Woman who allegedly wanted to go to jail got a ride from a patrolman
/A woman who said she wanted to go to jail got a ride from a patrolman. She then spent her Christmas and New Years holidays in jail, and she’s still there.
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A woman who said she wanted to go to jail got a ride from a patrolman. She then spent her Christmas and New Years holidays in jail, and she’s still there.
Read MoreA Linton man was in court Wednesday afternoon on charges that came about as a result of an alleged trespassing and attempted shoplifting incident at a local store a couple of days before Christmas.
Read MoreA 19-year-old man was taken into custody on Christmas night after he allegedly threatened to kill everyone in his family. As of this evening, he’s not posted bond and remains in jail.
Read MoreA complaint about a neighbor parking vehicles in his yard and rutting it up sent a couple of deputies to the home of a Linton woman who’s now facing felony drug charges after the officers seized numerous firearms, drugs and drug-related items.
Read MoreA stand-off situation in Marco ended very early this morning with the arrest of convicted murderer Jesse Wayne Stephens.
Read MoreAfter Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy James Carpenter was notified of a match between the DNA of a convicted auto thief from Indianapolis and DNA found where a truck had been stolen in Greene County, a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest. Arrested, the suspect was transferred to Greene County and appeared in court this week.
Read MoreIt’s been quite a while since a bulldozer was found submerged in the Thousand Islands Lake at Goose Pond at the end of April, 2017. The case went unsolved, but Indiana Conservation Officers persisted, and charges were filed against two suspects to end 2018. Warrants for their arrest were issued today.
Read MoreA Solsberry man facing drug charges connected with a Thanksgiving crash, who was arrested then bonded out of jail, is back in the Greene County Jail. His bond was revoked after he was arrested on a drug charge in Monroe County.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of failure to register as a sex offender was booked in to the Greene County Jail yesterday, Thursday, December 27, on a warrant issued for failure to appear at his initial hearing.
Read MoreA hunter who wounded two deer on private property then tracked them into the Goosepond area where he shot and killed them, then field dressed them without having the required tags, is being charged with two misdemeanor counts of failure to properly tag a whitetail deer.
Read MoreA Lyons man, who racked up three serious felony cases as a result of a series of incidents in Lyons last summer, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with two suspended, when he appeared before Judge Dena Martin in Greene Superior Court a few days before Christmas.
Read MoreEarly Christmas morning, at 6:19 a.m., a Jasonville man was booked in to the Greene County Jail, accused of trying to strangle his wife with a broom handle and stabbing her in the hand with a wedding cake cutter.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man, arrested last Saturday on two warrants, spent his Christmas holiday in jail. In one case, he’s accused of domestic battery in front of children, and in another case, of leading an officer on a chase through the countryside in an effort to avoid a traffic stop.
Read MoreA man and woman are accused of unhooking a wood furnace in preparation for stealing it. When they came back a day or two later and picked it up, they didn’t know deputies had been alerted and were frequently checking the property.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested last Sunday afternoon after a convenience store employee called police saying the man was at the store yelling and screaming.
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There are no new entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026:
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 65 calls and incidents from Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, including:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 128 calls and incidents from Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, to Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, including:
List of all speeding tickets and other infractions filed in Greene Superior Court Oct. 5-9, 2026:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, Oct. 5-9, 2026:
List of all criminal cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Courts, Oct. 5-9, 2026:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, Aug. 24-Sept. 4, 2026:
Michael Frank "Mick" Xenakis, 82, of Linton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 25, 2026, just days before his 83rd birthday.
Awona M. (Simpson) Watson, 82, of Jasonville, IN passed away at 2:54 pm Saturday, October, 24, 2026 in I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN surrounded by her loving family.
Kimberly McKinley, 68, of Bloomfield, IN passed away at 7:18 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2026 in Linton, IN.
Stephen Charles Floyd, 83 of Bloomfield passed away Saturday October 24, 2026.
Jerry Lee Ellett, 82, of Linton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday evening, October 25, 2026, surrounded by the family he loved. Jerry was born in Linton on December 6, 1943, to George H. and Margaret L. (Wheeler) Ellett. He lived nearly his whole life in the town where he was born, and he spent most of it looking after it.
Scott Alan Miller, 62, of Newberry, Indiana, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at his home. He was born on March 21, 1964, in Linton, Indiana to Chester L. ‘Chet’ and Alberta R. (Dowden) Miller. Scott married Donna Lee (Sexton) Miller on May 2, 1984, and after her passing, he married Jennifer R. Tarvin.
Jack Daniel Long, known to just about everyone as JD or "jack o lantern," passed away on October 17, 2026, at the age of 42. A Worthington, Indiana resident, Jack lived a life full of laughter, music, and good company.
Betty Ellen Drake, 99, of Jasper and formerly of Linton, died peacefully early on the morning of Monday, October 12, 2026, at Serenity Springs at Northwood in Jasper. Her long life was full of faith and family, and she spent it caring for others.
Louis Anthony “Tony” DeVault, age 79, of Terre Haute, Indiana, formerly of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home on October 8, 2026. Tony was born in Washington, Indiana, on February 7, 1947, the only son of Louis E. DeVault and Norma E. (Clifton) DeVault.
Donald R. Howard, 93, of Bicknell, Indiana, died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Valyrian Place in Greencastle, Indiana. Donald was born on September 2, 1933, in Bonnie, Illinois, to Doyle and Hazel (Severs) Howard.
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