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STORY UPDATED with bond….. A Bloomfield man was arrested early Tuesday when an officer and deputy stopped at a convenience store and saw the man with a juvenile they recognized. The officers said the juvenile was a protected person and the man has been ordered to have no contact with the juvenile.
Read MoreUPDATE: Bond set during initial hearing on Monday, June 24…. A Linton man accused of dealing methamphetamine was arrested Wednesday night and is being held without bond pending his appearance in court. The arrest came as a result of an investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man is accused of buying a red Ford Mustang, a silver Ford Mustang and an engagement ring for his girlfriend with thousands of dollars stolen from family in a check writing scheme.
Read MoreRiding in a green Pontiac Bonneville seems to be bad luck for a Worthington man. He was a passenger in one when the car was stopped last October – he was arrested. It happened against this month.
Read MoreA Linton man is facing a charge of auto theft for allegedly taking his girlfriend’s Charger out-of-county without permission last week. The car and the suspect were located in Anderson. Yesterday he was transported back to Greene County.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of dealing methamphetamine was arrested Wednesday night and is being held without bond pending his appearance in court. The arrest came as a result of an investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was arrested early Tuesday when an officer and deputy stopped at a convenience store and saw the man with a juvenile they recognized. The officers said the juvenile was a protected person and the man has been ordered to have no contact with the juvenile.
Read MoreA Bloomington man who had been staying at a residence in Bloomfield is accused of roughing up his male host who has heart trouble. The victim suffered injuries along with chest pains after the altercation and was transported to the hospital.
Read MoreA Lyons man was arrested once last week and once this week, on warrants issued in two different cases. Both cases involve thefts, from two different stores in Linton.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man appeared in Greene Superior Court yesterday in three different criminal cases. He’d been arrested after warrants were issued in all three.
Read MoreA Jasonville woman has been charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon for allegedly hitting a man with a hammer. She’s also been charged with false informing for allegedly saying the man had punched her in the face. Video evidence revealed she punched herself in the face.
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. Today in Greene Superior Court, Raul Ramirez, the driver who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing the crash, was sentenced by Judge Dena Martin to 17 years in prison.
Read MoreAfter responding to a domestic dispute last Saturday night, a Linton police officer and a Linton firefighter/first responder were allegedly kicked by a man who was arrested and has now been charged with three felonies.
Read MoreAn eastern Greene County man who ran off I-69 and went over an embankment in his yellow Charger at 1:38 a.m. last Saturday was allegedly driving with a BAC of .201.
Read MoreAfter a home was ransacked in January, a lengthy and involved investigation began. Step by step, a detective followed leads that resulted in charges against two suspects after DNA testing linked both of them to a cigarette that was tossed away on the scene.
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