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When an employer went to look for keys left in an employee’s bag – with the employee’s permission, he found the keys. He also found a gun, cocaine and paraphernalia used to snort cocaine.
Read MoreA Solsberry man is facing a charge of resisting law enforcement. He refused to stop running as he was trying to flee on foot through a field with a trooper cruising along beside him in a patrol vehicle.
Read MoreThe suspect accused of driving from northern Indiana into Greene County last December, stealing a pickup truck and trailer from a Greene County business, loading up his own vehicle on the trailer then driving off, was in jail in Daviess County when charges were filed against him in Greene County in February. He’s got a few cases pending against him in Daviess County. He was booked into the Greene County Jail last Tuesday, May 4, and he appeared in Greene Superior Court for his initial hearing last Thursday, May 6.
Read MoreWhen a Bicknell man arrested last Thursday in Linton appears in court tomorrow morning, he’ll be facing charges of OVWI plus possession of over 10 grams of methamphetamine, which is a Level 4 felony.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man who ran his car off the road late one Sunday night, then hid in the woods before officers arrived on the scene, was charged with OVWI plus leaving the scene of an accident when he was in court this afternoon.
Read MoreThe ramp from State Road 445 onto I-69 southbound in eastern Greene County was closed for a few hours Monday after a semi-tractor and trailer rollover crash at 10:34 a.m. Deputies from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded along with personnel from the Indiana State Police, Center-Jackson Fire Department, the Greene County Ambulance Service and Bland Towing. GCSD Deputy James Carpeter, the investigating officer, reported no injuries.
Read MoreUPDATE: Toby Lee Chandler, 25, Spencer, the suspect accused of felony stalking in Worthington, was arrested last night, Sunday, May 9, by Worthington Deputy Marshal Ryan Montgomery. Around 9 p.m., Chandler was booked into the Greene County Jail where he’s being held without bond. In addition to two warrants issued for his arrest in Greene County, Chandler, who is a convicted sex offender, is wanted on a couple of warrants issued out of Owen County for sex offender registration violations…….. (Previously posted story: A convicted sex offender with at least three warrants out for his arrest has been under investigation by the Worthington Police Department for allegedly stalking a Worthington woman and her daughter. The suspect has allegedly been in their neighborhood despite police warnings, and has sent numerous troubling messages….)
Read MoreAround 11:15 a.m., a reader reported a semi rollover in the area of I-69 and State Road 445 in eastern Greene County. No confirmation or other information is available. Photo courtesy of Johnathan Neal. ….. UPDATE at 1:30 p.m. = ISP Sgt. Michael Woods reported the crash at I-69 southbound at 103.5mm (State Road 445) has resulted in the ramp at 104 mm to be closed for extended amount of time - approximately three hours. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.
Read MoreAround 11:15 a.m., a reader reported a semi rollover in the area of I-69 and State Road 445 in eastern Greene County. No confirmation or other information is available. Photo courtesy of Johnathan Neal.
Read MoreMonroe County - On Saturday, May 8, 2021, at approximately noon, the Indiana State Police Region 3 Dispatch received a call from the Henderson Police Department in Henderson, Kentucky advising that they were investigating a stolen vehicle by a male suspect that took a vehicle for a test drive from a dealership in their jurisdiction and never returned with the vehicle. Further information revealed that the vehicle was a 2019 Chevy Equinox that had Kentucky license plates, and was being driven by a male. Henderson Police also believed the vehicle was currently traveling north on I-69 near the 92-mile marker in Greene County.
Read MoreA Linton teen who was honking his horn through Linton, over and over and over again, attracted the attention of an LPD officer. The teen ended up in jail with OVWI charges.
Read MoreA teen driver stopped for driving left of center was arrested and has been charged with OVWI with a BAC of .155.
Read MoreWhen a truck was stopped for having a headlight out, two people were released but one passenger was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department has issued a newsletter with current information and updates about COVID-19 in Greene County. The newsletter includes updated statistics, info on upcoming clinics, and maps and graphs reporting the number of people who have been vaccinated in Greene County. GCHD says, “We have done so well as a community in reducing the spread of COVID-19 by holding steady at the blue advisory level—low spread, for over several weeks. Unfortunately, our community has experienced an uptick in cases over the last 7 days that have increased our advisory level to yellow—moderate spread. Greene County will remain yellow until there have been two consecutive weeks of reduced positive cases. In an effort to keep the community moving in the right direction, the Greene County Health Department wants residents to spread information not COVID.”
Read MoreA Bloomfield couple was arrested over the weekend after an officer responded to a fight in the parking lot of a Bloomfield business.
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