Crime news & stories from
the crime & courts beat
in Greene County, Indiana
GreeneStreets. Feature photo of a back country road in Greene County, Indiana.
When GCSD arrived on the scene of a crash, the driver was spinning his wheels trying to get out of a ditch. He was unsuccessful. Breath test results showed he had a BAC of .175.
Read MoreA Linton driver who drank a few beers in a bar, then drank some at home, then went out to buy more beer was pulled over for driving left of center through a curve.
Read MoreA late night driver traveling without headlights in eastern Greene County was pulled over in a traffic stop, then ended up in jail for marijuana possession.
Read MoreTwo people ended up in jail after the Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to a location in the Solsberry area where someone reported a woman had overdosed on heroin last Saturday.
Read MoreUPDATE with correction: The original story posted on Wednesday, August 25, incorrectly said Officer Debbie McDonald was the LPD Deputy Chief of Police. That was incorrect. She did serve in that roll at one time but had stepped down from the position about a year ago. The story has been corrected.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is investigating a report of a possible misuse of funds from an organization in Greene County. The situation involves misuse of money from Linton Lodge #105 Fraternal Order of Police. The Linton F.O.P. serves all members of law enforcement in Greene County……
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor and pay our respects to the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, August 30, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreThree people traveling in a U-Haul were arrested yesterday afternoon in the Ridgeport area by GCSD deputies who allege the three were stealing a catalytic converter. Deputies found several more in the back of their truck. Are you missing a catalytic converter?
Read MorePolice Chief Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department has confirmed that Officer Debbie McDonald has been placed on administrative leave with pay. This didn’t just happen today - the action was taken early last week. Although no details about the reason for this action have been officially released by Chief Clark, GreeneStreets has been attempting to obtain official confirmation of the nature of the issue for over a week……
Read MoreWith lights flashing and three deputies on the scene of a downed tree across a highway, a driver hit the brakes and squealed his tires to narrowly avoid crashing into the tree. When he opened his door, a Four Lokos can hit the roadway.
Read MoreA Linton police officer was arrested by an ISP trooper over the weekend in a domestic incident involving a disagreement over child custody and visitation. The officer has since resigned and is facing a preliminary charge of domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, a Level 6 felony.
Read MoreA Linton woman is accused of battery resulting in bodily injury for allegedly getting into a fight with her estranged husband’s new girlfriend, and hitting her numerous times with a closed fist to the face, while the estranged husband, a police officer, was present.
Read MoreA Linton police officer was arrested over the weekend in a domestic incident.
Read MoreGreene County - On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) Trooper Caleb Garvin, along with Greene County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Harvey Holt, investigated a theft of catalytic converters in eastern Greene County. Deputy Holt was dispatched to the 6000 block of E. Washboard Road after receiving a report of a male who was trespassing on private property. The male had left prior to Deputy Holt’s arrival.
Read MoreTest results showed a Worthington driver, injured when he crashed his truck into a tree in mid-July, had a BAC of .203. When he appeared in court this week, he admitted he’d been drinking before the crash.
Read MoreGreeneStreets covers crime news, court news, jail logs, obituaries and sometimes other news from Greene County, Indiana.
