JOHNSON COUNTY, Indiana — Deputies in Johnson County are investigating incidents in which baseballs were thrown onto Interstate 65.
The most recent incident was reported shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, when the Johnson County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of people throwing rocks from the I-65 overpass at County Roads 250 South and 600 East.
Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting the incident, including from a semi driver who reported damage to the vehicle, Sheriff Duane Burgess said in a statement.
A responding deputy didn't locate any people but found a damaged baseball on an overpass and "over 100 baseballs and softballs scattered along the interstate and surrounding areas," Burgess said, adding that some of the balls were still in plastic packaging.
Burgess said a similar incident occurred just over two weeks before. Around 9:15 p.m. Nov. 9, a deputy responded to a similar report and found a "large quantity of baseballs on the roadway that had to be removed to ensure driver safety."
The sheriff's office requested extra patrols in the area in an effort to deter more incidents.
"This reckless and dangerous behavior has now occurred twice in just a few days, endangering the lives of motorists and causing property damage," Burgess said in a statement. "We are committed to identifying those responsible and ensuring that these acts do not continue.”
Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact Johnson County Sheriff's Office analyst Watson at 317-346-4652 or Det. Bartlett at 317-346-4767.
