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After a deputy pulled a driver over for allegedly crossing the center line plus other infractions, he said he could smell the odor of alcohol, but the driver refused to take a chemical test.
Read MoreWhat started out as a traffic stop last Wednesday turned into a high-speed pursuit, then a foot chase. Numerous officers from Greene County were involved in the incident which resulted in damage to two sheriff’s patrol vehicles, a crash, and the arrest of a Bloomfield woman on eight criminal counts including drug charges. A passenger in the vehicle was also arrested.
Read MoreA Bloomington man who was a guest in a Greene County residence in March is accused of stealing an X-Box One S with accessories and downloaded games, then selling it in Bloomington.
Read MoreA woman wanted on a warrant was arrested Tuesday after a deputy responded to check on a woman who’d been sitting most of the day on a sidewalk bench in Lyons.
Read MoreOn GreeneStreets: It’s been a slow crime news week for a couple of weeks now, at least for the types of cases usually covered by GreeneStreets. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing going on. It is. But Spring Breaks bring vacations and time off for a lot of people which brings delays and a slower information flow…..
Read MoreA Linton man who was living in Bloomfield with his domestic partner was arrested and is being charged with felony strangulation as well as misdemeanor domestic battery.
Read MoreBloomington – Fifty-one probationary troopers from the 78th Indiana State Police Academy were issued their patrol cars at the ISP Youth Education and Historical Center in Indianapolis. Two of those officers are assigned to the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post, one assigned to Greene County, and will immediately start solo patrol in the Bloomington District.
Read MoreAfter a resident reported an unknown man banging on the door late at night, the man was transported to the hospital due to extreme intoxication. But at the hospital, he allegedly attempted to punch a nurse and battered a hospital security officer.
Read MoreA Worthington woman, arrested in late February and accused of stealing a couple of Cadbury Cream Eggs from a store in Bloomfield, has been arrested again. This time she’s accused of stealing a mailbox from a property on State Road 157 north of Bloomfield.
Read MoreA woman who allegedly bragged on social media that she’d put one over on a state trooper during a traffic stop found out it was only temporary. He continued to investigate and she wound up in the Greene County Jail facing a felony charge.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – 2019 is a municipal election year in Indiana. Are you registered to vote? If you want to have your say in the primary election, you must register in the next few days.
Read MoreA Vincennes man considered a sexually violent predator was recently found to be staying in Linton, allegedly without notifying authorities as required by law. He’s been arrested and is facing felonies in both Greene and Knox counties.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man, arrested early last Thursday, is accused of battery on both of his parents.
Read MoreEarlier this month, a former Greene County resident, who pleaded guilty to child molesting during a jury trial, appeared in court and was sentenced to 35 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, with no time suspended.
Read MoreA trooper running radar on I-69 last Friday reported he clocked a 2019 Toyota Corolla going 90 mph, then could smell alcohol coming from inside the vehicle during the traffic stop. The driver wound up in the Greene County Jail.
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