain John's blood which came back positive for controlled substance and alcohol. All information will be forwarded to the Parke County Prosecutor's Office for review for criminal charges. Deputies were assisted by Clay County Sheriff's Department.
8/20-Parke County Sheriff's Deputies and Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies executed a warrant service in rural Parke County. During the investigation Parke County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Jeremiah Patrick Bruns (51) on an active arrest warrant out of Benton County, Indiana for possession of methamphetamine.
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8/25-Seth Harvey (18)-Arrested for OVWI and Minor Consumption.
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The Parke County Sheriff's Office consistently and with uniformity strives to maintains social order and provide professional law enforcement services to citizens in the community within prescribed ethical, budgetary, and constitutional constraints. This agency strives to enforce the law and maintain order fairly and impartially, recognizing the need for justice, and the consistent appearance of justice. The Sheriff recognizes that no law enforcement agency can operate at its maximum potential without supportive input from the citizens it serves. This agency actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit opportunities for crime and assist in bringing to justice those that break the law.
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458 W. Strawberry Road, Rockville, IN 47872
Phone: (765) 569-5413
Fax: (765) 569-5283
Email: Sheriff: Jfrazier@parkecounty.in.gov
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