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The Indianapolis Star is reporting, “A violent weekend in Indianapolis left three people dead and pushed the city past another grim milestone….
Read MoreWhen deputies arrived to arrest a rural Bloomfield woman on a warrant, they found her hiding under a bed and they arrested another person in the residence on drug charges.
Read MoreA driver allegedly involved in a hit and run crash in Linton in late October was apprehended later the same day in Clay County. At the time of his arrest, he denied hitting another vehicle but when he went to court last week, he entered into a verbal plea agreement.
Read MoreGreene County - Last night, Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Richard Klun, was dispatched to conduct a welfare check on a female in Bloomfield after she had left her home in Southern Indiana and was traveling to Fort Wayne. The investigation revealed that the female received a phone call from two men who identified themselves as law enforcement officers. The men falsely asserted criminal legal action towards the female unless she traveled to Fort Wayne to exchange monetary funds for her fine.
Read MoreAfter a three-month-old child was airlifted to Riley Hospital last week suffering from fractured ribs and multiple brain bleeds due to severe head trauma that doctors believed was not “accidental” but was “inflicted” upon the child, a detective from the Indiana State Police and a family case manager from the Department of Child Services responded to investigate. A 19-year-old rural Linton man is now in jail and has been charged with neglect and battery that resulted in serious bodily injury.
Read MoreWashington County - On Friday, October 29, 2021, Indiana State Police Detectives from the Sellersburg Post began investigating a shooting that left a 55-year-old Austin, Indiana man dead. A 35-year-old Salem, Indiana woman has been arrested on charges related to the incident.
Read MoreA cashier at a store in Bloomfield is accused of theft from her employer by issuing fraudulent refunds to herself when no customers were around her register. She was arrested Monday after an investigation by the Bloomfield Town Marshal.
Read MoreA special prosecutor was appointed this week to supervise the ongoing investigation into a possible misuse of funds from Linton Lodge #105 Fraternal Order of Police and to make the decision whether or not to file criminal charges.
Read MoreOwen County - Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Detective Brad Stille was assigned an investigation on August 9, 2021, after requests from authorities to look into possible official misconduct or conflict of interest by current Owen County Commissioner, Dale E. Dubois.
Read MoreA Tuesday morning driver headed south on State Road 57 south of Worthington was stopped for speeding north of the Lighthouse Junction by a state trooper who reported finding marijuana and paraphernalia in the vehicle.
Read MoreA driver cited for passing a WRV school bus, with stop arm activated and red lights flashing, allegedly said he didn’t know he had to stop for the flashing red lights.
Read MorePutnam County - Friday, October 29, 2021, at 11:45 a.m., an Indiana State Trooper observed a Ford Taurus near the 42-mile marker eastbound on Interstate 70 that was following too close with improper brake lights.
Read MoreTroopers reported finding a pipe with methamphetamine residue in a bag in the back seat of a vehicle stopped for speeding on I-69 Tuesday afternoon. Two were arrested.
Read MoreIn 2021, several deputies have responded to the same residence at least 19 times, sometimes for civil disputes, other times for claims of trespassers and thefts and mischief and other suspicious things.
Read MoreWhen a Lyons man was pulled over for driving left of center and following too closely on Monday night, he ended up in jail on charges that he was operating a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance.
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