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INDIANAPOLIS — Across Indiana, state and local law enforcement agencies will be out in full force to ensure that students remain safe when traveling to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus routes and in school zones where they will be on high alert for stop-arm violations, speeding and other forms of reckless driving.
Read MoreA Worthington woman accused of swapping price tags and failing to scan other items at a Linton store ended up with a felony charge.
Read MoreBy Halea Franklin. Crossing the center line and failing to use a turn signal resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old Linton man in the early hours of March 2.
Read MoreAfter a citizen reported the erratic driving behavior of someone in a gray Saturn, deputies located the vehicle and the driver ended up in jail facing charges involving OVWI and driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
Read MoreA Linton man who was walking around the parking lot of a shopping center area asking people for money was not supposed to return to the property and was arrested for criminal trespassing.
Read MoreA driver stopped for speeding last week on I69 was arrested and is facing a felony charge for identity deception. He said he didn’t have his driver’s license with him and he allegedly gave a state trooper the wrong name and birthdate.
Read MoreWhen a homeowner in the Linton area came home last weekend and found a man he didn’t know in the backseat of his parked Lincoln, he pulled a firearm and held the man at gunpoint until officers and deputies arrived and took the man to jail.
Read MoreMultiple officers from various agencies responding to assist the Worthington Police Department last Saturday attracted the attention of many Worthington citizens. One man was detained during the incident and he is now facing drug charges.
Read MoreA Linton man is facing a charge of battery as a result of an LPD investigation into an incident on a church bus.
Read MoreAfter police called EMS last week for a Linton woman for a possible medical emergency, she refused medical treatment. She was then arrested and jailed on drug charges.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (March 8, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan’s legislation, regulating the transaction of catalytic converters was signed into law by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Monday. The valuable car part is stolen from thousands of Hoosier vehicles each year, costing owners time and money in replacement and repair.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man is accused of public indecency for allegedly having sex with a woman in the back seat of his vehicle while parked in front of a conservation officer in the parking lot of a popular restaurant.
Read MoreA driver who allegedly was all over the road on his way toward Worthington last week, crossing over the fog line then crossing the center line almost causing head-on crashes, was intercepted by a WPD officer who arrested the driver for OVWI and obstruction of justice.
Read MoreOn Thursday afternoon, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department released a photo of the stolen decorations that were recovered during their investigation of thefts from various Greene County cemeteries. If anyone has items missing they can contact the investigating officer at the Greene Co Sheriff Department at 812-384-4411 to identify and collect their items. Some items have already been returned to the rightful owners.
Read MoreTwo individuals from the Linton area have been arrested by the sheriff’s department and are facing charges in connection with stealing items from several cemeteries in Greene County. Evidence includes items stolen from a cemetery in Linton.
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