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Christopher M. Wathen, 41, of Linton, was arrested last Friday evening after police got a call reporting a domestic battery. The Linton Police Department reacted quickly and Wathen was stopped and taken into custody as he was allegedly attempting to leave the scene. … Wathen was a Republican candidate for Greene County Auditor in the May Primary, which was won by another candidate.
Read MoreAfter listening to what he said and what she said, a Jasonville police officer arrested both a man and woman allegedly engaged in a Sunday morning fight.
Read MoreAn officer who pulled a car over for failure to stop at a stop sign in Bloomfield reported the driver had to lean on his car to maintain his balance.
Read MoreThe domestic situation in a household of three adults and one baby in the Solsberry area has been on the radar of a detective at the sheriff’s department, DCS, and the prosecutor’s office since March. One adult was arrested then released with no charges filed. One week later, warrants were issued for the other two adults. Both were arrested last Friday.
Read MoreOne of the two kayakers caught by two fishermen in May, accused of stealing their nets and equipment out of White River, has been arrested in a new criminal case involving battery to a baby.
Read MoreA Linton woman, who has been in jail since March of 2017 with four criminal cases filed against her in a little over a year’s time, has been sentenced, served her time and is set to be released. All of her cases involved allegations of battery in physical fights she allegedly started.
Read MoreStudents in Indiana are heading back to school and Indiana State Police would like to remind everyone the importance of watching for students and for stopping for school buses while they are loading and/or unloading children.
Read MoreThe suspect in a weekend shooting in Linton, 21-year-old Elijiah David Scott Gwyn, was reported to have been packing a bag when Linton Police Officer Debbie McDonald showed up at the home where he was living and took him into custody. Update: When Gwyn appeared in court on Tuesday, the amount of his bond was increased to $100,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.
Read MoreUpdate: Bond has been set for Elijiah Gwyn at $83,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. To be released from the Greene County Jail on the charges in this case, he would need to post $8,300 cash. Elijiah David Scott Gwyn, 21, was booked in to the Greene County Jail over the weekend as a result of an Indiana State Police investigation into a shooting incident in Linton. On Monday afternoon, the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office filed a criminal case against Gwyn in Greene Superior Court. Gwyn is facing nine serious felony counts.
Read MoreThe annual National Night Out for Greene County organized and hosted by the Linton Police Department has grown every year but this year it’s taking a big leap forward in the number of organizations and businesses that will be participating.
Read MoreElijiah David Scott Gwyn, 21, was booked in to the Greene County Jail over the weekend as a result of an Indiana State Police investigation into a shooting incident in Linton. On Monday afternoon, the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office filed a criminal case against Gwyn in Greene Superior Court. Gwyn is facing nine serious felony counts.
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 baby’s father is now headed to prison…..
Read MoreA Dugger man accused of stealing cash, pills and tools from a Linton home where he had been hired to do odd jobs has agreed to plead guilty.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield woman who crashed into a bridge guard rail on the Calvertville Road last Wednesday was arrested after ambulance personnel and a Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on the scene.
Read MoreA Springville man, accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in May, has not posted bond and is still in custody but may be released temporarily in order to seek medical treatment.
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