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A 28-year-old Linton man was arrested Aug. 26 following two preliminary felony battery against a public official charges after incidents including throwing sharp objects at a hospital security officer and biting a police officer, and more.
Read MoreA dump truck driver who was traveling in eastern Greene County with the tarp on the dump truck in the up position is accused of hitting utility lines and pulling them down then leaving the scene of an accident.
Read MoreA suspicious man found sleeping outside the High Rise in Bloomfield over the weekend had his cell phone plugged into an outside outlet. He was arrested by a BPD officer after a meth pipe was found in his backpack.
Read MoreA 51-year-old Solsberry woman was arrested on preliminary charges of felony domestic battery and confinement following an incident on Aug. 15.
Read MoreLast May, the unusual behavior of a woman in a parking lot of a business attracted some attention and a citizen called GCSD. A deputy seized evidence and sent it to the ISP Lab. When the results came back this month, a warrant was issued for the woman’s arrest.
Read MoreA Lyons man apparently attempted to ditch his methamphetamine by throwing it out the window of a car during a traffic stop. But an LPD officer spotted it and the man ended up in the Greene County jail.
Read MoreLPD officers arrested a woman who allegedly admitted changing price tags and stuffing items inside her clothing at a local store. In addition, when taken into custody, officers reported she was carrying meth and heroin.
Read MoreA 28-year-old Jasonville man found himself behind bars after allegedly grabbing a female by the neck and shoving her against a stove on Aug. 14.
Read MoreA warrant was issued July 14 for a Bloomington woman following a May 2 incident in which she failed to pay for items at a local produce stand. ……UPDATED WITH ARREST……The woman accused of stealing from the produce stand at the Lighthouse junction was arrested yesterday and booked into the Greene County Jail at 1:20 PM.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Jasaun Pope a/k/a “Biz”, 31, of Valley Stream, New York, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison late yesterday for mail fraud and money laundering offenses related to his role in a nationwide elder fraud scheme. Pope and four co-conspirators have all signed plea agreements for their roles in the offense, and Pope is the first to be sentenced.
Read MoreA 45-year-old Bloomfield man found himself behind bars Aug. 20 on preliminary felony domestic battery charges after battering a female victim, breaking her nose.
Read MoreA Linton businessman was arrested Aug. 19 on preliminary charges of child molesting-fondling or touching a child under 14 and two preliminary charges of inappropriate communication with a child.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia last week during a traffic stop. He was being held without bond but he is due in court tomorrow.
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Thomas Patrick Gordon, 49, Linton, was arrested by Sergeant Bobby Pierce of the Linton Police Department on Tuesday, August 16.
Sergeant Pierce initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of State Road 54 and 7th Street SW in Linton on a white 1999 Lexus RX3 that did not have working tail lights after dusk.
Gordon was the driver who had a valid registration and valid driver’s license.
LPD Officer Cayden Walker and Jasonville Police Officer Andrew Duguay assisted on the stop and while Officer Walker ran a record check and wrote out a warning for Gordon, Sergeant Pierce tried to help Gordon locate the source of his tail light malfunction. While all this was occurring, Officer Duguay deployed his canine partner Blitz to sniff the outside of the vehicle and Blitz alerted to the presence of controlled substances on the front driver side of the vehicle. Sergeant Pierce noted Gordon seemed nervous.
When officers searched the vehicle, a clear glass smoking device containing a white residue that field-tested positive for methamphetamine was found in the rear hatch of the vehicle.
Gordon was arrested and transported to the Greene County Jail where he was booked in at 11:42 PM. He was being held without bond pending court appearance.
Gordon is facing charges of:
Possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, and
Possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
His initial hearing in Greene Superior Court is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23.
When a man accused of stealing items from a gas station was arrested and appeared in court for his initial hearing, he admitted his guilt and was convicted and sentenced.
Read MoreTwo drivers exited their vehicles with only minor injuries following a head-on collision at approximately 4:11 PM this afternoon, Thursday, August 18, on East Tulip Road, Solsberry.
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