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A rural Bloomfield man was in court twice this week for initial hearings in two separate cases. He’s accused of a mixture of crimes including letting his pigs run loose in the neighborhood, violating a protective order, possession of meth and growing marijuana in his home.
Read MoreA camper is accused of public indecency for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate sexual behavior on a picnic table near a playground in a state park.
Read MoreAfter a citizen report, a driver with a suspended license was stopped. She got a court date for driving while suspended, and a warning for texting while driving.
Read MoreSullivan County -The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post was notified on July 30, 2020, that Faron D. Brown, the victim of the shooting that occurred at the Carlisle Plaza on Monday, July 13, 2020, passed away at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Sullivan County Prosecutor Ann Smith-Mischler has advised that charges against Susan Brown will be upgraded to murder.
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People across the country are receiving unsolicited packages of unidentified seeds in the mail that seem to be coming from China. The Office of Indiana State Chemist, located at Purdue University, is urging Hoosiers not to plant or dispose of the seeds since they could be spreading noxious weeds, plant diseases or invasive species. Anyone in Indiana who receives a package is told not to open the seed packet and to mail it and any packaging materials to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Indiana office.
Read MoreA Hymera man arrested yesterday is accused of stealing chainsaws from a man who hired him to do some work in Greene County.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman was arrested during a traffic stop on McVille Road. She was in court Tuesday and has been charged with methamphetamine possession.
Read MoreA woman accused of leaving a store with bags of numerous stolen items took off on foot, running up a hill, across a road, into a yard then through a field to get away. She decided to give up when she had two officers chasing behind her and red and blue lights flashing in front of her.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was arrested after he drove past an officer who knew the man’s driver’s license has been suspended since 2013.
Read MoreA Bloomington woman and a Solsberry man were taken into custody during a traffic stop last Wednesday in eastern Greene County. Both are accused of drug possession.
Read MoreA Jasonville man, arrested last Thursday by the Jasonville Police Chief, is being held in the Greene County Jail in lieu of a $95,000 bond. He’s accused of two counts of child molestation and one count of rape.
Read MoreWarrants were issued in Greene County Friday for a rural Linton couple believed to be dealing methamphetamine in large quantities to a large number of people in Greene and other counties. As a result of an ongoing investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force, the two were taken into custody last week on US 41 in Sullivan County, allegedly transporting around four pounds of meth from out-of-state back to Greene County.
Read MoreA woman with four cases pending against her in another county, with at least two warrants out for her arrest, was taken into custody Monday night and is now facing drug charges including heroin possession in Greene County.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man was arrested over the weekend after a deputy responded to a report of suspicious activity in the area of the Viaduct.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman in court Monday was charged with neglect of a dependent for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in the car, and intimidation for allegedly threatening to find and beat an officer.
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