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An Indiana State Police investigation into threats made against a judge in Greene County resulted in the arrest of a suspect last August. A special judge from Owen County was appointed to the case and a jury trial was scheduled. But this week, the man changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced.
Read MoreA driver who was stopped for a license plate light violation back in October was asked to consent to a blood draw – when results came back from the lab, criminal charges were filed. Driver was arrested yesterday.
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department will offer Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Saturday, May 8, 2021 to adults age 18 and older. Walk-ins are welcome or visit OurShot.IN.gov to make an appointment. Greene County residents may call the health department at (812) 384-4496 to get help with scheduling an appointment and completing registration.
Read MoreA Linton man who crashed his car into a ditch early Sunday is accused of driving with a BAC of .141.
Read MoreA Dugger man, who was a passenger during a traffic stop in Linton, allegedly admitted that the methamphetamine found in the vehicle belonged to him.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man, facing criminal charges after deputies responded a couple of weeks ago to a report of a naked man standing in a county road throwing things at passing vehicles, was booked into the Greene County Jail on Monday, May 3.
Read MoreAfter results of DNA testing recently came back from a lab, a criminal case was filed in April and a suspect was arrested then charged with breaking into a Greene County home last October.
Read MoreWhen a Linton man was in court last week, he was charged with felony theft for allegedly taking a suitcase and bag full of men’s clothing and hand tools from an ex’s residence. She said they were stolen from her. He said the items belonged to him.
Read MoreA Linton man, who already had one case pending against him for meth possession, was arrested last week for battery to a pregnant woman. He bonded out of jail but earlier today, a warrant was issued for his arrest in the meth case.
Read MoreA driver stopped on the side of the road with his car still running didn’t respond when a trooper first knocked on his window.
Read MoreLast week, a 911 caller reported a naked woman had run into his yard trying to get away from a man. Officers responded and arrested the man for battery and strangulation.
Read MoreLast week a citizen reported a suspicious man in his neighborhood was seeing things that were not there. Two officers who responded said the man was carrying a stolen pistol in his boot.
Read MoreOn Sunday night, May 2, the Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) conducted a traffic stop in Lawrence County that resulted in the arrest of a male and female suspected of dealing methamphetamine in Monroe and surrounding counties.
Read MoreAfter a caller reported a man lying beside a roadway in Linton and officers responded, the man was taken to the hospital for medical attention but he’s also facing a charge of public intoxication.
Read MoreA homeless man was arrested this week for allegedly continuing to trespass at a motel property in Jasonville.
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