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Around 5:30 p.m. yesterday/Wednesday, a man employed by a local school corporation was arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail on preliminary charges of felony possession of child pornography and child exploitation. He has since posted bond and been released from jail. According to the school’s superintendent, the man is no longer employed by the school.
Read MoreOne man was arrested after a deputy responded to a fight between brothers at a rural Linton residence that caused some injuries and left blood on both faces as well as on the floor, a bed and a wall.
Read MoreAfter a month-long investigation into a suspected abusive relationship involving a fearful victim and a Linton man, who now has a home address in Jasonville, the man was taken into custody last Friday. Today he was formally charged with two Level 5 felonies and he’s still in jail.
Read MoreA homeless man, who was caught concealing fishing line and a flashlight then walking out of a store without paying for them, was arrested last Thursday. The man was cooperative when stopped and allegedly said he’d been having a hard time getting by.
Read MoreA deputy who encountered an intoxicated man sitting in a ditch in the middle of the night, who could not walk unassisted and was confused about which direction he should go to get home, the deputy determined the man was a danger to himself and could end up face first in the dirt. The man was taken the hospital for a medical check then to jail for public intoxication.
Read MoreA driver stranded on I-69 with one flat tire and one very low tire was waiting for a ride when a state trooper stopped to check on him. While helping the driver change the flat tire, the trooper saw a smoking pipe in the vehicle with residue that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man who got his truck sideways in a county road with the rear end stuck in a ditch off the side of the road last weekend ended up in jail after he attracted the attention of a nearby resident who saw him throwing vodka bottles across the road. Deputies arrived and arrested him for OVWI.
Read MoreAround 1 a.m. Saturday, a driver crashed her SUV into a utility pole then hit a parked car which in turn hit another parked car. She was arrested for allegedly driving with a BAC of .165.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man is in jail as a result of an investigation by a GCSD detective into a break-in that caused substantial damage to two doors. The suspect allegedly said he broke in to the house because the voices in his head told him his brother was inside. In addition to charges of breaking and entering and criminal mischief, he’s facing a charge of theft for stealing a package of apple cinnamon bagels – taken in case his brother got hungry.
Read MoreWhen a deputy responded to a 911 call at a house where everyone present had consumed psychedelic mushrooms, he could smell burnt gunpowder. After following an ambulance to the hospital carrying one man to obtain treatment, the man was later arrested for an alleged attack on another man and for firing numerous rounds from a rifle into the house.
Read MoreA Worthington woman is facing multiple drug charges including four felonies and a couple of misdemeanors following her arrest Monday afternoon by WPD officers with assistance from WPD K9 Jack.
Read MoreThree men from Linton were arrested during a traffic stop last week near the park on various drug charges that included possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, paraphernalia and a synthetic drug commonly called “spice.”
Read MoreA Switz City woman was arrested for allegedly battering a family member on two different days last week, once in the presence of her own child who was reported to be upset about the altercation.
Read MoreBloomington, Ind. - With the new year in full swing, the Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) reviewed their efforts in 2021. The team which was started at the end of 2016 by Sgt. Greg Day patrols all seven counties (including Greene County) in the district and consists of Senior Trooper Allen Deel, Senior Trooper Richard Klun and K9 Loki, Trooper Caleb Garvin, Trooper Chance Humphrey, Trooper Ian Portteus and K9 Zeus and Trooper Matt Hatchett and K9 Axe.
Read MoreWhen officers responded to a vehicle without a license plate that ran out of gas in the middle of a roadway in the wee hours of Wednesday, the driver was suspected of drug use and wound up in the county jail before 2 a.m.
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