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The guardian of two students in eastern Greene County is facing a charge of felony neglect and misdemeanor violations of the compulsory school attendance law for allegedly failing to make sure the students were in school and getting their work done. One student has missed over 51 days this school year, the other has missed over 61.
Read MoreA Linton woman involved in a domestic this week said she had been hit but had no injuries. A Linton man who was involved was transported to the hospital with a laceration to the back of his head.
Read MoreA Lyons man was arrested early Monday on drug charges. He is accused of impaired driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
Read MoreAfter a Bloomfield man, who was arrested last summer in a domestic case, was arrested again this week for violating a protective order, he told the court he wanted to accept a plea agreement.
Read MoreA Linton driver who refused to stop last week on SR 59 near Midland ended up on SR 48 headed toward Worthington with an officer in pursuit. He allegedly threw a 9 mm handgun out the window, ran over a tire deflation device and kept going but then pulled over on a county road north of Worthington.
Read MoreA Bloomington man, who had been warned not to trespass at the home of family members in Greene County, allegedly walked in unannounced, started an altercation then stole a truck.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man taken into custody last Saturday is facing some serious felonies after a GCSD investigation into accusations of several inappropriate sexual encounters with a 13-year-old victim.
Read MoreA Gosport man who had been living in Worthington was arrested by the WPD following a domestic situation last Saturday night. The suspect allegedly broke or threw lots of things in the house including doors and chairs and he threw a washing machine out the back door.
Read MoreHendricks County - This afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m., an Indiana State Police Trooper stopped a Chrysler van on Interstate 70 near the fifty-nine-mile marker for unsafe lane movement.
Read MoreA Bloomfield police officer has been investigating an alleged incident of child molesting since the fall of 2019. Evidence includes DNA evidence but the lab results didn’t come back until late 2020. The suspect was arrested last Friday.
Read MoreGreene County - On Monday, April 26, Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw released additional details and information from the investigation into three deaths in Owensburg.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a runaway juvenile and is asking the public for information to help locate Emiliee Paige Lowe, 17. GCSD Deputy Devan Goad reported Emiliee Lowe is missing out of eastern Greene County. She is a white female, 5’ 7” tall, approximately 170 pounds, with blue eyes and black hair with blonde roots. She was last seen around 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, wearing a gray tee-shirt with pink or orange colored shorts. Lowe is driving a blue 2001 Ford Taurus with Indiana plate number QAJ845. Anyone with information on Lowe’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411. (Story posted at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, April 25.)
Read MoreA convicted sex offender with at least three warrants out for his arrest has been under investigation by the Worthington Police Department for allegedly stalking a Worthington woman and her daughter. The suspect has allegedly been in their neighborhood despite police warnings, and has sent numerous troubling messages. A WPD officer has expressed concern about the suspect’s state of mind but the suspect’s whereabouts are unknown.
Read MoreA Jasonville man was arrested Monday night after a neighbor said he threatened to slit his throat. Two witnesses confirmed the neighbor’s story.
Read MoreGreene County - On Thursday, April 22, 2021, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Richard Klun, along with his K-9 Loki, responded to a church parking lot in Owensburg about a suspicious vehicle.
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