Greenville Police Beat
Two drivers cited for OVI, Operating a Vehicle Impaired 

GREENVILLE - Following a two-vehicle collision on Washington Ave. and Pine St. on May 19, Jason Robert Ferguson was arrested for suspicion of OVI. Ferguson allegedly struck a parked vehicle in which Jeffrey Eugene Hashman was sleeping. The officer observed him in pain and asked him to sit until paramedics arrived. The officer then spoke with a witness, Jessica Frazier, who said she heard what she thought to be tires skidding and a loud bang. She turned around and saw that Ferguson’s vehicle had hit the other vehicle. When the officer interviewed Ferguson he was observed staggering and having a hard time keeping his balance. He was observed having extremely slurred speech and at times could not be understood. The officer noted at one point that Ferguson tried to start his car to leave and made him sit in the passenger side of his vehicle. Ferguson did poorly on a field sobriety test and was taken to the Greenville Police Station where he was “uncooperative and aggressive.” He was transported to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office where he refused to take a breath test. He was issued a citation for OVI and Assured Clearance Distance Ahead (ACDA). 

Jodie Downey, 5989 Requarth Rd., Greenville, was arrested for suspicion of OVI on May 18. Her eastbound vehicle was observed moving several feet into the westbound lane of Park Dr. The arresting officer smelled alcoholic beverages and observed slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. According to the report, Downey stated she was en-route to pick up a friend. When questioned, she seemed confused and was unable to provide information. The officer state Downey did poorly on a field sobriety test and was taken to Greenville Police Department where she voluntarily consented to a breath test. At that point she was arrested for OVI and placed under ALS (Administrative License Suspension). She was released to her father. 

Fraud 

Carol Voigt, 310 E. Harmon Dr., contacted Greenville Police on May 16 after she was approached by two individuals who stated the were collecting money for the Sara Whittaker Scholarship Fund. The female asked Voigt if she knew who Sara was and showed her a paper. Voigt said she already knew who Sara was and gave the female $5. Voigt then heard on the radio that a couple was going door to door collecting for the fund that was not authorized to do so. No one from the fund collects door to door. She called police. Voigt described the suspects as young, possibly in their 20’s. She was blondish and “chunky.” He was quite a bit taller than the female. On May 10, suspects had been called at another house. An officer responded and located the suspects. They advised they were not asking for money but to go to the website and make a donation. That individual had not given them money, so they were only warned about theft. 

Burglary 

On May 21 Iris Prasuhn, 129 Eastwood Dr., reported a theft of rings valued at more than $3,500 from a jewelry box in her home. She advised responding officer that her husband Fred had just noticed the rings were gone from the dresser drawer in the bedroom. The last time she knew that the rings were there was about six weeks earlier. Iris stated her daughter and grandson live with them and their friends are in and out at all times. There were no signs of forced entry into the house, but were signs of forced entry in the locked bedroom. There were no possible suspects.