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Within the past month, police in two counties received at least four reports, possibly more, of threatening behavior by a Linton man toward more than one person. On Sunday, he allegedly threw a brick through a woman’s window after he said he was going to cut her up with a knife. Linton police officers put him in jail.
Read MoreA 44-year-old Linton man charged with nine drug-related criminal counts following his arrest on Valentine’s Day, was in court this month to change his plea to guilty of dealing meth. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Read MoreIt took a while, but when Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy James Carpenter was notified of a match between the DNA of a convicted auto thief from Indianapolis and DNA obtained off bicycle handlebars, found where a truck had been stolen in Greene County, a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest.
Read MoreAn inmate in the Greene County Jail was recently taken to Greene County General Hospital to get stitches to close a laceration caused by another man, serving time for battery and intimidation, who allegedly threw butter at the inmate then hit him in the face.
Read MoreThere’s a warrant out for the arrest of a Linton man who was arrested then bonded out of jail but didn’t show up in court. He’s accused of threatening a police officer during a tense situation, going so far as to clench his fists while dancing around in a boxing stance, yelling he was going to beat the officer.
Read MoreA couple, accused of stealing numerous items from a Bloomfield store last December, were caught with the goods ranging from shampoo and deodorant to a USB charger. She’s already been convicted of theft and is on probation. He just landed in the Greene County Jail and is facing a felony theft charge.
Read MoreA Linton driver who didn’t have a valid driver’s license attempted to avoid a traffic stop first by fleeing in his vehicle then fleeing on foot from an officer who gave chase. He wound up in jail.
Read MoreWhen the driver of a pickup truck headed out of Bloomfield tried to avoid a traffic stop by fleeing, a chase ensued, one officer with lights and sirens following him through the countryside down one road then another and another. The driver got away but it didn’t end well for him – five officers showed up at his house later that night. On his way to jail, he said he thought the patrol vehicle would have been faster than what it was.
Read MoreA Linton man caught in an LPD, JPD and Greene County Drug Task Force sting operation back in 2011 went to prison for dealing meth, served his time and was released. This year he was back in jail following an investigation by the Task Force, accused of dealing meth, again. He was convicted in Greene Superior Court this week and Judge Dena Martin sentenced him to 16 years in prison.
Read MoreA driver, convicted of OVWI causing a crash in Linton resulting in multiple injuries last summer, reported to the Greene County Jail this week to begin serving a two-year sentence.
Read MoreTwo days after a Linton man was arrested for threatening behavior toward an ex-wife and also a police officer while armed with a gun, he was arrested again, this time accused of threatening a child while holding a gun, then getting into a tense situation in close quarters with an officer who had drawn his sidearm. The man ignored repeated orders to drop his weapons including a semiautomatic firearm and a crossbow.
Read MoreIt’s likely that a 72-year-old Lyons man was trying to help his son by giving him rides last spring. But when the Greene County Drug Task Force swooped in to bust the son, accusing him of getting rides to Indy to buy meth to sell in Greene County, the father wound up in jail too. On Tuesday, he accepted responsibility, admitted his role and was sentenced to home detention.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of threatening behavior toward officers, adults and children, while in possession of a firearm, was arrested twice last week and is currently being held without bond. This story is about the first incident.
Read MoreMoney’s been missing from the bank account of a grandfather, bedridden in a nursing home since July, and his granddaughter is accused of using his account without permission to pay over $1600 worth of her bills.
Read MoreA Bloomfield driver, stopped because he crossed a line while crossing the bridge over White River east of Worthington, will be facing a list of seven criminal counts when he appears in court today, Tuesday, October 30.
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