Wednesday, October 19th
7:54am: A traffic stop in the 300 block of W. Central St. resulted in April hose, of Jefferson, being issued a citation for “Excessive Speed”.
12:10pm: An Officer was called to Elm St. and Central St. for a property damage vehicle collision. A 2004 International Dump Truck, owned by Andrew Murphy of Jefferson and operated by Eden Murphy of Jefferson, had been stopped on Central St., facing west, at the intersection with Elm St. A 2018 Ford F150, owned and operated by David Clifton, of Jefferson, was stopped directly behind the Murphy vehicle. The Murphy vehicle began to back up, to make room for a semi tractor / trailer to turn onto Central St. from Elm St. The Murphy vehicle backed into the Clifton vehicle. The Clifton vehicle received an estimated $3,000 damages to the front of the vehicle. There was no visible damage to the Murphy Vehicle. Eden Murphy was issued a citation for “Unsafe Backing Upon Highway”.
12:28pm: An Officer was called to a business parking lot in the 500 block of N. Elm St. in regards to a vehicle / pedestrian collision. A 2018 Chrysler Pacifica, owned and operated by John Lindgren, of Jefferson, had been pulling into the parking lot. While doing so his vehicle made slight contact with an employee of the business. The pedestrian received possibly minor injuries. The vehicle was not damaged.
12:30pm: An Officer arrested Eric Crystal, of Jefferson, on Greene County Arrest Warrants.
6:38pm: An Officer was called to the 600 block of W. Lincoln Way in regards to three dogs running at large. The Officer located the dogs and contacted the owner, who subsequently returned them to their home. As a result of the complaint, Tammy Tolsdorf, of Jefferson, was issued three citations for “Animals Running At Large”.
8:42pm: An Officer was called to the 100 block of N. Olive St. in regards to a violation of a No Contact Order. The Officer investigated and determined that a violation did not occur.
Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.