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On April 12, 2024, at 12:04 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot located near 7600 South Professional Drive.  The caller advised that the female was in a Gray Toyota passenger car and was very belligerent.  Deputy Bryan Small of the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office as well as Jason Wright of the Haubstadt Police Department were dispatched to the scene.  Upon arriving in the area Officer Wright advised that the vehicle had left and went into the Indian Hills area.  Deputy Small located the vehicle on County Road 180 East and identified the driver as 42 year old Rebecca Lutz of Dearborn, Indiana.  While speaking with Ms. Lutz Deputy Small detected clues that Ms. Lutz was under the influence of an unknown intoxicant.  At that point he began a roadside OWI investigation.  During this investigation Deputy Small spoke with multiple witnesses, and administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests to Ms. Lutz.  At the conclusion of his investigation he transported Ms. Lutz to the Gibson County Jail where she was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Public Intoxication.   
 
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