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When deputies and officers responded to a stabbing in Lyons, they found a lot of blood and a man who said the resident had stabbed him. But the resident said it was self-defense. This week the man who was stabbed was arrested on two felony charges.
Read MoreThree people are facing charges that range from possession of marijuana, methamphetamine or heroin to neglect of a dependent after deputies responded to a domestic situation last week in eastern Greene County. Two individuals were arrested, another is being summoned into court, and a juvenile was removed from a parent’s custody.
Read MoreA bicyclist reported to be laying on the side of a road last Saturday night was arrested and charged with public intoxication and possession of marijuana.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman is accused of prowling around a couple of residences in a Bloomfield neighborhood and stealing items out of a vehicle.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man arrested last Thursday is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile. In court earlier today, he was charged with sexual crimes and possession of meth, pot and paraphernalia.
Read MoreAfter entering into a negotiated plea agreement, a Linton man who was facing multiple criminal cases was sentenced this month to 1.5 years of work release.
Read MoreA Linton woman accused of hitting an older woman, who uses a wheelchair and a walker, is due in court in the morning to face charges of battery and resisting law enforcement.
Read MoreSince 911 callers reported a fight in the parking lot of a bank on a Saturday afternoon in March, a BPD officer has been investigating and last week a Bloomfield man was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man charged with theft from a store in Linton is accused of taking over $700 worth of items out of their packaging then putting them in a box in his cart then walking out the door without paying for anything.
Read MoreIn late August of 2020, after an anonymous caller alleged drugs were being used in a house in Bloomfield where a child lived, officers arrived, requested a search warrant and reported finding illegal substances and paraphernalia in numerous spots in the house, along with a stash of cash. A Bloomfield woman was arrested, charged then later pleaded guilty. Last week she was booked into the Greene County Jail to begin serving her sentence.
Read MoreThe latest newsletter from the Greene County Health Department offers updated information on COVID-19, testing and vaccination locations and schedules. According to the newsletter, Greene County’s vaccination rate among those residents 12 and over was just over 30 percent.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 31. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.
Read MoreIf a man arrested in eastern Greene County last Saturday, then charged with strangulation of a pregnant woman, is found guilty, he could face an enhanced sentence for being an habitual criminal.
Read MoreA Linton man has been charged with driving with a BAC of .165. He was arrested after police got a tip about a drunk driver going through the drive-through of a local restaurant.
Read MoreWhen ISP troopers executed a search warrant in December of 2019, they seized over 10 pounds of marijuana and over $25,000 cash from the home of a Solsberry man who was then charged with dealing marijuana as a Level 5 felony. He later changed his plea to guilty and this month he was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court.
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