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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, Feb. 12, 2026:
There are no entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
New entries on the morning Jail Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 115 calls and incidents from Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, and Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, including:
Entries on the Activity Log at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department included response to 76 calls and incidents from Monday, Jan. 19, 2025, and Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, including:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, Jan. 5-Jan. 16, 2026:
List of all criminal cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Courts, Jan. 5-Jan. 16, 2026:
List of all civil and small claims cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Court, Dec. 22-Dec. 24, 2025:
List of all criminal cases filed in Greene Circuit and Superior Courts, Dec. 22-Dec. 24, 2025:
Barbara Ferris, age 97, of Deer Park, IL, formerly of Worthington, passed away peacefully at 1:15 am on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Journey Care Hospice in Barrington, IL.
J-Kirk Wright, 69, of Linton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday evening, February 8, 2026, surrounded by the family who meant everything to him.
Kenneth Richard Davies, 77, was born April 7th 1948 to William and Ella Pearl Davies in Linton, Indiana. Kenny went home to be with the Lord, February 2nd, 2026.
Gary “Mike” Sluder, AKA: The BIG BIG Man of Lyons – formerly of Leicester N.C., went MIA for the second and final time, at the ripe young age of 70 after one heck of a battle with every illness known to man. Oddly enough, it was his biggest attribute that took him out. His heart couldn’t take another day of the endless love he received.
Richard Lee Byrer, 59, of Lyons, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at his residence. Born December 27, 1966 in Washington, Indiana he was the son of Ray William and Lorene (Brock) Byrer.
Edward "Ed" R. McDaniels, age 67, of Jasonville, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Greene County General Hospital. He was born in Linton, IN on August 14, 1958, the son of Jack McDaniels & Dollie (Carpenter) Pickett.
Kenneth Lee Martindale, 82, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 1:30 PM on Saturday, January 31, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born on July 24, 1943, at his grandmother's home in Solsberry, Kenneth was the son of Dale and Wilma (Cox) Martindale.
Jerry F. Bellamy, 84, of Linton, Indiana, passed from this life with family by his side, on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Glenburn Home in Linton. He was born on September 3, 1941, in Linton, Indiana, to Fred Bellamy and Goldie (Schubla) Bellamy, who passed when Jerry was the tender age of only three. After Goldie passed, Fred married Betty Helen (Lang) Bellamy, the loving stepmother who raised Jerry. On May 12, 1990, Jerry married Luanne (Branstetter) Bellamy.
Dennis Jeff Turner, age 50, of Switz City, went to be in the arms of the Lord on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Linton, IN on January 12, 1976, the son of Dennis Lewis & Sandra (Wildman) Turner.
Cory David Flater, 50, of Linton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday evening, January 21, 2026, at his home. Born on February 8, 1975, in Linton to David and Marsha (Luxton) Flater, Cory spent his life rooted in the town and community he loved so much.
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