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After the WPD got numerous calls about a confused woman wandering around uptown in Worthington, appearing to be in an altered state, a Worthington woman was arrested and booked into the Green County Jail last week.
Read MoreA warrant was issued May 10 for a Switz City man after driving at high rates of speed to evade an officer from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.
Read MoreA 19-year-old Linton man was arrested Monday following an incident at a Linton group home.
Read MoreA 29-year-old Bedford man was arrested on May 20 after borrowing a family member’s vehicle and failing to return it for several months.
Read MoreA 46-year-old Linton man was arrested on counts of strangulation, intimidation, and domestic battery on May 20.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the victims of the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, TX. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Saturday, May 28. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreCRANE, Indiana – Each Memorial Day, Naval Support Activity Crane allows area residents to pay their respects to family members buried at their 28 cemeteries. The installation continues this tradition May 30.
Read MoreThis afternoon the Indiana State Police confirmed they have concluded their investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in late April in Jasonville that resulted in the death of Stephen Scott Wheeler and Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw issued a statement releasing additional details about the incident and his conclusion that the officer was justified in using deadly force.
Read MoreTwo warrants have been out for the arrest of a man accused of dealing methamphetamine who didn't bother to show up at his own jury trial in November and was a no-show at a pretrial conference in another drug case. He was taken into custody late Tuesday night when LPD officers responded to a domestic disturbance. Officers reported he was in possession of more meth and marijuana and now he has three drug cases pending against him.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers aged 5-11 are eligible for a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine following authorization this week from the U.S. FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Read MoreA WPD officer who stopped a Worthington woman on Monday for weaving in the roadway reported the woman was in possession of a number of prescription medications but her prescription records did not match all the pills found in the vehicle.
Read MoreAs a deputy on foot was following a Bloomfield man through a wooded area Wednesday morning, the suspect allegedly reached into his pocket right after he told the deputy he had a gun and he was going to empty the magazine. The suspect was later apprehended and arrested.
Read MoreWhen WPD officers responded to a medical emergency call in Worthington earlier this month, the officers and EMT's found a small child in distress—going in and out of consciousness. The child was transported to Greene County General then to Riley. The father has been arrested and charged with neglect. He's accused of leaving ‘gummys’ containing a high level of THC out on a coffee table where the child was eating crackers and apparently ate the gummies too.
Read MoreThe case of a Jasonville man arrested in July of 2020 then charged with the molestation and rape of a 12-year-old child came to a conclusion on Monday when a judge handed down a sentence of 32 years in prison.
Read MoreA woman who was found passed out in her vehicle with a syringe in her lap and other drug paraphernalia in the floorboard was arrested last Friday night. She was parked in front of the Green County Jail.
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