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Early last Thursday, GCSD was looking for a man wanted on a warrant and found him just sitting on the ground in a storage unit area, with methamphetamine, some pills and a syringe close at hand.
Read MoreWhen deputies responded to a Worthington woman’s 911 call for an officer, they determined she was under the influence of an illegal substance, hallucinating and needed medical help. She was transported to a hospital but is also facing charges of resisting law enforcement.
Read MoreA Linton man is accused of an attack on his own father as the father was walking into a bank last Friday. He landed some blows then the father put the son on the ground and held him down until police arrived.
Read MorePower lines were knocked down and both lanes of traffic on Lone Tree Road were closed for a time this afternoon, Sunday, October 3, due to a crash involving an RV.
Read MoreA Switz City man arrested during a traffic stop in Worthington Wednesday had posted bond and was just waiting to be released at the end of his eight-hour hold when an ISP Trooper told him he was facing an additional charge for meth possession.
Read MoreUPDATE: When Ferree appeared in Greene Superior Court for his initial hearing via two-way video on Tuesday, September 28, his bond was set at $80,000 with ten percent cash allowed. Ferree was represented by an attorney from Indianapolis. He has since posted $8,000 and been released from custody.
Read MoreA Lyons woman is accused of educational neglect because her child has already been absent from school for at least 20 days since school started in early August.
Read MoreA Worthington woman walking in the yard of a judge’s residence late at night has been arrested and charged with methamphetamine possession.
Read MoreWhen deputies arrived on the scene where a driver had run off the road, down an embankment into a ditch before dawn yesterday morning, the driver showed signs of impairment and didn’t believe the deputies were law enforcement officers.
Read MoreAfter a woman accused of driving while intoxicated was detained and waiting for a search warrant to be issued for a blood draw last week, she allegedly caused herself to vomit then licked a table saying she had COVID, urinated on the chairs and floor at the police department, and continued with other inappropriate behavior both at the police department and when she arrived at the jail.
Read MoreYesterday morning, the WRV School Resource Officer reported a suspicious woman in a vehicle at the middle school. The SRO followed her to a gas station and when a deputy arrived on the scene, he determined the woman was driving a stolen vehicle.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is accepting additional applications for the 82nd Recruit Academy. Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper must apply online at IndianaTrooper.com.
Read MoreUPDATE: A case against a Jasonville man has recently been dismissed. His case was covered in a story on GreeneStreets on Wedneday, September 1. He was charged with two felonies following a domestic incident on August 25 in Linton. In mid-September, the Greene County Prosecutor requested the dismissal in a motion that said the reason was because the alleged victim provided a statement indicating that she lied.
Read MoreDaviess County- Ned B. Kent, 104-year-old World War II veteran, was celebrated at an event last week in Washington, Ind., where he received the highest honor the Governor of Indiana can bestow, the “Sagamore of the Wabash”.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additional dose.
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