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A driver was arrested in the wee hours last Saturday after a caller reported a car was driving on railroad tracks in Linton. The driver denied driving on the tracks, but he ended up in jail after failing sobriety testing and breath test results showed a BAC of .155.
Read MoreA couple driving through Linton last week with a headlight out attracted the attention of an LPD officer and a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of both on charges of possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreA Switz City man is facing charges of felony breaking and entering, and strangulation, after deputies responded to a domestic incident last Wednesday night.
Read MoreAt least three deputies responded on Monday evening after someone reported a man said a woman was going to kill him and do a “blood sacrifice.”
Read MoreA driver who ran into a ditch on Monday morning managed to get her vehicle out of the ditch but then crossed the road and drove into a yard then down into a ravine. A deputy reported the driver showed signs of impairment.
Read MoreIn June 2021, the Indiana State Police received information that Tyler Moore, 30 years old from Bedford, was allegedly dealing large quantities of heroin laced with fentanyl in Lawrence, Orange, and surrounding counties. ISP Troopers Caleb Garvin and Richard Klun along with his K9 partner Loki were involved in the ongoing investigation that resulted in an arrest earlier today.
Read MoreWhen a driver was found passed out behind the wheel of his car parked in front of a tire store and an employee asked him what he needed, he said he was waiting on his prostitutes. Not here, said the employee. Then he said he needed new tires. An ISP Master Trooper gave him a trip to jail.
Read MoreOfficers were dispatched to a residence in Bloomfield twice within four recent days. The first was last Thursday on the report of an unresponsive woman lying in a driveway. She ended up in jail along with her husband. Then on Sunday, while they were both still in jail, officers responded again to an active burglary in progress at their residence. The burglary suspect has also been booked in.
Read MoreTwo deputies were watching when a driver squealed his tires then failed to negotiate a curve in the Lawrence Hollow area and ran off the road into a ditch. The driver ended up in jail and is accused of impaired driving and possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreOne of the two women charged in the U.S. Capitol Riot incident was sentenced to some jail time yesterday, Tuesday, October 12, when she appeared in court before a federal judge. The Indianapolis Star has the story…..
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated said he was on his way home from a Worthington bar when a deputy pulled him over for speeding on the hill road.
Read MoreYesterday, Trooper Garvin conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle when he observed the driver not wearing a seatbelt in the area of Sylvania Road and Wolf Road in Greene County. The traffic stop investigation revealed that the driver initially provided false information…..
Read MoreA Jasonville police officer and his K9 were dispatched to assist Indiana State Police in the apprehension and arrest of a man reported to be in possession of over two pounds of meth. The incident occurred last night in Sullivan County.
Read MorePike County – Monday morning, October 11, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Chad Norris, 37, and Cory Norris, 38, both from Otwell, arrived at Jasper Memorial Hospital with stab wounds from an incident that occurred at their residence … two Jasper residents were arrested later in the day on preliminary charges of attempted murder.
Read MoreOn Saturday morning, Trooper Garvin of the Indiana State Police Bloomington District was patrolling Interstate 69 in Daviess and Greene Counties while working a special patrol named "HIDTA" (High-Intensity Drug Traffic Area) that is funded by the National Drug Council Policy. The mission of this patrol is to reduce drug availability in our communities through drug trafficking enforcement actions.
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