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When her probation officer and community corrections officers arrived for a home visit and found a meth pipe under the bathroom sink, with a juvenile present, DCS was called and the woman was arrested for meth and child neglect.
Read MoreAn Indianapolis man who has had a warrant out for his arrest in another county since 2019 was taken into custody in Greene County over the weekend. The warrant was issued in a case involving possession of cocaine. During his arrest, he was allegedly in possession of smoking devices used to ingest crack cocaine.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police Putnamville Post welcomes to their rank and file a new patrol K-9 team, as Trooper Brad Fyfe and K-9 partner (Jett) graduated December 3, 2021, from the Indiana State Police K-9 Academy in Indianapolis.
Read MoreA pedestrian walking along North Legion Road in the Solsberry area of eastern Greene County was injured around midnight when he was hit by a passenger car that did not stop. GCSD is asking for information from the public to help locate a dark-colored passenger car with loud exhaust that may have damage on the driver’s side, front hood and/or windshield. Call the Greene County Sheriff’s Department or Greene County CrimeStoppers at 812-847-5463.
According to GCSD Deputy Harvey Holt, Gregory Burgess was walking southbound, facing oncoming traffic, on North Legion Road, Solsberry, when the incident occurred around 12 a.m., Saturday, December 4. Burgess was not wearing reflective clothing or using a light.
As Burgess was walking on the edge of the roadway, a possibly-dark-colored passenger car with loud exhaust, headed south, crossed the center line and hit Burgess. The vehicle did not stop after striking Burgess. The vehicle may have damage on the driver’s side, front hood and/or windshield.
Burgess was transported from the scene by Greene County Ambulance to a hospital for medical treatment. His injuries were reported to be minor.
In addition to personnel from the sheriff’s department and ambulance service, the Center Fire Department also assisted on the scene.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff’s Department or call Greene County CrimeStoppers at 812-847-5463. Callers to CrimeStoppers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward.
Read MoreDue to damage to a fiber optic line in the area, the administrative phone lines at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department are down as of 7:40 p.m. Friday, December 3. However, 911 calls are being rerouted and answered. Crews are working on the outage.
Read MoreClay County - Detectives from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post have been requested by Sheriff Paul Harden of the Clay County Sheriff’s Department to investigate a shooting that took place on December 3, 2021, at approximately 10:00 a.m., near State Road 59 at County Road 1250 South, just south of Clay City. Clay County Deputy Brison Swearingen was injured - he was allegedly shot by Joe Hofmann from Jasonville.
Read MoreA Clay County Sheriff's Deputy was shot in the lower leg around 10 a.m. this morning while attempting to serve a warrant near Clay City. His name has not been released but he is a 17-year veteran. His injury was described as non-life threatening. He was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital for medical treatment. According to Sgt. Matt Ames of the Indiana State Police, they have a suspect and they believe they know the area where he is located. All resources are being used to apprehend the suspect.
Read MoreA woman who has been arrested twice before for inhaling toxic vapors until she went unresponsive was taken to the hospital in another incident a couple of weeks ago. Just a few hours later, when officers were dispatched again, she was taken into custody.
Read MoreA warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of Eric Cullum, 36, Linton, formerly Lyons, after he failed to show up for the second day of his trial by jury for dealing meth.
According to Chief Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department, Cullum is now a fugitive from justice and Greene County CrimeStoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to his apprehension and arrest. Anyone with information about Cullum’s whereabouts is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 812-847-5463. Callers may remain anonymous.
Read MoreWhen GCSD showed up last week to arrest a man wanted on two warrants, he jumped out of a vehicle and took off running. He was taken into custody after a foot pursuit.
Read MoreTwo women were arrested last week after an employee reported they’d been caught shoplifting numerous items from a store in Linton.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested on drug charges early Thanksgiving Day after he was stopped because the moped he was operating at 4 a.m. didn’t have headlights or taillights.
Read MoreA Linton man was convicted of OVWI after crashing his truck on Carbody Hill in Redbird about a year ago. This month he was arrested for OVWI after crashing into a utility pole on Base Road.
Read MoreA man who was arrested in late October following a hit and run accident was arrested again over the weekend when deputies found him walking on State Road 67 north of Switz City with a stolen vehicle abandoned nearby.
Read MoreWhen a woman went to her ex-boyfriend’s house to pick up some of her things yesterday afternoon, he called the sheriff’s department and when a deputy arrived, she told him she needed a ride. But the deputy reported finding meth and a syringe in her things and she ended up getting a ride to jail.
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