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A 23-year-old Linton man has been accused of rape, criminal confinement, strangulation and domestic battery. Following an investigation by Detective Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department, Travis Lee Jones was arrested on Sunday, booked in by LPD Officer Nick Yingling around 7:12 p.m.
Read MoreIn late April, when an officer attempted a traffic stop on a man suspected of dealing methamphetamine in Greene County, the man refused to stop and fled in his vehicle. When he encountered a couple of state troopers, he rammed into one of their vehicles before driving through a yard and crashing into someone’s porch. He got out and ran, but was apprehended by a trooper in pursuit. He was booked in to the Greene County Jail in late April and he’s still there – his bond is set at $100,000 surety with ten percent allowed. It would take $10,000 cash to bond out.
Read MoreSULLIVAN COUNTY - This morning (Tuesday, May 22) at approximately 10:15, Indiana State Police, with assistance from the Humane Society of Sullivan County, served a Sullivan Superior Court search warrant at 4220 Pine Street in Paxton … investigators and humane society workers located 26 dogs, one rabbit, and two deceased animals (decomposition too significant to determine animal type) from the various buildings on the property.
Read MoreA Worthington man was initially facing serious allegations of child molesting following his arrest in December, but now he’s facing far more serious charges … the investigation continued and with new information, the allegations became more serious … he has now been charged with two counts of child molesting, both Level 1 felonies, and two counts of child molesting, both Level 4 felonies.
Read MoreA rural Springville man, who resides in Blue Sky North, was arrested on Sunday by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Jackson. A warrant had been issued for his arrest when Barker failed to appear in court for a pre-trial conference last week. The case pending against Barker involves his dog that allegedly had not been immunized against rabies when it bit an REMC lineman.
Read MoreAn investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force resulted in the arrest last week of a father and son who have been charged with dealing in methamphetamine.
Read MoreCRANE, Ind. - 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 28. Families looking to participate need only drive up to the Crane Gate, just beyond Crane, Indiana, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., where volunteers from the base's workforce await to escort them to the appropriate cemetery.
Read MoreA head-on crash in eastern Greene County Friday night claimed the life of Jeremiah Murphy, 37, Springville, and sent three others to the hospital.
Read MoreFour individuals are in trouble for allegedly being involved in an incident in which the football field was damaged and track hurdles were stolen at Eastern-Greene High School in April. After an investigation, criminal cases were filed in early May against four suspects - two are juveniles, one has been summoned to court on misdemeanor charges and the fourth was just booked into jail late Thursday evening on felony and misdemeanor charges.
Read MoreLast Saturday, May 12, Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Jackson and Worthington Deputy Marshal Russell Walls went to a residence in the Calvertville area to serve a felony arrest warrant on one man. They didn’t expect to find another wanted man there. One shouted “Cops” and both suspects fled into the woods. The chase was on. One crashed a motorcycle then later escaped while handcuffed….
Read MoreA head-on crash in eastern Greene County Friday night claimed one life and sent three others to the hospital. The crash occurred at approximately 9:23 p.m. Friday, May 18, on State Road 45 at Carmichael Road.
Read MoreAfter an unresponsive nine-month-old baby was airlifted to Riley Hospital last August, a doctor told a state police detective the baby’s skull resembled “a cracked egg shell.” The father was arrested for four serious felony counts and has been in Greene County Jail while awaiting his trial date. That date’s been vacated since the defendant agreed to plead guilty and now he’s waiting to be sentenced – he could be facing up to 20 years in prison.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the tragedy at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff until sunset Tuesday.
Read MoreA number of deputies on hand to execute a search warrant at a home on State Road 157 in Bloomfield reported seizing evidence of methamphetamine, marijuana, paraphernalia and one gun. In a later interview, one of the men, who was at the home when officers arrived, admitted some of the items belonged to him and he wanted to know who took the gun.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man, stopped for a turn signal violation near Owensburg in March, refused to identify himself. Then he said, “I plead the fifth,” before slamming the truck into gear and taking off. The officer pursued down a gravel road then a driveway then through a yard to the edge of a ditch. The truck hesitated but entered the ditch and crossed a small creek - where the patrol car could not go.… He was apprehended last weekend and now has three criminal cases pending. This story is about the second case.
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