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Two Spencer residents were arrested Sept. 9 and appeared in Greene Superior Court for initial hearings Sept. 22 on charges of theft and fishing, hunting, trapping or chasing without landowner consent after allegedly illegally digging ginseng without land owner’s permission.
Read MoreWhen a Switz City driver was stopped because a headlight was out, officers said they could smell alcohol and the driver ended up in jail, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Read MoreA Lyons driver was arrested for OVWI after she looked as though she might be staggering as she came out of a bar in Worthington and got behind the wheel of a vehicle in front of a deputy who was working across the street.
Read MoreA 29-year-old man was arrested on two preliminary felony charges Sept. 16 after allegedly taking a motorcycle without permission as well as illegally possessing a syringe.
Read MoreThe suspect in multiple investigations of auto theft was arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail Tuesday evening after a pursuit that started around 5 p.m. in Greene County and traveled several highways and county roads in Greene, Martin and Daviess counties, involving law enforcement personnel from at least seven different departments. Late Tuesday night, lead investigators Sgt. Jordan Allor of the Greene County Sheriff's Department and Lt. Marvin Holt of the Bloomfield Police Department released the following information about the incident:
Read MoreA 68-year-old Linton man was in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing Sept. 15 following his Sept. 12 arrest on a preliminary felony theft charge.
Read MoreLast Thursday, a warrant was issued for the arrest of a rural Linton man accused of threatening to shoot another person.
Read MoreAn initial court hearing was held Sept. 15 for a 38-year-old Linton woman arrested Aug. 27 on a preliminary charge of domestic battery.
Read MoreAfter a citizen reported a driver had been slumped over a steering wheel for over an hour at a gas station early yesterday morning, a deputy was dispatched and determined the driver was intoxicated.
Read MoreFollowing numerous interviews in an investigation into a rollover crash that caused a serious injury to one juvenile in July, a Worthington couple is accused of furnishing alcohol to several minors involved in the crash.
Read MoreA Worthington man whose license was suspended, driving a truck with an expired license plate and no insurance was stopped by an LPD officer who reported the man had methamphetamine in his wallet.
Read MoreA dispute over mowing grass in an alley took a turn when a woman on a riding lawnmower floored her mower to go as fast as it would go and intentionally crashed into her neighbor’s riding lawn mower while the neighbor was mowing in the alley. No injuries were reported but charges were filed earlier today against the woman who allegedly admitted she didn’t care if she hit the neighbor head-on.
Read MoreA Linton woman who called police in the wee hours of the morning about someone being on her roof, ended up in the Greene County Jail around 3:00 AM on drug charges.
Read MoreA woman who allegedly ran off the road several times before turning into a cemetery on Calvertville Road was arrested with a blood alcohol content of .205 on a Friday morning.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Linton man was arrested Aug. 19 following an incident involving domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16-year-old. He was later arrested Sept. 8 on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke bond in a case involving misdemeanor criminal trespassing from June 2022.
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