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A teen runaway from Ohio was located in Greene County last Friday, August 10, in the company of a 23-year-old Bloomfield man, in Owensburg. He was taken into custody on a warrant, and has since been charged with felony sexual misconduct with a minor.
Read MoreGreene-Sullivan Counties - For nearly the last four months, Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section investigators and the Greene County Drug Task Force have been working tips and other investigative information related to illegal drug activity in the Greene and Sullivan County area.
Read MoreA Worthington man, convicted on Wednesday of drunk driving, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail but had an extra 30 days tacked on after the judge found him in contempt of court.
Read MoreA man walking in Bloomfield in the middle of the night told an officer the white crystal substance in his pocket was salt. The officer said it was methamphetamine. The walker was arrested and is being held on a $25,000 bond.
Read MoreWhen Kylan A. Holbert of Jasonville appeared in Greene Circuit Court early Wednesday morning, August 15, with Judge Erik Allen presiding, he was sentenced to 12 years, with four suspended.
Read MoreAround 9:30 p.m. last Saturday night, the Linton Police Department got a call about a man and a woman in a store who were suspected of shoplifting. Police responded and stopped them as they were walking out.
Read MoreA father upset over child custody and visitation issues is accused of threatening his ex-wife and others. The alleged threats have been escalating, Jasonville Police have been investigating, and the father is being summoned into court on a preliminary charge of intimidation.
Read MoreGreene County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Worthington man and a Lyons woman late Sunday afternoon. Both were booked into Greene County Jail on felony drug charges involving heroin.
Read MoreA Linton man has been arrested twice in the past week. In both cases, he was arrested on warrants issued for alleged failure to register as a sex offender. He’s facing charges in Greene and Knox counties.
Read MoreA Kentucky man considered to be a serious violent felon, charged with illegal possession of firearms and methamphetamine in Greene County, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Read MoreA Jasonville man, involved in a series of domestic altercations that took place over the course of an evening out…..
Read MoreUPDATED STORY: First posted in June, updated with info on status and arrest warrant. One man is facing criminal charges of battery and intimidation following an alleged fight in Bloomfield in mid-June. He’s accused of punching another man repeatedly and kneeing him in the face…..
Read MoreVIGO COUNTY, Ind. - On Thursday, August 9, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Vigo County Sheriff’s Deputy McBride was on routine patrol in Southern Vigo County when…..
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was in court Thursday, charged with felony domestic battery, after a woman and three children all told the same stories about incidents that occurred last Friday and Saturday that resulted in his arrest.
Read MoreChristopher M. Wathen, 41, of Linton, was arrested last Friday evening after police got a call reporting a domestic battery. The Linton Police Department reacted quickly and Wathen was stopped and taken into custody as he was allegedly attempting to leave the scene. … Wathen was a Republican candidate for Greene County Auditor in the May Primary, which was won by another candidate.
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