Driver charged with forgery
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An Owensburg driver accused of using a marker to alter the expiration date on a license plate sticker has been charged with forgery, plus theft, and driving while suspended.
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GreeneStreets. Feature photo of a back country road in Greene County, Indiana.
Jasonville man goes to jail after allegedly yelling profanities and scuffling with an officer
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After a Jasonville man, accused of being belligerent and yelling profanities, got into a scuffle with a Jasonville police officer, he wound up in jail on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.
Read MoreLinton man who screamed racial slurs sentenced to jail time
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A Linton man accused of yelling racial epithets, who allegedly told a police officer he hated black people, wound up in jail in late June. He quickly bonded out but last Wednesday, he was sentenced to 60 days and ordered to report back to the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreMan accused of spending somebody else’s cash on himself is now in jail
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A Linton man hired to help load up scrap metal to sell is accused of helping himself to the cash payment for the sale. He was taken into custody on Monday.
Read MoreHere's how you can ring 'Bells of Peace' on your smartphone for Veterans Day
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The "Bells of Peace" will ring out nationwide from smartphones on the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" to mark the centennial of the end of World War I in November 1918, thanks to a new app created in honor of the anniversary.
Read MoreGovernor's Bells of Peace - World War I Remembrance Day Proclamation for Veterans Day
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The Bells of Peace Proclamation for Veterans Day from Indiana Governor Holcomb.
Read MoreGood deal goes awry when defendant goes to court under the influence of numerous controlled substances
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A 19-year-old eastern Greene County man was all set to get what looked like a pretty good deal on a couple of misdemeanor charges. But during his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, he allegedly showed up in court with numerous controlled substances in his system.
Read MoreJudge sets bond for suspected meth dealer at $10,000 cash only
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A Lyons man accused of dealing methamphetamine was arrested last spring, bonded out of jail, then didn’t show up for a pre-trial conference as required. Warrant issued, arrested again, and this time, held without bond. He filed a motion to set bond, and the judge ruled on Wednesday.
Read MoreSuspect in domestic battery case located and arrested
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After a sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a domestic in the Midland area last Sunday afternoon, and saw a woman’s injuries and the disarray in the home, he went looking for a suspect, found him in Linton and took him to jail.
Read MoreOne injured when three vehicles spin and crash Thursday morning
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One driver was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries after a Thursday morning crash in eastern Greene County involving three vehicles that all spun 180 degrees after drivers lost control.
Read MoreGovernor directs flags to half-staff in honor of victims in California tragedy
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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the tragedy at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreLinton man thrown in jail, accused of series of threats and threatening behavior
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Within the past month, police in two counties received at least four reports, possibly more, of threatening behavior by a Linton man toward more than one person. On Sunday, he allegedly threw a brick through a woman’s window after he said he was going to cut her up with a knife. Linton police officers put him in jail.
Read MoreTwo adults, one child, injured in head-on crash Wednesday evening in eastern Greene County
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Three people, including a nine-year-old child, were injured in a head-on crash involving two vehicles after a deer entered the roadway in eastern Greene County Wednesday night.
Read MoreLinton man pleads guilty to dealing meth, sentenced to 16 years in prison
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A 44-year-old Linton man charged with nine drug-related criminal counts following his arrest on Valentine’s Day, was in court this month to change his plea to guilty of dealing meth. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Read MoreDNA match links convicted auto thief to stolen truck
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It took a while, but when Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy James Carpenter was notified of a match between the DNA of a convicted auto thief from Indianapolis and DNA obtained off bicycle handlebars, found where a truck had been stolen in Greene County, a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest.
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