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In Custody: Linton man accused of dealing meth and heroin

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In Custody: Linton man accused of dealing meth and heroin

A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a Linton man accused of dealing quantities of methamphetamine and heroin and he was taken into custody this afternoon. He’s been the focus of an ongoing investigation for several months by officers from the Linton Police Department and Greene County Drug Task Force and now has two criminal cases pending against him, both involving Level 2 felony drug charges. LPD Chief Paul Clark said the arrest was made at the suspect’s residence in Linton without incident early this afternoon by LPD officers, Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies and members of the Greene County Drug Task Force. Chief Clark expressed appreciation for the cooperation and assistance from all agencies involved in the investigation and arrest.

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Linton man and woman facing drug charges

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Linton man and woman facing drug charges

After drugs were found during a search of a Linton man and woman’s residence, she refused to talk to officers but he allegedly said he used the meth to stay up to work on the house, used the marijuana for his ulcers and the mushrooms for migraines but he didn’t have a medical reason for the “Molly.”

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UPDATE: SYSTEM IS BACK UP AND RUNNING........ 911 Emergency Phone System is down in large area including Greene County

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UPDATE: SYSTEM IS BACK UP AND RUNNING........ 911 Emergency Phone System is down in large area including Greene County

The 911 Emergency phone system is currently down in Greene County. The sheriff’s department was advised by AT&T that the outage is affecting a large area of Indiana, including Greene County. The outage has been projected to last for two to three hours. Anyone needing emergency services or assistance for Greene County will need to call the administration line at 812-384-4411, option 1. If you need Linton Police Department, call 812-847-4411. As soon as the system is back up, GCSD will send a notification to update this information.

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Burglary suspect accused of ruckus at the jail

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Burglary suspect accused of ruckus at the jail

A Linton woman, formerly from Bloomfield, has two criminal cases pending against her. In one, she was arrested on an accusation of burglarizing another woman’s apartment. In the second, she’s accused of battery against a jail officer and causing a ruckus after she was booked in at the jail.

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UPDATE with SENTENCING: Gilmore found guilty of public nudity and indecency

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UPDATE with SENTENCING: Gilmore found guilty of public nudity and indecency

UPDATED with SENTENCING……… In Greene Superior Court, on his 58th birthday, a Bloomfield man was remanded to the custody of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department after a jury found him guilty of public nudity and public indecency. Terry J. Gilmore, a coach and businessman at the time of the incidents, was booked into the Greene County Jail at 2:05 p.m. after the verdicts were returned then was sentenced later in the month.

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Linton man arrested last Sunday was wanted on four warrants out of Vigo County

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Linton man arrested last Sunday was wanted on four warrants out of Vigo County

A Linton man arrested last Sunday night is facing drug charges and one count of false informing for allegedly giving a fake name to an LPD officer. But he was also wanted on four warrants issued out of Vigo County where he has a long list of criminal cases pending against him.

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Father accused of battery on daughter

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Father accused of battery on daughter

A Bloomfield man was arrested and charged with felony criminal confinement and three misdemeanors for allegedly getting into an argument with his daughter, preventing her from leaving, trying to take her phone away and hitting her with a closed fist.

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Second suspect in meth investigation booked into jail

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Second suspect in meth investigation booked into jail

When GCSD responded to a residence in the Solsberry area in mid-August to investigate a report of trespassing, one man was arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail on drug charges and a woman was arrested and transported to another county where she was wanted on a warrant. On Friday, she was booked into the Greene County Jail to face charges here.

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Worthington man accused of driving with meth in his system

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Worthington man accused of driving with meth in his system

A Worthington man arrested yesterday was the driver of a truck that crossed the center line and hit another vehicle last April. He voluntarily agreed to a blood draw and recently when test results came back, they showed he was driving with meth in his system.

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