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Sullivan County - Early today, Friday morning, May 31, between midnight and 8 a.m., a wooden spool of copper wire, totaling approximately 1000 feet, was taken from the railroad tracks on State Road 54 just west of the Greene/Sullivan county line.
Read MoreWhen a Hymera man arrested last Friday night appeared in court yesterday, he was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury for allegedly going to a home in the Lyons area and punching the resident during an altercation.
Read MoreTwo criminal cases were filed this week against a woman who was arrested over the holiday weekend. In one, she’s accused of methamphetamine and marijuana possession. In another, she’s accused of trespassing onto property where she’s been warned before not to trespass there.
Read MoreA Jasonville man allegedly used a wooden club in an attack on a family member on Monday night. In court today, he was charged with two Level 5 felonies, involving intimidation and battery with a deadly weapon.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated last month is now accused of battery on a pregnant woman. Bond was set on the battery charge but his bond has been revoked in the OVWI case so he’s being held without bond.
Read MoreWhen a Bloomfield man suspected of leaving the scene of a crash was taken into custody, he allegedly headbutted the window of a patrol car, shattering the glass and leaving a hole the size of a human head.
Read MoreOne week after the incident, the Linton man accused of shooting another man on Sunday night, May 19, was taken into custody on Sunday night, May 26.
Read MoreGreene County - Saturday morning, May 25, at approximately 8 a.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Richard R. Klun observed a black Chrysler 200 traveling southbound on Interstate 69 at the 93.5 mm that appeared to be traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.
Read MoreWhen police got a complaint about a man walking in Linton who was shouting and causing a disturbance, an officer responded and offered him a ride to his destination. The man refused and then got a ride to jail.
Read MoreA Linton man, accused of hitting his girlfriend and giving her a busted lip, was arrested last week then charged with battery resulting in bodily injury when he went to court yesterday.
Read MoreWhen a Linton man, accused of threatening harm to family members, appeared in court this week, he was charged with intimidation.
Read MoreAn arrest warrant issued Monday for a woman suspected of dealing methamphetamine was kept under seal until she was taken into custody on Tuesday and appeared in court earlier today.
Read MoreA misunderstanding over a woman led to an incident of battery then gunfire last Sunday night in Linton. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the suspected shooter on three felony counts and the shootee is being summoned to appear in court on a misdemeanor.
Read MoreInmates in the Greene County Jail will move into a new state-of-the-art facility sometime after the first of June but before that happens, Greene County’s citizens will get a chance to walk through and inspect the new building. The public is invited to tour the new jail this Thursday evening, May 23, from 5-7 p.m.
Read MoreOn Friday, May 18 in 2018, Jeremiah Murphy lost his life in a horrific crash involving two vehicles in eastern Greene County. Murphy’s two passengers, including his young child, were very seriously injured. Yesterday in Greene Superior Court, Raul Ramirez, accused of driving drunk and causing the crash, pleaded guilty to three felonies.
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