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A Greenwood man who’d been camping near Odon admitted he’d been drinking all day last Sunday before he drove a golf cart on US 231 to go get pizza at Hasler’s Junction in Greene County. He wound up in the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreBoaters preparing for Independence Day weekend should be aware that Indiana Conservation Officers will be on high alert for violations of boating-under-the-influence laws as part of Operation Dry Water.
Read MoreWhen a pickup truck with a license plate that belonged to a passenger car attracted the attention of a state trooper, the truck was pulled over and the driver ended up in jail for driving while suspended and for carrying a handgun without a license.
Read MoreA Linton driver was arrested early Sunday morning for OVWI after he allegedly admitted he shouldn’t be driving and knew he would not pass a breath test.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for information to help locate a runaway juvenile missing from the Solsberry area in eastern Greene County.
Detective Shawn Cullison said Devin Harrison, 13, was last seen around 4 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, June 29, in the Solsberry / Whitehall area. Det. Cullison said no clothing description is available but Devin left riding a red and white bicycle.
Anyone who has any information about Devin’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411.
Read MoreA woman arrested last week and scheduled to be in court this week is accused of stealing a purse after breaking into an apartment in Bloomfield where someone was sleeping.
Read MoreA Linton driver was arrested after he was found asleep in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle that was just sitting in a Jasonville street last week.
Read MoreA driver denied running off the road to the right then crossing the center line to the left and said he’d only had a couple of beers, but a breath test showed he had a BAC of .146.
Read MoreA female driver and a male passenger were both found to be in possession of meth during a traffic stop last weekend. After the amount of their bond was set in court this week, she bonded out but he’s still in jail.
Read MoreAfter an officer saw a bag with white residue sitting in plain view in a Linton woman’s home on Monday night, he applied for a search warrant and the woman was arrested on drug charges.
Read MoreWhen an ISP trooper attempted to stop a speeder on I-69 Monday morning, the driver failed to pull over right away and allegedly accelerated to speeds over 120 mph.
Read MoreUPDATE: VEHICLE LOCATED……. WPD Town Marshal Jim O’Malley reported the suspect truck and trailer was located this morning, Friday, June 25, on State Road 54 near Bloomfield. O’Malley said the driver admitted he was in Worthington yesterday in the vehicle but he did not realize he had hit the parked vehicles. According to O’Malley, the driver’s trailer was damaged and the damage matched that on the vehicles that were hit. The driver was insured and was an employee of a company from Brazil, Ind.
STORY UPDATED with BETTER PHOTOS of SUSPECT VEHICLE…….. The Worthington Police Department is asking the public for information to help locate a truck that allegedly hit two parked vehicles in Worthington then left the scene.
WPD Town Marshal Jim O’Malley reported the truck pulling a trailer entered the parking lot of the Dollar General store in Worthington around 12:30 p.m. today, Thursday, June 24. The suspect vehicle then hit two parked vehicles doing significant damage. The vehicle did not stop and continued back onto State Road 67.
Anyone with information about this vehicle is asked to contact the Worthington Police Department by calling Dispatch at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411.
Read MoreSTORY UPDATED with BETTER PHOTOS of SUSPECT VEHICLE…….. The Worthington Police Department is asking the public for information to help locate a truck that allegedly hit two parked vehicles in Worthington then left the scene.
WPD Town Marshal Jim O’Malley reported the truck pulling a trailer entered the parking lot of the Dollar General store in Worthington around 12:30 p.m. today, Thursday, June 24. The suspect vehicle then hit two parked vehicles doing significant damage. The vehicle did not stop and continued back onto State Road 67.
Anyone with information about this vehicle is asked to contact the Worthington Police Department by calling Dispatch at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411.
Read MoreCriminal charges were filed earlier today against a couple accused of stealing tomatoes and hanging flower baskets from a flower and produce stand in Bloomfield.
Read MoreA Jasonville driver has been charged with felony OVWI for allegedly driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .226 in early June. The legal limit is .08.
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