WASHINGTON —
CITY REPORT
Monday
2:08 p.m. — Randal Chestnut, 208 S.E. Fourth St., advised the back glass on his vehicle had been busted out. He requested an officer, and a report was made.
12:37 p.m. — Michael Allen, 1409 Vincennes Ave., reported the theft of a laptop computer rented from American Rentals.
11:00 a.m. — Bill McCain, 906 Biddinger Ln., was at the police station with a strand of Christmas lights that had been cut. He advised it was the fifth time they had been cut since Nov. 22.
8:24 a.m. — Angela Doyle reported her vehicle was struck while parked at 714 W. Walnut St.
5:14 a.m. — David Alford reported his 2000 Ford work truck was stolen overnight, and he located it at the top of Campbell Hill. An officer advised someone set off a fire extinguisher inside and some items had been taken. It also had been driven 50 miles.
Sunday
10:03 p.m. — Someone calling from Budget Inn, 412 E. South St., reported subjects fighting in one of the rooms and requested their removal.
8:38 p.m. — A male caller translating for Carlos Guezara, 718 St. George Dr., advised Guezara had been robbed of his wallet containing $1,500. The incident took place in front of the Mexican restaurant on N.W. Fifth St. A description of the suspect was given and video was checked.
4:25 p.m. — Cathy Patton, 110 W. Oak St., reported a break-in and the theft of her mother’s china.
9:30 a.m. — John Ruppel, 308 Dewey Ave., reported his truck was broken into and a TomTom was taken.
8:57 a.m. — Ashley Sams, 2 Indiana Ave., advised her purse was taken from her vehicle overnight.
Saturday
12:40 p.m. — A Walmart employee advised they had a shoplifter in the office. Kathryn Hedderich was escorted off the property and will be long formed for conversion.
12:52 p.m. — Christina Bodkin, 718 S.W. First St., reported someone got into her car the night before and took her cell phone, a money order, a pack of cigarettes and a pair of sunglasses.
ARRESTS
Howard Graber, 27, Montgomery, was arrested Friday by state police for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was released on $7,500 bond.
Jordan Amos Lengacher, 18, Odon, was arrested by state police Friday for minor consumption. He was released on $2,000 bond.
Jail Population: 147
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Loogootee graduation scheduled for Friday
Loogootee Junior/Senior High School will hold its 2013 graduation exercises at 7 p.m. today.
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Thursday2:19 p.m. - Debbie Fields, 520 S.E. Second St., reported that her black moped was taken from her residence. The moped had been padlocked.
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Refugee overcomes barriers to graduate WHS
Seh Reh, like many who has come to Washington as a Burmese refugee, found life in his new home daunting. The language was so intimidating that he dropped out of high school in 2010.
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Pike Central to hold graduation
Pike Central High School will hold its 38th commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the high school gymnasium.
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Closings for Memorial Day
The following are area closings for the Memorial Day holiday Monday:
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North Daviess still facing budget cuts
Members of the state legislature gave schools a two percent increase but North Daviess Community Schools Superintendent Robert Bell said the corporation will still get funding cuts over the next four years.
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Three injured in accident
Three persons were injured Thursday afternoon when a driver ran a red light on the U.S. 50 Bypass south of Washington at SR 257.
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Wrestlers for relay
The Team Todd Relay for Life team will be joining with Tri-State Wrestling to bring an event to the Old Petersburg Gym on Saturday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with bell time at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and children under 4 are free. All proceeds from the event go to the Daviess County Relay for Life Team Todd.
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Dollar General focuses on reading
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced an award of $7,800 to the Washington Carnegie Public Library to support the new adult literacy program being now being offered.
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Letters returned after 55 years
Fifty-five years ago Jerry Decker wrote letters back home to his sweetheart, Carol, from Camp Pendleton, California where he was based in the Marine Corps. Fifty-five years later, Jerry still had his letters from Carol. But Carol, now Jerry¹s wife of 52 years, had, well misplaced a few of hers.
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