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When officers of the Greene County Drug Task Force knocked on the door of an apartment in Linton last weekend, looking for a couple wanted on drug charges, they found them. They also spotted drugs in plain view and the woman who lived in the apartment was arrested this week.
Read MoreA driver pulled over last weekend in eastern Greene County, accused of speeding and driving under the influence of a controlled substance, had a young passenger on board and is now facing seven criminal counts including neglect of a dependent.
Read MoreA warrant was issued for the arrest of a Linton man who was arrested then bonded out of jail but didn’t show up in court. By the time he was taken into custody, he was wanted on three warrants.
Read MoreA driver who was trapped and suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash east of Bloomfield last spring, allegedly caused by operating a vehicle while intoxicated at close to three times the legal limit, avoided arrest and was summoned into court for an initial hearing. But he was a no show on his second court date and a warrant was issued.
Read MoreAll federal offices will be closed including federal courts and the United States Post Offices. Mail will not be delivered.
Read MoreAdditional charges have been filed against a Newberry man who was arrested in late October as a result of a Saturday night stand-off and crisis negotiation situation south of Scotland.
Read MoreEmployees said they had video surveillance of a man stealing an e-cigarette kit from their store, but the man told a deputy he put it back.
Read MoreWhen police responded to a domestic incident, the suspect took off running. After a foot pursuit through the woods, he was apprehended then arrested.
Read MoreA Solsberry man was in court last week facing drug charges as a result of falling asleep behind the wheel, running off the road, crashing his vehicle then being found in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor former President George H. W. Bush. Pursuant to U.S. Code (4 U.S.C. 7m), flags should be flown at half-staff beginning immediately for 30 days.
Read MoreWhen an attempted murder suspect appeared in court on Friday morning, his bond in the attempted murder case was set high, but in another case involving stalking, his bond was revoked so he continues to be held in the Greene County Jail without bond.
Read MoreA Linton woman whose electric service had been disconnected was in court this week, accused of stealing electricity first from a city utility, then from a neighbor. She allegedly strung a cord from her house to the neighbor’s and plugged in to an outside receptacle without permission.
Read MoreA Worthington man, in court early yesterday morning, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in the Bloomfield area. He allegedly left his vehicle on its side in a ditch and damaged a utility pole that cost about $50,000 to repair.
Read MoreA woman who was stabbed nine times by her boyfriend told police he turned and stabbed her in the neck without warning then continued to stab her as she fled the house. Police later found him in the street talking about aliens, voices and people tied up in the basement.
Read MoreThe 911 call came in to dispatch at the Linton Police Department a little after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, from someone who said their neighbor had come running in yelling for help saying her boyfriend had just stabbed her multiple times.
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