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A Switz City man stopped for driving without headlights or taillights in Bloomfield late last Friday night wound up in jail and has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Read MoreA warrant was issued on Monday for the arrest of a Lyons man accused of possession of a quantity of methamphetamine. By Wednesday, he was in custody.
Read MoreNo injuries were reported after a vehicle crashed into an REMC utility pole in Solsberry late last Wednesday night, December 5, but a rural Solsberry man is facing a misdemeanor charge for leaving the scene of an accident.
Read MoreSouthern Indiana - Late last night, a Freedom man was involved in a pursuit through two counties that resulted in a crash which claimed the life of a police officer from the City of Charlestown in southern Indiana.
Read MoreA Jasonville police investigation ongoing since late October resulted in the arrest early today of a man accused of shooting a woman in the neck with a BB gun, causing a wound which sent her to the hospital where she was on a ventilator in critical condition at one point. She has since been released.
Read MoreWhen a man accused of criminal trespassing exhibited erratic behavior as he was taken into custody, an officer asked if he’d taken anything. He allegedly said no, he doesn’t use bath salts.
Read MoreOne of the two men accused of stealing an assortment of candy bars and other items from a Jasonville store last summer appeared in court this afternoon, refused an attorney and said he intended to plead guilty.
Read MoreWhen a Lyons man appeared in court Monday for an initial hearing, he was charged with operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body, a Class C misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor, as a result of a traffic stop in Worthington.
Read MoreA woman who wrecked her car in eastern Greene County has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. She could be facing more charges.
Read MoreA Lyons man claimed another man had knocked his hat off, pushed, punched and kicked him. Witnesses said otherwise.
Read MoreWhen citizens reported seeing dangerous driving behavior in Worthington, a Linton officer, in town to assist a Worthington officer, went after the driver and arrested him. He’s accused of driving drunk with an BAC of .213.
Read MoreA warrant is out for the arrest of a man who allegedly threatened to rip a nurse’s throat out when he was a patient in a hospital.
Read MoreWhen a couple wanted in Knox County in connection with dealing methamphetamine there was arrested in Greene County, officers suspected the man of dealing meth here too. Warrants have been issued.
Read MoreSULLIVAN COUNTY — Saturday, December 8, 2018, will mark the sixth year anniversary of the unsolved homicide of 85-year-old Lowell R. Badger of rural Sullivan County.
Read MoreThe evidence against a Linton man accused of felony domestic battery includes video surveillance footage. An officer says the video confirms the man battered a woman outside a school.
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