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A rural Bloomfield woman is being summoned to appear in court after her dog bit a neighbor and prevented him from getting inside his house. He shot the dog which allegedly had not been to a vet and had not been immunized.
Read MoreA warrant’s been issued for the arrest of a Worthington man accused of spitting on an officer, kicking a computer and radios in a patrol vehicle, and other combative behavior.
Read MoreA Worthington woman was arrested last Friday night after a WPD officer was dispatched twice to a domestic situation involving several individuals and a disagreement over who could stay at the house and who could not.
Read MoreAfter a Worthington man saw a story about the arrest of a Linton man accused of stealing chainsaws from a business then selling them on Facebook, he went to the Linton Police Department to report he’d bought a trimmer and a leaf blower from the suspect.
Read MoreAfter a woman fled her home with her children, she called police to report a domestic battery. The suspect was detained and allegedly admitted to the accusations. He also admitted he’d been using meth for two days.
Read MoreA Lyons man accused of throwing things and making a threat bonded out of jail after his arrest but he’s due in court Monday on misdemeanor charges.
Read MoreBy the time a Linton man, arrested last week, accused of a series of threats and threatening behavior including stalking, made his appearance in court yesterday, a second criminal case had been filed against him and he was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury in addition to stalking and intimidation.
Read MoreA 33-year-old Bloomfield woman has been charged with meth possession but her 53-year-old male passenger, also from Bloomfield, has been charged with dealing methamphetamine as a result of a traffic stop by ISP Troopers for an expired license plate.
Read MoreAn Owensburg driver accused of using a marker to alter the expiration date on a license plate sticker has been charged with forgery, plus theft, and driving while suspended.
Read MoreAfter a Jasonville man, accused of being belligerent and yelling profanities, got into a scuffle with a Jasonville police officer, he wound up in jail on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of yelling racial epithets, who allegedly told a police officer he hated black people, wound up in jail in late June. He quickly bonded out but last Wednesday, he was sentenced to 60 days and ordered to report back to the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreA Linton man hired to help load up scrap metal to sell is accused of helping himself to the cash payment for the sale. He was taken into custody on Monday.
Read MoreA 19-year-old eastern Greene County man was all set to get what looked like a pretty good deal on a couple of misdemeanor charges. But during his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, he allegedly showed up in court with numerous controlled substances in his system.
Read MoreA Lyons man accused of dealing methamphetamine was arrested last spring, bonded out of jail, then didn’t show up for a pre-trial conference as required. Warrant issued, arrested again, and this time, held without bond. He filed a motion to set bond, and the judge ruled on Wednesday.
Read MoreAfter a sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a domestic in the Midland area last Sunday afternoon, and saw a woman’s injuries and the disarray in the home, he went looking for a suspect, found him in Linton and took him to jail.
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