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A Bloomfield man, upset because a DCS caseworker was trying to conduct a home visit, was arrested after he allegedly wouldn’t stop cursing and yelling then got into a scuffle with two officers.
Read MoreAn inmate in the Greene County Jail is accused of hitting and kicking another inmate. The incident was stopped when a third inmate stepped in.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman is accused of stealing a wallet then tossing it behind a store in Bloomfield.
Read MoreA Linton man is accused of attempting to pass counterfeit $20 bills to buy items in two stores. The bills were determined to be fake when cashiers tested them with counterfeit detection pens.
Read MoreThree suspects have been linked in one way or the other to the murder of John Chapman on March 17. Late this afternoon, murder charges were dismissed against two of those suspects.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested and is facing felony OVWI charges following a one-vehicle crash that happened around 1:40 a.m. Saturday morning.
Read MoreSullivan County - May 3, 2020, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Detective Angie Hahn initiated an investigation at the request of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility and Sullivan County Prosecutor Ann Mischler, into the death of inmate Jeremiah Roberts, age 32, of Nacogdoches, Texas. Investigators suspect foul play and are treating the death as a homicide.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man who was stopped for driving while suspended is being charged with felony pot possession – he has three prior convictions.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man is accused of strangling a woman until she passed out then breaking the windows out of her vehicle with a crowbar while she was locked inside. He was arrested and will be in court next week.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in Greene and Sullivan Counties and all IDOC facilities and Parole District offices to be flown at half-staff to honor Wabash Valley Correctional Officer Gary Weinke. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, May 1. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents in Greene and Sullivan Counties to lower their flags to half-staff on Friday to honor Officer Weinke and his service.
Read MoreTwo male jail inmates are both being charged with battery after an altercation turned physical. They are both accused of throwing a few punches at each other.
Read MoreA Linton man who was serving home detention was arrested during a home visit after he failed a urine screening and was found in possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreCarlisle, Ind. - Offenders at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) are making masks to help limit the spread of COVID-19 both within the prison walls and in the community.
Read MoreTwo men from rural Lyons are accused of assaulting another man while he was unable to defend himself. According to GCSD Det. Elmore, witnesses said the victim was choked until he lost consciousness, then punched numerous times. The victim’s jaw was broken in three places. The assault took place at a rural location west of Worthington. Both suspects have been arrested.
Read MoreLess than two weeks after a woman was convicted of theft, she allegedly committed another theft.
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