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Bloomington State Police Post issues scam alert

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Bloomington State Police Post issues scam alert

Bloomington, IN- The Indiana State Police Bloomington Post received several complaints today from local citizens reporting a phone scam. ISP receives numerous reports of phone scams each year, but this particular scam has drawn specific attention to the area.

The scammer called local citizens with the Caller ID showing “Indiana State Police” with the “812-332-4411” phone number. The scammer identified himself as an Indiana State Police officer and commenced to tell the citizen that he was the victim of ID theft. The scammer then asked the citizen to go to a local store and obtain a prepaid credit card or gift card; money that would then be used to assist the scammer to clear up this alleged identity theft.

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New allegation made against Jasonville man charged with sexual misconduct

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New allegation made against Jasonville man charged with sexual misconduct

A Jasonville man arrested in June following an incident in Linton was charged with six felony counts involving sexual battery and sexual misconduct with minors. He was out on bond when another allegation was made about an incident of felony child molestation that allegedly occurred in Jasonville more recently. Two warrants were issued and he was arrested last Friday. He’s being held without bond.

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ARRESTED: Jasonville man accused of child molesting in one case, sending pornographic picture in another

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ARRESTED: Jasonville man accused of child molesting in one case, sending pornographic picture in another

A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of a Jasonville man accused of child molesting, a Level 3 felony. A second warrant for his arrest was issued Friday on a charge of disseminating matter harmful to minors, a Level 6 felony. He was taken into custody late Friday by an investigator from the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Jasonville man accused of child molesting in one case, sending pornographic picture in another

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Jasonville man accused of child molesting in one case, sending pornographic picture in another

A warrant was issued yesterday (Thursday) for the arrest of a Jasonville man accused of child molesting, a Level 3 felony. A second warrant for his arrest was issued earlier today (Friday) on a charge of disseminating matter harmful to minors, a Level 6 felony.

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Charles Criss has been in prison after he was convicted and sentenced years ago

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Charles Criss has been in prison after he was convicted and sentenced years ago

Charles Elsworth Criss, Jr., 58, Lyons, also known as Chuck or Chucky, has been in prison. He was arrested for child molesting in 2014. In 2015, he was sentenced to eight years and won’t be released from DOC authority until next February, but he was out on parole when he was arrested last week for a parole violation. As of today, he’s in trouble for the violation but he is not facing any new criminal charges.

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