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Acting on a tip, Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Davis Aerne went looking for a man with a warrant out for his arrest and found him walking along a street in Bloomfield last Friday.
Read MoreA stand-off ensued when Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy David Elmore responded to a house south of Scotland on Saturday afternoon because a man had shot a gun at or near another man who was unarmed with his back turned. Additional officers from at least two sheriff’s and one police department responded to assist and after a long night of crisis negotiation, the suspect surrendered.
Read MoreAn ongoing investigation conducted by several members of the Greene County Drug Task Force resulted in this week’s arrest of a Bloomfield woman accused of purchasing methamphetamine in Indianapolis then selling it in Greene County.
Read MoreThree people in a car that pulled over and parked in a yard on the east side of Worthington were allegedly conducting a drug deal that was cut short when a WPD officer stopped to check on them.
Read MoreA Lyons man accused of dealing meth, with two criminal cases currently pending against him, was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant. This makes the fourth time he’s been arrested so far this year.
Read MoreUPDATE: This story has been updated with a past mug shot of the suspect, Benjamin K. Lewis. Police were unable to locate a Jasonville man accused of injuring a woman in a domestic battery. They were told he may have left the area.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man, accused of threatening law enforcement officers in an incident last spring, was in court Tuesday to be sentenced after he changed his plea to guilty.
Read MoreA Linton man charged with two attempted murders is set for psych evals to determine if he’s competent to stand trial.
Read MoreWhen a man said he didn’t have a clue how a woman got a broken nose or a busted lip, a deputy apparently didn’t buy that story. The man is facing felony charges of domestic battery and strangulation.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was in court Monday, charged with domestic battery, after a couple got into an argument over something the alleged victim said was not even worth arguing about.
Read MorePolice were unable to locate a Jasonville man accused of injuring a woman in a domestic battery. They were told he may have left the area.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man, who was arrested earlier this month, is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday on a preliminary charge of domestic battery committed in the presence of a child, a Level 6 felony.
Read MoreThere’s a warrant out for a man convicted in July of methamphetamine possession, to revoke his sentence that was suspended. But now he’s facing a new charge for allegedly bilking a customer out of over $2ooo cash.
Read MoreA Linton man upset about a civil matter is accused of handling it by yelling, trespassing, and not cooperating with an officer instead of following appropriate legal procedure. Now he’s facing a criminal matter.
Read MoreA Linton man was charged with felony strangulation when he appeared in court this week. He’s accused of lifting a woman off the ground by holding the back of her head and the front of her throat.
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