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After getting a deal then asking for a delay before he had to turn himself in to serve time last month, a man convicted of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon in an incident of gunfire in Linton last year, didn’t show up as promised. A warrant was issued but his whereabouts were unknown. Now’s he behind bars serving his time.
Read MoreOne woman suffered a broken wrist, a fractured facial bone and a concussion when she was allegedly pushed down by another woman during an altercation on the grounds of an apartment complex in Bloomfield.
Read MoreAn inmate in the Greene County Jail is facing additional criminal charges for allegedly battering another inmate more than once because the inmate refused to give him commissary items.
Read MoreA Switz City man is accused of pushing a family member causing injuries and spitting on her as well as being under the influence of alcohol even though he is only 20 years old.
Read MoreAn employee at an auto parts store in Linton is accused of taking cash and not returning it. The suspect allegedly told a police officer he needed the money to pay rent and buy food for his grandchild.
Read MoreA driver headed north on I-69 is being summoned into court after a trooper reported she was going well in excess of the 70 mph speed limit.
Read MoreUPDATE: Victor Antonio Giyer, 19, of Bloomfield, was arrested on Tuesday, May 7, and booked in to the Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. Court records initially listed Giyer with a Bloomington address but jail records list him with a Bloomfield address.
Read MoreWhen police were looking for a runaway in mid-April, a Jasonville woman, who admitted she knew the minor was wanted, allegedly picked the runaway up and took him home with her instead of contacting police.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man arrested and booked in last Wednesday appeared in court last Thursday and was charged with two felonies involving strangulation and battery with bodily injury to a pregnant woman.
Read MoreWhen a deputy was dispatched to an active physical fight inside a convenience store, everyone involved had left shortly before he arrived, but the entire fight was captured on the store’s security cameras. The footage revealed who was throwing the punches and a summons has been sent to the suspect.
Read MoreIn the course of investigating a case of intimidation and battery, an officer talked to a man who had warrants out for his arrest and didn’t want to go to jail, so he gave the officer a fake name. He said it had worked before, but it didn’t work this time and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield woman is accused of giving another woman a black eye and a fat lip in a physical altercation, then holding a knife to the woman’s back while threatening to kill her.
Read MoreAfter a vehicle traveling in Linton without tail lights in the middle of the night was pulled over early Wednesday, officers discovered precursors plus equipment commonly used in making methamphetamine. Two people were arrested.
Read MoreThe years to serve in prison keep adding up for an incarcerated child molester convicted of numerous sex crimes involving children in Greene County. He had substantial time to serve but while behind bars, twice he’s confessed to more molestations which led to more convictions and more time in prison.
Read MoreWhen a citizen called Greene County Dispatch to report suspicious activity involving an unfamiliar SUV that had been parked in a small rural cemetery for hours, deputies responded and two people wound up in jail. They’re facing drug charges.
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