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A man was arrested last weekend after driving his girlfriend to the hospital. He told a deputy they had been in an argument and she jumped into his car as it was moving, causing damage to the car, breaking the windshield and injuring herself.
Read MoreA Linton man charged with shooting another man last May was arrested early yesterday for allegedly threatening to shoot another person then using a golf club to smash the glass out of the back window of a van at a convenience store in Linton.
Read MoreAfter a driver called in three times to report an erratic driver on I-69, a deputy located the vehicle at State Road 45 and arrested a Solsberry man who has now been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Read MoreA woman accused of dealing heroin who was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle sitting in the middle of the county road at the entrance to Lawrence Hollow was in Greene Superior Court last Friday and in Greene Circuit Court today in two different cases. Her bond has been set.
Read MoreA Switz City man was arrested last weekend after he somehow wound up in a ditch while walking along a highway in the middle of the night. He crawled out of the ditch, right into the path of a GCSD deputy’s patrol vehicle.
Read MoreTroopers at the Bloomington District will be coordinating at least one sobriety checkpoint during this enforcement period. Additional troopers will be conducting overtime patrols to apprehend impaired drivers and to deter others from driving while impaired.
Read MoreWhen a deputy executed a search warrant at a home in the Linton area last Saturday night, he reported finding methamphetamine and items associated with meth use.
Read MoreDeputies patiently checked out numerous tales told by a woman exhibiting odd behavior earlier this month. Finally, she was taken into custody and booked into jail. Two weeks later, she could bond out for $100 cash, but she’s still in jail.
Read MoreAn investigation last week into a stolen firearm led to the arrest of two women for meth possession and new charges of dealing methamphetamine against a man who had just been arrested the day before on four different warrants.
Read MoreIndiana Conservation Officers in District 5 serve residents in Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Clay, Vigo, Sullivan, Greene and Owen counties. This year, ICO Matthew Vossmer, who serves Clay County, has been selected the 2019 District 5 Officer of the Year
Read MoreThe Linton Police Department has released a photo of the suspect in the armed robbery of the west side Country Porch gas station in Linton last Saturday night, February 22.
Read MoreA Lyons man was taken into custody this week on two outstanding warrants issued in separate incidents. Between the two cases, he’s accused of lying to a deputy, driving while suspended, entering a home and busting through a door, ramming a vehicle and leaving the scene.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man who accepted $1,000 down on a home improvement project to update an elderly woman’s bathroom is accused of taking the cash but not getting the work done.
Read MoreThe Indiana DNR Division of Law Enforcement is looking to fill Indiana Conservation Officer (ICO) positions across the state with highly motivated, outdoor-centered individuals.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications to fill a couple of deputy positions.
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