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After an officer found a woman temporarily unresponsive, lying under a tree in a backyard, he reported she admitted she had a “huffing” problem. She was arrested, accused of inhaling toxic vapors.
Read MoreAn officer reported that when he stopped to help and called an ambulance for a man lying on the sidewalk claiming his knee was shattered, the man reacted by yelling profanity. Turned out his knee wasn’t shattered and he went to jail for disorderly conduct.
Read MoreWorthington Town Marshal Randy Raney has been suspended from duty and is under investigation by the Indiana State Police.
Read MoreWhen officers were serving a warrant on a Bloomfield man, they said they saw syringes in plain view. The man was taken into custody but is now facing new charges involving drugs.
Read MoreOne morning in early August, a pool of jurors had assembled and various witnesses were set to testify in the trial of a man charged with sexual misconduct with a minor. Despite the preparations, the trial didn’t happen. That morning, the defendant decided to change his plea to guilty and yesterday in Greene Circuit Court, he was sentenced to nine years with three years suspended leaving him six years to serve.
Read MoreWhen Bloomfield police investigated an attempted entry into a business followed by a break-in at a residence which led to the arrest of Bloomfield man on drug charges, he said he had been staying at the home of a woman in Bloomfield. She wound up in jail too.
Read MoreJuvenile jurisdiction has been waived for a 16-year-old accused of stealing a car, stealing a truck and a firearm, then stealing a utility vehicle during a recent joy ride through two counties. The Linton teen is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court tomorrow morning to be charged as an adult.
Read MoreBloomfield police were investigating an attempted entry into a business followed by a break-in at a residence which led to the arrest of Bloomfield man on drug charges.
Read MoreWhen a blue car hit a white truck in a restaurant parking lot last Thursday, police responded. One driver was accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and wound up in jail.
Read MoreAfter five deputies arrived at a summer beer party out in the country, alcohol was dumped and 22 underaged individuals were lined up to take portable breath tests. Eight people were charged with a misdemeanor in Greene Superior Court early this morning and some others have been referred to juvenile authorities.
Read MoreA woman who crashed into a bridge guard rail and was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated in August of 2018, is now facing new charges of OVWI after her truck wound up in a ditch.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman is accused of entering an apartment to take a car key then taking a man’s car without permission.
Read MoreA Linton woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly pushed another woman to the ground.
Read MoreWhen a probation officer conducted a check at the home of a man on probation, the officer reported seeing some syringes lying on the floor and called a deputy to investigate.
Read MoreWhen firefighters responded to a house fire last summer, they thought they saw marijuana growing inside the front door. The homeowner has since been charged with a misdemeanor.
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