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After an anonymous caller alleged drugs were being used in a house where a child lived, officers arrived, requested a search warrant and reported finding illegal substances and paraphernalia in numerous spots in the house, along with a stash of cash.
Read MoreA rural Worthington man was arrested last Thursday night after he allegedly threatened a neighbor then shot toward the neighbor’s house. He said he was target shooting in another direction but there were two officers at the neighbor’s house when he was shooting and they heard the bullets flying through nearby trees.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was arrested last Thursday when police responded to an active domestic altercation. He allegedly admitted he kicked dents in a woman’s vehicle and shattered the windshield but denied battering the woman.
Read MoreAn Indiana State Police investigation into threats made against a judge in Greene County resulted in the arrest of a suspect last week. A special judge from Owen County has been appointed and the suspect charged with intimidation as a Level 5 felony.
Read MoreTwo women were arrested in the Switz City area last Friday night. One was wanted on a warrant out of Vigo County – she was found hiding in the woods. The other, who was on probation after a drug conviction, is accused of assisting a criminal as well as meth possession.
Read MoreWhen officers arrived at a motel room in early July to check on two men believed to have overdosed on illegal drugs, they reported finding methamphetamine, heroin and paraphernalia scattered around the room. The men were unconscious. They were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Now they’re facing drug charges, with warrants out for their arrest.
Read MoreA rural Worthington man who allegedly called 911 nine times one night and spoke inappropriately to a dispatcher is facing a misdemeanor for that, but a petition to revoke his bond in another case landed him in jail without bond.
Read MoreTwo individuals suspected of being co-conspirators in dealing quantities of methamphetamine are both in jail. One was arrested by an LPD officer on Monday, August 10. The other was taken into custody by the Linton Police Chief this past Monday morning, August 17.
Read MoreA Greene County man, who was arrested in early January, was booked into the Lawrence County Jail then charged with dealing quantities of methamphetamine. He has been in jail since his arrest, awaiting a jury trial scheduled for late September. Early Thursday morning, he was found unresponsive in his cell.
Read MoreA Linton man who was arrested Tuesday has three criminal cases pending against him, all involving incidents that occurred in Jasonville.
Read MoreCASE UPDATE with arrest: A man has been summoned into court after a woman said he punched her in the face during an altercation when she was hanging out with friends on the White River near Worthington late last May.
Read MoreA Jasonville couple was arrested on Sunday night and booked into jail. They’re both facing drug charges.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of breaking into a barn and stealing a four-wheeler tried to sell it. He loaded it into a truck and went to the access site on White River near Worthington to meet a buyer. Instead of a buyer, he met sheriff’s deputies who arrested him and took him to jail.
Read MoreA driver accused of driving through yards at a high speed, causing damage and almost hitting someone, allegedly said her car had a mind of its own.
Read MoreA woman found rolling around in wet grass and hallucinating earlier this month was transported to a hospital for medical attention. Now she’s facing a charge of possession of marijuana.
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