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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the following regions:

  • Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Delaware, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Madison, Shelby

  • Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd

  • Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

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More drugs and money seized in string of drug busts in eastern Greene County

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More drugs and money seized in string of drug busts in eastern Greene County

Another individual was arrested and charged when officers from the Greene County Drug Task Force, the Indiana State Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Linton Police Department and Jasonville Police Department showed up a residence in eastern Greene County in a recent string of drug busts that have dealt a blow to a stream of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin into the county.

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Over 1000 grams of meth plus cocaine and heroin seized during search

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Over 1000 grams of meth plus cocaine and heroin seized during search

When officers executed a search warrant at a residence in eastern Greene County in late May, one man was arrested and they seized over 1000 grams of methamphetamine plus quantities of cocaine and heroin.

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Eastern Greene man charged with heroin possession

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Eastern Greene man charged with heroin possession

Last week when deputies arrived with a warrant for an eastern Greene County man, they said they found him hiding between a mattress and a wall. The suspect, who allegedly admitted he uses about a gram of heroin a day, is facing charges involving possession of heroin and syringes.

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ISP seeking assistance from the public to identify two individuals of interest in Carlisle shooting

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ISP seeking assistance from the public to identify two individuals of interest in Carlisle shooting

Sullivan County - Detectives with the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post are seeking public assistance regarding the fatal shooting that occurred in Carlisle on June 10, 2021. Detectives have identified two male individuals of interest and need the public’s assistance in identifying and locating them. Please take a moment and review the attached photo of the male individuals. Anyone with information that may help detectives identify these two individuals are asked to contact the Putnamville State Police Post by calling (800)225-8576 or (765)653-4114.

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Hoosiers benefitting from five years of Text-to-911 in Indiana

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Hoosiers benefitting from five years of Text-to-911 in Indiana

NDIANAPOLIS (June 7, 2021) — This week, the Indiana Statewide 911 Board is celebrating 5 years of offering Text-to-911 services to all 92 counties in the state. Within the past five years, more than 1.2 million in-bound and out-bound texts have been received and sent throughout Indiana.

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Foot pursuit lands Greene County man in jail

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Foot pursuit lands Greene County man in jail

Greene County - Last night at approximately 7:30 p.m., Trooper Caleb Garvin responded to the area of the 12000 block of Shady Meadows Drive in Solsberry to assist the Greene County Sheriff Office in locating Gregory L. Johnson, 50 years old from Solsberry, with a trespassing complaint. Johnson was also known to have active warrants for Dealing in Methamphetamine and had just left the area in a gray Volkswagen sedan.

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