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When a woman was arrested very early Wednesday, she said she was a recovering drug addict. But when she was booked into the Greene County Jail, jail staff found she had a marijuana grinder and a baggie of white crystal meth hidden inside her bra.
Read MoreA Worthington man who appeared to be heavily intoxicated and was arrested last weekend is accused of shoving someone, throwing things and dropping small bottles of alcoholic beverages in his pockets in a local liquor store. His preliminary BAC reading was .362.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man was scheduled to appear in court early this morning for his initial hearing but he hired a defense attorney and the defense waived the hearing. The man is accused of grabbing an armful of clothing items from the Goodwill store and running out of the store with them then jumping in his vehicle and driving away without paying for the items.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS- Jacob Magness, 23, of Bloomington, Indiana, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession and distribution of fentanyl and other controlled substances. Magness spent a few days in the Greene County Jail back in August of 2021 on a charge of driving while suspended - a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years.
Read MoreWhat started out as a call for a domestic disturbance resulted in the Jan. 8 arrest of a Linton man on charges of refusal to aid an officer, resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a syringe.
Read MoreLuke Tincher has joined DNR Division of Law Enforcement’s District 5 as a conservation officer. District 5 includes Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties.
Read MoreA Linton woman who crashed her vehicle into a ditch late last night allegedly admitted she messed up and had been drinking before driving.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Bloomington man was arrested on Jan. 18 on charges of public intoxication after allegedly crossing the highway, waving to traffic in the area of State Roads 45 and 445.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of touching a woman he didn't know and making an inappropriate sexual comment to her is facing a charge of battery.
Read MoreWhen a Jasonville man appeared in court yesterday on drug charges, the prosecution said they intended to seek habitual offender status in this case.
Read MoreA 33-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested in the morning hours of Jan. 21 on various charges after allegedly strangling, battering, and pointing a firearm at his wife.
Read MoreA 63-year-old Lyons man found himself behind bars on Jan. 10 following a Sept. 15, 2022 incident in which he allegedly harvested ginseng from property he did not have permission to hunt on.
Read MoreA Linton woman who was scheduled to appear in court earlier today is accused of forcing her way into her daughter's apartment then hitting her daughter and putting her in a chokehold in front of a young child and other witnesses.
Read More“Old Man Winter is about to remind us he is still around.” said Roger Axe, Director, Greene County Emergency Management Agency. “A winter snow storm is predicted to hit Greene County sometime early Wednesday morning.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the victims of the tragedy in Monterey Park, California.
Flags should be flown at half-staff at the Indiana Statehouse until sunset on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
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