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/Taking someone’s phone without permission resulted in the Dec. 5 arrest of a 28-year-old Hymera man on multiple charges.
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Taking someone’s phone without permission resulted in the Dec. 5 arrest of a 28-year-old Hymera man on multiple charges.
Read MoreWhile assisting another department via the execution of a search warrant on Dec. 6, officers from the Linton Police Department located illegal drugs and drug-related items at a Second Street Northwest Linton home.
Read MoreA routine visit from a parole officer landed a 57-year-old Bloomfield man behind bars on preliminary drug charges.
Read MoreA traffic stop for a non-working headlight resulted in the Dec. 6 arrest of a 27-year-old Dugger woman on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of marijuana.
Read MoreA 27-year-old Terre Haute man found himself behind bars with a $50,000 cash only bond in the early morning hours of Nov. 26 after allegedly strangling and battering a female as well as resisting law enforcement.
Read MoreSullivan County — December 8, 2022, will mark the ten-year anniversary of the unsolved homicide of 85-year-old Lowell R. Badger of rural Sullivan County. The retired farmer was found deceased at his rural Sullivan County home.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Chase Winkle, 35, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department, in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to eleven civil rights and obstruction charges. Specifically, Winkle pleaded guilty to five federal civil rights offenses for assaulting arrestees, and to six obstruction offenses for writing false reports to cover up the results.
Read MoreA wanted man took off and fled from GCSD deputies when he came into contact with them in eastern Greene County Saturday night and led officers from three departments in a pursuit that ended in Bloomington. During the pursuit, the suspect allegedly tried to hit a GCSD deputy head on and did hit a MCSD deputy in a Bloomington parking lot. No serious injuries were reported. The suspect is in custody and has been booked into the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreA Merom man, who told an officer he was just trying to make a living, was arrested this week in Linton. He has been charged with dealing methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony, along with other drug related charges.
Read MoreDriving recklessly and failing to stop for an officer resulted in a multiple charge arrest of a 44-year-old Solsberry woman.
Read MoreAn out-of-county driver who got lost then ran out of gas was arrested for OVWI after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle on the side of the road near Newberry last Sunday.
Read MoreA driver who said he was late to work was allegedly going 85 mph in a 50 mile per hour zone when he passed two conservation officers who pulled him over and reported the driver could not pass sobriety testing.
Read MoreTERRE HAUTE – Elvis Medrano, 43, of Pharr, TX, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA, and being a felon in possession of ammunition following a 4-day jury trial in May of 2022. According to court documents and evidence offered in court, from spring of 2020 through his arrest on August 3, 2020, Medrano conspired with his co-conspirators to sell methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA throughout Southern Indiana, more specifically in Sullivan and Knox Counties.
Read MoreA driver who allegedly crossed the center line at least three times in front of a police officer was pulled over this week then taken to jail for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Read MoreA Linton man was pulled over because he was driving after dark without a license plate light or taillights. By the time the stop was over, he was on his way to jail on drug charges and for battery on a law enforcement officer.
Read MoreGreeneStreets covers crime news, court news, jail logs, obituaries and sometimes other news from Greene County, Indiana.
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, April 17, 2026:
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday, April 16, 2026:
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday, April 15, 2026:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 107 calls and incidents from Monday, April 13, 2026, and Friday, April 17, 2026, including:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 61 calls and incidents from Friday, March 27, 2026, and Sunday, March 29, 2026, including:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, March 2-March 6, 2026:
List of all criminal cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Courts, March 2-March 6, 2026:
List of all speeding tickets and other infractions filed in Greene Superior Court March 2-March 6, 2026:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, Jan. 5-Jan. 16, 2026:
Harry Lon Shake, 96, of Sandborn, Indiana passed away on April 15, 2026 at home. He was born September 14, 1929, in Sandborn, Indiana, to Sherman and Viola (Watt) Shake.
Fumiko “Amy” Miller, 82, of Sullivan, IN passed away Monday, April 13, 2026 at Envive Nursing Home. She was born in Okinawa, Japan on January 27, 1944.
Charles L. ‘Chas’ Duffroy, 87, of Loogootee, Indiana, formerly of Linton, Indiana, passed from this life, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Poplar Care Strategies in Loogootee. He was born on September 13, 1938 in Linton to Leon C. and Helen E. (Haberley) Duffroy. Chas made his home with Waynette and Jim Pankey for the last 25+ years.
Rilleda J. Hudson, age 74, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 6:37 am on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Linton, IN on June 14, 1951 to Cleal & Eva Ruth (Wellington) Stone who died in 1956. Then was proudly given the wonderful parents Galen & Georgia Lee (Wellington) White.
Alan Dale Moody, 76, of Worthington, Indiana, went to Heaven on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at his residence. He was born on October 30, 1949, in Linton, Indiana, to Marion Jolly and Leona Marie (Blanton) Moody. Alan married his loving wife Barbara ‘Jean’ (Musgrave) Moody on October 30, 1970.
Rex Dean Tuttle, age 94, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 1:55 pm on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Linton, IN on December 9, 1931, the son of Elmer & Vivian (Sims) Tuttle.
Gilbert “Gib” Ray Haywood, 88, of Mineral City peacefully passed away Friday April 10, 2026 at his home surrounded by family.
B. Jack Shelton, 90, of Linton, Indiana, passed from this life on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Glenburn Home in Linton. He was born on September 16, 1935, in Linton, Indiana, to John Everett and Jessie ‘Grace’ (Tincher) Shelton. On February 23, 1958, Jack married Sonna L. (Kendall) Shelton.
Marilyn L. Dallaire, 72, of Bloomfield, Indiana, went to Heaven on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at her home. She was born on November 13, 1953 in Washington, Indiana to Odell Lee and Dorothy Louise (Cox) Small. Marilyn married her loving husband, George Dallaire on June 3, 1995.
Jacqueline Sue Gilstrap, 72, of Dugger, IN passed away at her residence Wednesday, April 1, 2026. She was born in Coshecton, Ohio the daughter of George A. Dilley and Dorothy F. Angle Dilley.
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