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Two detectives and at least three deputies responded last Friday to a battery in the Lawrence Hollow area of eastern Greene County where they found a man covered in blood. He said he’d been hit in the head with a baseball bat. During the investigation, another man, who was not named as a suspect or victim in the battery incident, was arrested on drug charges.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested over the weekend during a traffic stop after officers found a loaded handgun in his vehicle and he didn’t have a permit.
Read MoreA GCSD detective’s investigation, after EMS responded during the summer to an unresponsive teen who had overdosed, has resulted in the arrest of a Solsberry woman on a felony charge.
Read MoreA Linton woman will be charged with felony criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon for allegedly waving a loaded Glock .380 around during an argument in a house where children were sleeping.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man, who was angry about another vehicle following too closely, is accused of punching the other driver in the face in the parking lot of a Linton store last Wednesday.
Read MoreBLOOMFIELD — Nathanael Sexton had his day in Greene Superior Court, again, on Tuesday.
Read MoreGreene County General Hospital is providing a local drop-off point for National DEA Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 23. Anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., bring your unwanted, unused or expired medications to the GCGH. Just drive up to the front lobby door area and someone will come out to your vehicle to accept your drop-off.
Read MoreBloomington – This Saturday, October 23, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 21st nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs….. Indiana State Police Post in Bloomington, which is located at 1500 N. Packinghouse Rd, will be accepting unused or expired prescription medication this Saturday, October 23, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Read MoreAfter a school bus stop-arm violation was reported in Worthington this afternoon, a WPD officer located the suspect vehicle and reported the driver did not have a valid license to drive.
Read MoreTwo women allegedly caught leaving a store with almost $400 worth of items stashed in their purses and a backpack are facing theft charges.
Read MoreOn Wednesday afternoon, October 20, around 1:30 pm, Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. Troopers Caleb Garvin and Ian Portteus were conducting a patrol along I-69 in Greene County as part of the HIDTA (High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Federal Project.
Read MoreCOVID-19, people not showing up and scathing social media posts attacking the defendant caused a mistrial in a Greene County case before it got started…….
Read MoreThe trial of Nathanael Sexton in Greene County started early yesterday, on Tuesday, October 19, before Judge Dena Martin in Greene Superior Court with the successful seating of a jury followed by opening statements by Greene County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Keven McIntosh and Defense Attorney Joseph Lozano of Bloomington.
Read MoreWhen police responded to a domestic late Saturday night, the alleged victim didn’t want anything done. But when they responded to another call a couple hours later, a Linton man went to jail.
Read MoreA GCSD detective reported finding marijuana when a search warrant was executed at the home of a Worthington Town Council member.
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