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Police arrested a man last weekend for trespassing. The man said he'd never been served any paperwork, but police had a recording of him verbally acknowledging he was not to be on the property.
Read MoreWhen a Linton man was pulled over Tuesday night for disregarding a stop sign, he allegedly admitted he “glided” through it, but the results of a breath test showed he had a BAC of .168 and he wound up in jail.
Read MoreA complaint of an odor of marijuana coming from a residence resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old Linton man on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia.
Read MoreA 45-year-old Gosport man was arrested June 3 after reportedly striking his girlfriend with a rock, attempting to run someone off the road with his semi, and driving while suspended with a prior conviction of driving while suspended within 10 years. Deputy James Carpenter of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report made regarding Rex Nichols at the Worthington Police Department. Carpenter went to Nichols’s place of employment to speak to him about the incident.
Read MoreA 21-year-old Linton man appeared in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing Tuesday on felony charges of theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance with an enhancing substance.
Read MoreWhen an officer checked on a man who had stopped to work on his car in the parking area of a gas station in Worthington last week, the man ended up in the county jail because he didn't have a valid driver’s license plus he allegedly had a dope pipe in one pocket, marijuana in another pocket and methamphetamine in another pocket.
Read MoreA 31-year-old Linton man was arrested May 23 on charges of theft and resisting law enforcement after taking a spiral staircase without permission from a residence.
Read MoreA Statewide Silver Alert has been declared. The Linton Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Kendra Odle, a 61 year old white female, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 200 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt or a red and black flannel shirt.
Kendra is missing from Linton, Indiana which is 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis and was last seen on April 23, 2022 at 12:30 am. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
If you have any information on Kendra Odle, contact the Linton Police Department at 812-847-4411 or 911.
Read MoreA motorcycle rider suffered multiple broken bones and a severed artery in a head-on collision with an SUV in February on SR 59. The driver of the SUV was suspected of driving in an impaired state and a blood draw was taken. This month the results came back from the Department of Toxicology showing the driver of the SUV had a BAC of .234. He’s been arrested and is facing two Level 5 felonies and three misdemeanors.
Read MoreA Switz City man was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly backed his vehicle over a stop sign and a street sign and crashed his car into a ditch in the Linton area late Wednesday night.
Read MoreA Linton man is facing felony charges of strangulation and confinement that occurred during a domestic altercation on Sunday night.
Read MoreA Linton woman arrested last Thursday night is accused of stabbing her nephew in the arm with a sharp filet knife while trying to take away his phone because he was recording an altercation between the two of them.
Read MoreWhen GCSD deputies were out looking for a wanted man, they stopped at a rural residence. They didn't find the wanted man but they came into contact with another man who was asked to get out of his truck and when he did, a bag of marijuana landed in front of a deputy.
Read MoreA teen who came forward about an incident of child molesting that occurred when the family lived in Linton back in 2012, led to an investigation by DCS and a GCSD detective. The suspect, who now lives in Lyons, was arrested yesterday.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure on State Road 67 just north of Switz City. Beginning on or around June 13, State Road 67 will be closed to allow for seal coat operations. This closure will take place beginning at the intersection of SR 67 and SR 54. Crews will perform seal coat operations north on SR 67 to the US 231 intersection. Seal coat work is expected to be completed by the end of June, depending on weather conditions. The official detour for motorists is State Road 54 to US 231.
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