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One of the two women charged in the U.S. Capitol Riot incident was sentenced to some jail time yesterday, Tuesday, October 12, when she appeared in court before a federal judge. The Indianapolis Star has the story…..
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated said he was on his way home from a Worthington bar when a deputy pulled him over for speeding on the hill road.
Read MoreYesterday, Trooper Garvin conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle when he observed the driver not wearing a seatbelt in the area of Sylvania Road and Wolf Road in Greene County. The traffic stop investigation revealed that the driver initially provided false information…..
Read MoreA Jasonville police officer and his K9 were dispatched to assist Indiana State Police in the apprehension and arrest of a man reported to be in possession of over two pounds of meth. The incident occurred last night in Sullivan County.
Read MoreOn Saturday morning, Trooper Garvin of the Indiana State Police Bloomington District was patrolling Interstate 69 in Daviess and Greene Counties while working a special patrol named "HIDTA" (High-Intensity Drug Traffic Area) that is funded by the National Drug Council Policy. The mission of this patrol is to reduce drug availability in our communities through drug trafficking enforcement actions.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of stealing one Budweiser Joose Screwdriver said he didn’t do it but was on his way to jail when he allegedly spit on this, that and the other in an LPD officer’s patrol vehicle.
Read MoreAfter an officer arrived on the scene of a domestic incident between a Linton man and woman in a disagreement over a child, with the child present, DCS removed the child and both the man and woman were arrested on battery charges.
Read MoreA Worthington man who was operating a golf cart was seriously injured this morning in a crash with a semi-truck. The truck driver was not injured but the cart operator has been airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital. Timothy “Tim” Raymond Sears, 77, was first transported to Greene County General Hospital by the Greene County Ambulance Service then airlifted by AirEvac medical helicopter to a hospital in Indianapolis……
Read MoreWhen a boyfriend and girlfriend couple was pulled over this past Monday and deputies found drugs in the vehicle, the girlfriend was asked if she used syringes to ingest methamphetamine. She allegedly answered that she usually uses heroin.
Read MoreA Worthington woman who claimed that when a man struck her with his vehicle, a pair of pliers somehow just came out of her hand and knocked his back window out. It appears a Worthington police officer didn’t buy her story – a criminal case has been filed against her.
Read MoreA crash involving one vehicle claimed the life of a Linton woman on State Road 54 near County Road 230 North yesterday afternoon. Other drivers who witnessed the crash said they were almost hit by the vehicle that traveled off the roadway, hit a mailbox, ramped a driveway then crossed the highway and landed in a ditch.
Read MoreIn late August, GreeneStreets reported Linton police officer Debbie McDonald had been placed on administrative leave with pay, then in a separate story, the Indiana State Police confirmed they were investigating a reported “misuse of funds” from the Linton FOP. Few details were released at that time. More details emerged today when the FOP filed a civil case against McDonald alleging over $28,000 in funds have been “misappropriated” during the time McDonald served as the organization’s treasurer.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman is accused of walking out of a store in Linton without paying for several items.
Read Moret’s that time of year again for drivers to be aware of deer darting into and crossing the roadways. The Putnamville State Police Post would like to pass along a few safety tips to help you avoid a possible collision with a deer this year.
Read MoreLPD officers reported finding methamphetamine and marijuana when a Linton man, allegedly driving in an impaired state on a suspended license, was stopped for an expired license plate.
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