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Additional charges have been filed against a Newberry man who was arrested in late October as a result of a Saturday night stand-off and crisis negotiation situation south of Scotland.
Read MoreEmployees said they had video surveillance of a man stealing an e-cigarette kit from their store, but the man told a deputy he put it back.
Read MoreWhen police responded to a domestic incident, the suspect took off running. After a foot pursuit through the woods, he was apprehended then arrested.
Read MoreA Solsberry man was in court last week facing drug charges as a result of falling asleep behind the wheel, running off the road, crashing his vehicle then being found in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine.
Read MoreWhen an attempted murder suspect appeared in court on Friday morning, his bond in the attempted murder case was set high, but in another case involving stalking, his bond was revoked so he continues to be held in the Greene County Jail without bond.
Read MoreA Linton woman whose electric service had been disconnected was in court this week, accused of stealing electricity first from a city utility, then from a neighbor. She allegedly strung a cord from her house to the neighbor’s and plugged in to an outside receptacle without permission.
Read MoreA Worthington man, in court early yesterday morning, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in the Bloomfield area. He allegedly left his vehicle on its side in a ditch and damaged a utility pole that cost about $50,000 to repair.
Read MoreA woman who was stabbed nine times by her boyfriend told police he turned and stabbed her in the neck without warning then continued to stab her as she fled the house. Police later found him in the street talking about aliens, voices and people tied up in the basement.
Read MoreThe 911 call came in to dispatch at the Linton Police Department a little after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, from someone who said their neighbor had come running in yelling for help saying her boyfriend had just stabbed her multiple times.
Read MoreUpdate: Walls was taken into custody on Thursday, November 29 and was being held without bond. Two warrants were issued early Thursday morning for the arrest of a Linton woman who had bonded out of jail last week.
Read MoreA Linton man with two criminal cases pending against him, one involving an assault, the other stalking and intimidating behavior, was arrested last night, less than a week after he posted bond and was released from jail. Now’s he’s accused of stabbing his girlfriend. Her injuries are said to be serious but not life threatening.
Read MoreA battery suspect, said to have been aware that he had hepatitis, is accused of spitting on an officer. The suspect, who allegedly battered two individuals and scuffled with two officers, has been charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors.
Read MoreA woman in court this week, charged with theft, is accused of shoplifting by hiding items in her purse and in backpacks being worn by her children.
Read MoreWhen the smell of marijuana attracted the attention of a Worthington police officer to a hungry driver parked in front of a deli, he asked about marijuana in the car. The driver hesitated but his passenger piped up and said, “Just give him the weed.”
Read MoreA Linton couple who woke up to a woman banging on their doors and windows in the middle of the night said the woman also woke up and frightened their children. They didn’t know the woman and they called the police.
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