-The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department made three drug related arrests yesterday. 56-year-old Richard Greene, 51-year-old Julie Golliver, 41-year-old Denitra Simpkins all of Washington are charged with Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia and Maintaining a Common Nuisance. Greene is also charged with Possession of Meth. All were jailed on $2500 bond each.
-Indiana State Police arrested 30-year-old Christopher Ness of Evansville in Daviess County Thursday. He was jailed for 3 counts of Operating While Intoxicated. He’s charged with OWI with a Controlled Substance and with Marijuana and with Endangerment. He’s also charged with Possession of Paraphernalia and Maintaining a Common Nuisance. No bond was set. State Police report they stopped a 2010 Dodge Caliber going 80mph on I69 at the 61 mile marker. The trooper saw alleged signs of impairment and Ness failed a field sobriety test. A vehicle search turned up a book modified to conceal illegal drugs.
-Washington Police charged 22-year-old Nathaniel Robinson of Washington with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Paraphernalia and a Hypodermic Syringe. He was booked into the Security Center Thursday without bond.
-City Officers charged 23-year-old Christian Davis with Theft Thursday. Bond was set at $2000.
-28-year-old Benjamin Wagler of Washington was booked into the security center for Residential Entry and Public Intoxication. Bond was posted. It’s believed the arrest was the result of a call to police at just before 8-am Thursday from a Washington resident saying they woke up to find an unknown man passed out on their couch.
-There were no injuries when a vehicle and a school bus collided at Highway 57 and Van Trees Street in Washington. That happened at 3:30 on Thursday afternoon.
-A motorist ran into the bushes outside the cafeteria at Daviess Community Hospital yesterday evening about 6:20. There were no injuries.