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The guardian of two students in eastern Greene County is facing a charge of felony neglect and misdemeanor violations of the compulsory school attendance law for allegedly failing to make sure the students were in school and getting their work done. One student has missed over 51 days this school year, the other has missed over 61.
Read MoreA warrant was issued this week for a Switz City man who’s been under investigation by GCSD and DCS. He’s accused of abusive behavior to a child.
Read MoreA mother has been charged with felony neglect of a child diagnosed with “failure to thrive.” An investigator from the prosecutor’s office alleges the seriously underweight child would lose weight when in the mother’s care but gain in the care of a hospital or the father. A physician suggested “failure to thrive” could be “failure to feed.”
Read MoreAn investigation by a DCS case worker and a GCSD detective led to the arrest of a Solsberry man who is accused of hitting, slapping and kicking a child under the age of 14. In Greene Circuit Court yesterday, he was charged with two felonies.
Read MoreTroy Lee Tindell, 50, turned himself in at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department around 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, September 12.
Read MoreA child at-risk was quickly moved out of possible danger thanks to a very fast response by the Greene County Department of Child Services and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department after they received a tip about a child molestation. An investigation followed, and yesterday a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest.
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