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Sullivan County - Thursday, February 16, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Austin Robertson was completing a traffic stop on State Road 48 near Hymera, when another passenger vehicle traveled past him.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was arrested after a resident said she witnessed a man stop and get out of his vehicle in front of her house, then pull a naked woman out of the passenger side, then speed away leaving her in the middle of the roadway.
Read MoreAn Owensburg couple was arrested in the early morning hours of Feb. 2 on charges of public indecency after an Indiana Conservation Officer found them in a compromising position on North Viaduct Road near the Tulip Trestle.
Read MoreAfter an officer paced a vehicle going 100 mph on SR 67 north of Worthington, the driver was arrested for reckless driving.
Read MoreAfter threatening two former co-workers – verbally and through text messages – a 54-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested on a felony charge of intimidation, threat to commit a forcible felony.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Bloomfield man found himself behind bars in the Greene County Jail after traveling at a high rate of speed – in excess of 115 miles per hour on Interstate 69 – on a motorcycle and eluding an officer’s traffic stop.
Read MoreA 55-year-old Terre Haute man was arrested on Feb. 8 on various charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated which stemmed from a July 2021 accident that occurred on State Road 54 West near Ridgeport Lane.
Read MoreThis case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
Read MoreTwo out-of-state hunters have been issued summons to appear in Greene Superior Court on charges of taking a migratory bird after a Jan. 7 incident when they were accused of shooting and killing a Sandhill Crane at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.
Read MoreMitchell, IN - An early morning traffic stop in Mitchell led to shots being fired, leaving two police officers wounded and a suspect deceased.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Linton man will be in Greene Circuit Court on Feb. 6 following a Jan. 24 arrest for entering a residence without permission and taking a dog.
Read MoreA man who got very upset because someone ate part of his pizza called 911 early Monday and said they wanted to fight him. He ended up in the Greene County Jail and has been charged with disorderly conduct.
Read MoreWhen a woman was arrested very early Wednesday, she said she was a recovering drug addict. But when she was booked into the Greene County Jail, jail staff found she had a marijuana grinder and a baggie of white crystal meth hidden inside her bra.
Read MoreA Worthington man who appeared to be heavily intoxicated and was arrested last weekend is accused of shoving someone, throwing things and dropping small bottles of alcoholic beverages in his pockets in a local liquor store. His preliminary BAC reading was .362.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was scheduled to appear in court early this morning for his initial hearing but he hired a defense attorney and the defense waived the hearing. The man is accused of grabbing an armful of clothing items from the Goodwill store and running out of the store with them then jumping in his vehicle and driving away without paying for the items.
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