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When a Bloomfield man went to court yesterday, he was charged with counterfeiting. He was arrested last weekend after he tried to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at a Bloomfield convenience store.
Read MoreA suspect who caused a scene in a bar then scared residents of an apartment building led a Bloomfield police officer and a sheriff’s deputy on a foot chase in Bloomfield last Saturday night.
Read MoreA driver who crashed his truck south of Bloomfield late Tuesday morning is accused of OVWI and not cooperating with a deputy investigating the crash.
Read MoreA Switz City man was arrested last Friday after he allegedly failed to pay for $3.02 worth of gas at a Linton station then when a deputy was looking for him, he fled on a dirt bike.
Read MoreA Bloomfield police officer was put in a dangerous situation after stopping a car on State Road 157 for alleged reckless driving on Tuesday night. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended with assistance from three Jasonville police officers who happened to be in the area.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Law enforcement agencies across Indiana will be out in greater numbers in November watching for motorists not wearing their seat belts. As part of the national Click It or Ticket mobilization, more than 250 departments will be conducting overtime patrols working to reduce motor vehicle deaths and injuries in Indiana.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield woman arrested over the weekend was charged with meth and pot possession and driving while suspended when she appeared in court today.
Read MoreA Linton Police Department investigation resulted in the arrest of a Linton man for child molesting and other crimes last March. In September, a jury found him guilty. Last week in Greene Circuit Court, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Read MoreIndianapolis, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) today announced it will make the opioid reversal agent naloxone available to each offender upon release from an IDOC facility.
Read MoreISP troopers seized a couple ounces of meth and arrested an Indianapolis man accused of delivering the meth to a location in eastern Greene County last week. The suspect, in court earlier today, was charged with a Level 2 felony.
Read MoreWhen deputies responded just before midnight last night to stop a possibly impaired driver near Worthington, the driver did not pull over. Stop sticks were deployed on State Road 157 between Bloomfield and Worthington but the driver continued on then crashed near East Hoot Owl Lane.
Read MoreWhen deputies arrived Wednesday to arrest a Lyons man wanted on a warrant from another county, they reported finding drugs and paraphernalia. Now he’s facing new charges in Greene County.
Read MoreA man fishing on Black Creek last weekend, who was arrested by a conservation officer, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction today announced a series of pilot programs designed to increase access to mental health care for inmates in Indiana county jails.
Read MoreA Lyons couple wanted on warrants from Lawrence County involving drug charges are now facing new charges in Greene County. They were arrested very early Monday.
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