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A man accused of OVWI is also facing felony charges of intimidation and battery with bodily injury to law enforcement officers after he tangled with two deputies who responded to a domestic situation.
Read MoreA Linton man charged with the theft of a bicycle and resisting law enforcement allegedly said he’d been having a rough time and it would be easier to ride a bike instead of walking everywhere.
Read MorePolice were called in by a school resource officer after two juveniles alleged their mother’s boyfriend touched them on their legs with a hot salad fork.
Read MoreA Lyons man accused of child molesting was taken into custody yesterday.
Read MoreA man accused of yelling and cursing outside in a Linton neighborhood early Sunday is also accused of getting into a tussle with a couple of officers.
Read MoreA Lyons man accused of child molesting was taken into custody today.
Read MoreA warrant has been issued in Greene County for the arrest of a Switz City man who didn’t show up at his initial hearing after he’d bonded out of jail following his last arrest on September 1.
Read MoreThe missing teen has been located safe. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, no additional information regarding this case will be released.
Read MoreDeputies checking a house in Bloomfield for a man wanted in a felony case suspected a woman was helping him avoid arrest. One deputy told her if he found out she was assisting him, he would file a charge against her.
Read MoreAn eastern Greene County teen is missing and the sheriff’s department is asking for help from the public to locate her.
Read MoreA Switz City man who got most of his sentence for misdemeanor battery suspended this past summer, is back in jail for alleged criminal trespassing at an apartment complex in Switz City.
Read MoreAfter receiving reports of concerns from customers of a Linton restaurant about charges from the restaurant to their debit and credit card accounts, LPD Chief Paul Clark reported transactions were legitimate but delayed. Calling it an “equipment and configuration problem,” the owner of the restaurant said transactions between August 21 and September 12 may not have been deducted from accounts until mid-September.
Read MoreGreencastle, Ind.— Putnamville Correctional Facility celebrate the graduates of “Recovery While Incarcerated” (RWI). RWI is an improvement plan, which is aimed to improve the quality of recovery services provided for incarcerated individuals.
Read MoreA man walking in Bloomfield in the middle of the night, with a warrant out for his arrest, is accused of carrying drugs and paraphernalia in his backpack. He said he just used those red straws to chew on. A deputy said those red straws had a white powder residue inside. This story is very similar to another story posted about a year ago about the same man.
Read MoreA Lyons woman who formerly lived in Linton is accused of getting her cable service turned on, using a daughter’s name without permission, then not paying the bill.
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