Articles by Chuck Ledbetter

The Charlestown PD Neighborhood Watch Program will be hosting National Lung American Heart Association CPR, AED and Basic First Aid Training on Saturday, April 15, 2023; at the Charlestown Police Department. Exact times will be announced once interest is determined, however courses will be two hours in length. The total cost per person for this training is $30.00 and includes an instruction manual and two year certification card. Registration for this event has now ended. Questions? Contact Detective Chuck Ledbetter at cledbetter@ctownpd.com or 812-256-6345 x100.

The CHARLESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT now provides a free, local, & convenient way to safely dispose of expired / unused prescription pill/tablet medications; as well as used / unwanted syringes. 24 hours per day & 7 days a week, anyone can dispose of Prescription pills/tablets within the CHPD lobby depository box; or syringes in the CHPD side parking lot red Sharps depository.  Both located at CHPD headquarters, 703 Main Street, Charlestown, IN. COLLECTED PRESCRIPTIONS AND SHARPS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE DEA AND CLARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BY CHPD FOR DISPOSAL.

Charlestown residents, join members of the Charlestown Police Department Tuesday evening, August 2nd, from 6 to 8 pm at the Charlestown Family Activities Park, 1000 Park Street, for National Night Out 2022.  Mission BBQ will be providing free sandwiches, and chips; while the Charlestown Parks Department will provide hot dogs and drinks free of charge while supplies last.  Additionally, the Activities Park will be open for skating, splashpad, and put-put golf fun.  CHPD will have Police and SWAT vehicles on static display, and the CHPD K9 Unit will conduct a demonstration beginning at 7:00 pm.  Meet your Charlestown PD officers and personnel; and share Neighborhood Crime Prevention products and information.  Again all totally free and as part of National Night Out 2022.  For more information about National Night Out, visit https://natw.org.

Scott Allen Smith, 29, of Charlestown; was arrested Wednesday following a three-week investigation conducted by detectives with the Charlestown Police Department. Tuesday, May 10th 2022, a toddler aged child was admitted to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, presenting several serious and unexplained injuries. Officers of the Charlestown Police Department, including detectives responded to Norton’s facility and initiated a criminal investigation. During the course of the investigation, numerous individuals who had reportedly been around or in close proximity to the injured child were interviewed. Among the individuals interviewed was Scott Smith, who was the live in boyfriend of the child’s mother; residing in the 300 block of Marshall Drive. Investigators, including those with Norton Hospital’s Pediatric Protection Team and the Indiana Department of Child Services, were able to pinpoint a specific timeframe of which the child’s injuries indicated that they had occurred, specifically the most severe injuries. Further investigation revealed that…