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The Linton Police Department has asked for help from the public to locate a suspect in a home burglary that’s considered to be “armed and dangerous.” But the LPD is not the only agency looking for 23-year-old Marion “Tanner” Haywood. A warrant for his arrest was issued earlier today in Monroe County where he’s accused of battery with a deadly weapon, strangulation and kidnapping.
Read MoreAn analysis of DNA evidence obtained after a burglary last January implicated a suspect who has been arrested and charged with burglary and theft.
Read MoreAfter officers were dispatched to a fight in progress between two women, one woman was arrested for disorderly conduct and scuffling with the officers.
Read MoreA man driving a stolen car, who knew he was wanted on a warrant, fled from a Jasonville police officer. He was going fast, running stop signs, went airborne over railroad tracks, then finally lost control and rolled the car multiple times.
Read MoreA woman who took a new-to-her car out for a drive was stopped for speeding on I-69, then arrested when a trooper figured out she has never had a license to drive.
Read MoreA pick-up truck driver was arrested and is facing felony OVWI charges after a trooper saw him disregard a traffic light then hit three traffic barrels on I-69 last Friday afternoon.
Read MoreA woman accused of driving while intoxicated and drug possession was arrested after she ran off the road and crashed in eastern Greene County late last Thursday night.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of a Solsberry man.
Read MoreDriving with a license plate borrowed from a friend led to a traffic stop for a Solsberry man. The deputy said he smelled pot coming from the car and reported he also found meth in the vehicle.
Read MoreAfter parking in a roadway and attracting the attention of deputies, a Lyons woman with a suspended license was arrested on a preliminary felony charge of possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreAfter a K9 alerted to the presence of meth in a pickup truck and officers performed a search last weekend, the driver allegedly admitted that whatever they found belonged to him.
Read MoreAfter a Bloomfield man crashed a truck on a county road, he told a deputy his buddy was driving but he ran off into the woods after the crash. It was a good story but the deputy didn’t fall for it.
Read MoreDetective Shawn Cullison of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help from the public to locate a runaway juvenile from Greene County. Jailey Brooke Elliott, who uses the name “Brooke,” has been reported missing and is believed to have run away from the east side of Greene County. She was last seen on Monday, May 18, on the south side of Bloomington. Jailey “Brooke” is described as a 5’ 3” female weighing 120 lbs. with blonde hair and blue eyes. No clothing description is available. Anyone with information about this case should contact Det. Cullison or any other deputy by calling the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411, Option 1 for dispatch.
Read MoreA Worthington man was arrested and is facing drug charges after a Monday night traffic stop. A deputy reported he was in possession of methamphetamine and other controlled substances.
Read MoreA driver who was allegedly speeding was mad because he got stopped. He wound up in jail facing a charge of resisting law enforcement.
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