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When a Bloomfield man was in court this week, he was charged with strangulation and battery that caused physical injuries to a woman in an incident of domestic violence that occurred in late February.
Read MoreGibson County – Friday morning, March 5, Indiana State Police arrested Patrick Ford, 30, and Kevin Smith, 60, both from Princeton, for Child Exploitation and Dealing Methamphetamine.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police has become aware of eight confirmed cases which have occurred throughout the state of Indiana recently exhibiting similar fraudulent activities.
Read MoreLaw enforcement agencies across Greene County are looking for a runaway juvenile and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for assistance from the public to help locate 15-year-old Dominic “Nick” Harrison Muscatell.
Read MoreLate Thursday night in the Hobbieville area, the driver of a silver Cadillac SUV hit another vehicle causing heavy damage to both vehicles. The driver left the scene and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for assistance from the public to locate the driver and vehicle.
Read MoreSean Neal of Jasonville has been arrested numerous times and served several stints in prison and in the county jail. He was accused of receiving stolen property taken during a burglary of Shakamak School buses back in 2007, arrested in the burglary of the Bibleway Church in Linton in 2007, arrested in various cases involving strangulation and batteries, a jailhouse fight, threatening law enforcement officers and criminal mischief, and in 2012, he was arrested for possession of a homemade explosive device. Yesterday, a jury found him guilty of child molesting and of being a habitual felony offender.
Read MoreA driver didn’t use a turn signal in Linton early Saturday and an LPD officer pulled him over. A K9 alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. Two passengers admitted they’d all just smoked meth in a motel room. When officers arrived to execute a search warrant on the motel room, a man was there knocking on the door. Within a few hours, four people were booked into jail including the driver, the two passengers, and the guy knocking on the door.
Read MoreFt. Wayne, Ind. - The Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post recently received a complaint from a local resident advising of what appears to be an ongoing scam solicited via Facebook. This scam involves the offering of a “Child Safety Kit” by clicking on a link provided in the Facebook post…… UPDATE: Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post issued an update this morning concerning their warning about a “Child Safety Kit” scam on Facebook.
Read MoreA sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a crash in the Linton area in early February, but the driver had left the scene. When the driver was located, the deputy told him he was there to talk to him about the crash he was involved in earlier. The driver replied, “Which one?”
Read MoreA warrant was issued in Sullivan County earlier today for a Linton man accused of battery with a deadly weapon during an incident that occurred on Sunday, February 28. During the overnight hours following that incident, he was pulled over and arrested in Linton on drug charges.
Read MoreAfter two Bloomfield women posted on social media, with photos, about their involvement in the events on January 6, the FBI received tips. One of the women posted that the two of them stormed the Capitol and were among the first 50 people into the Capitol building. The women were arrested by the FBI last Wednesday and appeared in federal court last Friday.
Read MoreThree individuals were arrested during last week’s investigation into a break-in at a cabin on South Walnut Grove Road. One of them is now facing drug charges and has been charged with auto theft after a vehicle stolen out of Indianapolis was found at his residence.
Read MoreThree individuals were arrested during last week’s investigation into a break-in at a cabin on South Walnut Grove Road. One of them is now facing drug charges here in Greene County but she also had multiple warrants out for her arrest in other counties.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield woman is accused of breaking into a cabin and knocking holes in a wall. She allegedly told a deputy she thought someone was inside the wall…….. UPDATE: When Jaime Robinson appeared in the Greene County Magistrate Court for her initial hearing on Monday, March 1, via video connection between the jail and the courtroom, she was formally charged and a public defender was appointed to represent her. Bond was set at $10,000 surety with ten percent cash. As of late Monday, she had not yet posted bond and remained in the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man, who was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped in Linton for speeding, ended up in jail for marijuana possession.
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