Linton man with a knife accused of intimidating an officer
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A Linton police officer faced a tense situation last week when a man allegedly brandished a knife while he and the officer were faced off in a narrow store aisle.
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Worthington man arrested tonight; Accused of years of sexual abuse of children; Bond set at $185,000
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A Worthington man accused of sexually abusing three children over a number of years was picked up this evening by the WPD Town Marshal on a warrant for his arrest issued earlier today. Following an initial report taken by the Worthington Police Department, an investigation by an Indiana State Police detective resulted in a prosecutor filing 11 felony counts involving rapes, incest incidents, child molestations and sexual misconduct with minors. Bond has been set at $185,000.
Read MoreOne injured, one arrested after crash last weekend
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A passenger was injured and a driver was arrested following a one-vehicle crash in eastern Greene County last weekend. The two were involved in a disagreement over people not wearing masks at a restaurant when the driver ran off the road and crashed in a ditch.
Read MoreDriver accused throwing a loaded handgun out the window of his vehicle
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A driver with a suspended license ran a red light in Linton then when he saw red and blue lights flashing behind him, allegedly threw a loaded Sig Sauer 9 mm handgun out the window, endangering a woman who was standing outside when the gun landed on her sidewalk.
Read MoreBloomfield man accused of shooting walls in domestic dispute
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A Bloomfield man arrested over the weekend is accused of threatening to kill a woman during a domestic dispute. The two were in a physical altercation when he allegedly started shooting the walls in a bedroom.
Read MoreNew Lyons Town Marshal sworn in on Tuesday evening
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The Town of Lyons has not had its own officer patrolling the streets for a while, but that’s about to change. On Tuesday evening, a new Town Marshal was sworn in to office during a meeting of the Lyons Town Council.
Read MoreLinton woman arrested after physical altercation with a juvenile
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A Linton woman involved in a disagreement with a juvenile family member called 911 and said the juvenile had broken her hand. But four witnesses said otherwise and she ended up in jail.
Read MoreJasonville man arrested during Monday night traffic stop in Linton
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During a traffic stop in Linton Monday night, a Jasonville man told an officer he had not been drinking, but when an officer searched the vehicle, he reported finding methamphetamine.
Read MoreLyons teen arrested and charged with rape
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A Lyons teen has been arrested by GCSD Det. David Elmore as a result of an investigation into an inappropriate sexual incident that allegedly occurred earlier this week. The teen’s case has been filed in adult court and earlier this afternoon, he was charged with rape, a Level 3 felony.
Read MoreFleeing Jeep crashes into pond, driver found hiding in tall grass
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With red and blue lights flashing behind him, a driver sped into someone’s driveway, drove through a fence and crashed his Jeep in a pond. The driver made it to shore and the pursuing deputy found him hiding in tall grass. That all happened after midnight and he was booked in to jail early yesterday.
Read MoreCovington woman arrested after claiming she was lost in Switz City
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A Covington driver was arrested over the weekend after a caller reported she was all over the road. She said she was trying to find Linton and was lost. A deputy said she was under the influence of a controlled substance.
Read MoreFormer Jasonville woman arrested and booked into jail twice this week
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A woman who was arrested and booked into jail twice this week has been charged with felony meth possession in addition to a pending charge of misdemeanor theft in an unrelated case.
Read MoreDriver convicted of OVWI accused of showing up intoxicated for first probation meeting
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After a driver convicted of OVWI tested with a high BAC during his first probation meeting then got into a truck to drive away, courthouse security personnel responded to make the stop and remove the driver from the truck.
Read MoreOne driver arrested after road rage incident last Friday
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After an incident of road rage was reported last Friday afternoon, one driver who did not have a gun permit allegedly threw a handgun out of his truck to avoid getting caught with it.
Read MoreUnusual behavior leads to a trip to jail
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After a family member called police and an officer observed “very unusual behavior,” a man who kept screaming and wanted everything in the house to be left unplugged was taken into custody.
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