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Elsewhere: In Sullivan County, woman arrested for animal neglect, 26 dogs rescued

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Elsewhere: In Sullivan County, woman arrested for animal neglect, 26 dogs rescued

SULLIVAN COUNTY - This morning (Tuesday, May 22) at approximately 10:15, Indiana State Police, with assistance from the Humane Society of Sullivan County, served a Sullivan Superior Court search warrant at 4220 Pine Street in Paxton … investigators and humane society workers located 26 dogs, one rabbit, and two deceased animals (decomposition too significant to determine animal type) from the various buildings on the property.

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Worthington man now facing more serious Level 1 felony child molesting allegations

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Worthington man now facing more serious Level 1 felony child molesting allegations

A Worthington man was initially facing serious allegations of child molesting following his arrest in December, but now he’s facing far more serious charges … the investigation continued and with new information, the allegations became more serious … he has now been charged with two counts of child molesting, both Level 1 felonies, and two counts of child molesting, both Level 4 felonies.

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Blue Sky North resident faces misdemeanor after his allegedly non-immunized dog bit a utility lineman

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Blue Sky North resident faces misdemeanor after his allegedly non-immunized dog bit a utility lineman

A rural Springville man, who resides in Blue Sky North, was arrested on Sunday by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Jackson. A warrant had been issued for his arrest when Barker failed to appear in court for a pre-trial conference last week. The case pending against Barker involves his dog that allegedly had not been immunized against rabies when it bit an REMC lineman.

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Four accused in incident involving damage to Eastern-Greene football field, theft of track hurdles

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Four accused in incident involving damage to Eastern-Greene football field, theft of track hurdles

Four individuals are in trouble for allegedly being involved in an incident in which the football field was damaged and track hurdles were stolen at Eastern-Greene High School in April. After an investigation, criminal cases were filed in early May against four suspects - two are juveniles, one has been summoned to court on misdemeanor charges and the fourth was just booked into jail late Thursday evening on felony and misdemeanor charges.   

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Two captured after manhunt through woods near Calvertville by officers from 6 departments

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Two captured after manhunt through woods near Calvertville by officers from 6 departments

Last Saturday, May 12, Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Jackson and Worthington Deputy Marshal Russell Walls went to a residence in the Calvertville area to serve a felony arrest warrant on one man. They didn’t expect to find another wanted man there. One shouted “Cops” and both suspects fled into the woods. The chase was on. One crashed a motorcycle then later escaped while handcuffed….

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Doctor said baby’s skull looked like ‘a cracked egg shell’; Tosumba Welch agrees to plead guilty; facing possible 20 years

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Doctor said baby’s skull looked like ‘a cracked egg shell’; Tosumba Welch agrees to plead guilty; facing possible 20 years

After an unresponsive nine-month-old baby was airlifted to Riley Hospital last August, a doctor told a state police detective the baby’s skull resembled “a cracked egg shell.” The father was arrested for four serious felony counts and has been in Greene County Jail while awaiting his trial date. That date’s been vacated since the defendant agreed to plead guilty and now he’s waiting to be sentenced – he could be facing up to 20 years in prison.  

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Asking for a friend: Bloomfield man on scene when police executed a search, wants to know who took ‘his friend’s’ gun

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Asking for a friend: Bloomfield man on scene when police executed a search, wants to know who took ‘his friend’s’ gun

A number of deputies on hand to execute a search warrant at a home on State Road 157 in Bloomfield reported seizing evidence of methamphetamine, marijuana, paraphernalia and one gun. In a later interview, one of the men, who was at the home when officers arrived, admitted some of the items belonged to him and he wanted to know who took the gun.

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In 2nd of 3 pending cases, Bloomfield man ‘pleads the 5th’ during traffic stop before driving through a creek to flee

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In 2nd of 3 pending cases, Bloomfield man ‘pleads the 5th’ during traffic stop before driving through a creek to flee

A Bloomfield man, stopped for a turn signal violation near Owensburg in March, refused to identify himself. Then he said, “I plead the fifth,” before slamming the truck into gear and taking off. The officer pursued down a gravel road then a driveway then through a yard to the edge of a ditch. The truck hesitated but entered the ditch and crossed a small creek - where the patrol car could not go.… He was apprehended last weekend and now has three criminal cases pending. This story is about the second case.

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Kylan Holbert to plead guilty, expected to be sentenced to 10 years

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Kylan Holbert to plead guilty, expected to be sentenced to 10 years

Four days before a Terre Haute police officer was killed in an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect, officers in Greene County responded to an emergency situation where an armed man, Kylan Holbert, had threatened to shoot a woman as well as officers, and had said if police showed up, he was going out with guns blazing. … Two weeks later, Holbert agreed to plead guilty to criminal confinement and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years.

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In 1st of 3 pending cases, Bloomfield man is accused of driving with meth in his system & leaving scene of accident with serious injury

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There were two warrants out for the arrest of 51-year-old Bloomfield man when he was taken into custody last weekend. As a result of events police say transpired during a chase and search for him on Saturday, more charges were filed on Monday and he now has three criminal cases pending. This story is about the first case.

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Felony case pending against a Jasonville woman in connection with Logan White’s child molesting case

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Felony case pending against a Jasonville woman in connection with Logan White’s child molesting case

A 35-year-old Jasonville woman is facing a felony charge of neglect of a dependent in connection with a criminal case against Logan White. White recently pleaded guilty to felony child molesting and has been convicted and sentenced, but this case is still pending.

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Two kayakers arrested, accused of stealing fishing nets and buoys out of White River

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Two kayakers arrested, accused of stealing fishing nets and buoys out of White River

When a couple of fishermen caught a couple of kayakers allegedly stealing their nets and equipment out of White River, the fishermen got the two kayakers into their boat, tied onto the kayaks, then called the sheriff’s department and told them to come pick up the suspects.

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