CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police dealt with a couple of incidents this past weekend, including a hit-and-run behind Danny's Pool Room.
That occurred Friday night, April 12, when at 3:10 p.m. Friday afternoon, police fielded the call.
They arrived to find the complainant, Jennifer A. Carter-James, 44 of Carmi, with a damaged vehicle, and Johnny L. Bowles, 64 of Enfield, with the vehicle having allegedly done the damage.
Reports indicate that Bowles was actually arrested at the police department; the charge of Leaving the Scene of Damage to an Unattended Vehicle, a misdemeanor, was the arresting count and Bowles was able to post bond in the amount of $150 to secure his release.
In an unrelated weekend matter CPD dealt with, a report from Dollar General in Carmi came in on Saturday morning, April 13, of a shoplifter, and at about a quarter til 11 a.m., one Daniel T. Ledbetter, 38 of Mt. Vernon, Ind., was arrested for Retail Theft.
Ledbetter was also able to post bond of $150 on the misdemeanor charge, and is awaiting future court dates.