April 30, 2019
- Tanisha Rice requested an officer at 501 1/2 Lincoln Way for a domestic issue occurring between her and her boyfriend. The officer arrived and spoke to both parties involved in a verbal argument. The officer worked to mitigate the issue, and the couple went to separate rooms for the evening.
- The Greene County Medical Center requested a welfare check on a female in the 300 block of West Lincoln Way who may have taken an overdose of medication. The officer arrived and called the Greene County Ambulance to transport the female to the emergency room to be checked out.
- Officers assisted the Greene County Sheriff’s office at 777 Wild Rose Lane with a stolen motor vehicle.
- The Greene County Elementary School requested an officer at 401 E. Russell St. for disorderly child. The officer spoke with the child and assisted staff in calming him down.
- An officer investigated a backing accident in the 200 block of S. Chestnut Street. A 2011 Jeep Compass, owned by Joshua Derry of Jefferson and operated by Cheree Derry of Jefferson, backed into a parked trailer. The 2001 Morris Trailer is owned by Dallas Chargo of Scranton. The trailer received a reported $100 in damages, while the Derry vehicle had a reported $300 in damages. A citation for unsafe backing upon a highway is pending at this time.
- An officer investigated a two-vehicle property-damage accident at Chestnut Street and Wilcox Way. A 2010 Dodge Caravan, owned by the Greene County School District and driven by Mona Weltz of Jefferson, was northbound on Chestnut Street when a 2016 Kia Sorento, owned and operated by Vicki Copeland of Jefferson, left the posted stop sign at Wilcox Way and Chestnut Street and was struck by the school vehicle. The school district vehicle suffered a reported $5,000 in damages. The Copeland vehicle had a reported $7,000 in damages. Copeland was issued a citation for failure to obey a stop sign.
- An officer responded to an alarm activation at 300 American Drive. All was secure at the facility.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
