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A few days after a woman got a suspended sentence in a case involving using a vehicle to flee from police in Bloomfield, she allegedly used a vehicle to lead Linton officers on a pursuit that resulted in her arrest and a new set of criminal charges.
Read MoreA Rural Worthington man, arrested and charged with auto theft in Owen County, is also facing preliminary charges of theft and criminal mischief in Greene County.
Read MoreA Linton man traveling with his young child in his vehicle was stopped in Bloomfield for a turn signal violation then arrested. He was in court on Monday, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent.
Read MoreA Springville man already arrested and charged with theft for allegedly stealing a wood furnace was back in court Monday to face a new charge of intimidation for allegedly threatening the owners of the wood furnace.
Read MoreAn adult woman, accused of wearing a holstered 9 mm handgun into a high school in early January, admitted guilt, was convicted of a felony and sentenced in Greene Superior Court last Wednesday morning.
Read MoreA man from the Solsberry area, who was first arrested and charged last August with intimidation for allegedly making threats against his own parents, is back in jail. He was in court earlier today, accused of violating a protective order by sending a text message to a parent telling her to “don’t ever call the police on me again … or I will take everything you’ve ever earned…”
Read MoreA man recently released from jail in another county landed back in jail in Greene County after he allegedly threatened a family member and damaged property while swinging a baseball bat.
Read MoreA Sullivan man has been charged with stealing the same vehicle twice. That’s because after he was arrested and the vehicle impounded, he bonded out and allegedly broke into the impound lot, took the vehicle and took off. He wound up behind bars in Georgia and was transferred back to Greene County this week.
Read MoreA Jasonville man, accused of taking a substantial amount of money from a parent and threatening to do harm to them with a razor knife, was first detained in Regional Hospital then arrested and booked in to the Greene County Jail last Saturday, March 9, on preliminary charges of armed robbery, theft, intimidation and resisting law enforcement.
Read MoreDeputies and ambulance personnel responded to Lyons after a caller said a woman possibly overdosed, had a seizure and was unresponsive. They later learned she had allegedly smoked “spice.”
Read MoreThe temperature was 30 degrees and snow was starting to fall when a Greene County sheriff’s deputy made a decision to transport a man, allegedly intoxicated with a BAC of .367, to the hospital when the man said he wanted to be left to die. He had been found lying behind a dumpster at a gas station convenience store.
Read MoreA former cheerleading coach arrested last summer and charged with child seduction was in court last Friday to plead guilty and be sentenced on two misdemeanor counts. Under the terms of a negotiated plea agreement, two felony counts involving child seduction were dropped.
Read MoreA woman is accused of taking items out of boxes and stashing them in her shirt pocket as she walked around a store in Bloomfield. The manager called police and an officer arrived as the woman was walking out of the store.
Read MoreAn Indiana Conservation Officer suspected a trespasser wasn’t giving him correct information, then the alleged trespasser’s friend showed up and told the same story. Now they have both been arrested, accused of false informing, and a few other things.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help from the public in locating a missing juvenile who they say is a runaway. Anthony Christopher Thomas, 15, was last seen in Lyons….
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