Washington Police Department officers responded to three separate incidents on December 17, leading to the arrests of three individuals.
In the first case, WPD officers responded to a theft report on E. Hefron Street involving a stolen motorcycle. The motorcycle was later found at an apartment complex on S. Meridian Street. Officers arrested Robert Thompson, 35, of Washington, for theft of a vehicle and on a warrant for petition to revoke a suspended sentence.
Later, officers responded to a vehicle crash near NW 16th and Cherry streets involving a man with a firearm. They detained Pierre Charles, 20, of Washington, without incident. The crash stemmed from a domestic dispute, and an airsoft gun resembling a handgun was seized. Charles faces charges of battery with a deadly weapon, intimidation with a deadly weapon, reckless driving, and pointing a firearm.
In a third case, a WPD detective spotted Emery Bibbs, 18, of Washington, near the library. Bibbs was wanted on a warrant for sexual misconduct with a minor, stemming from an investigation involving WPD detectives, Daviess County DCS, and SWICACC. Bibbs was arrested without incident. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office assisted in these investigations.
