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Greene County - Saturday morning, May 25, at approximately 8 a.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Richard R. Klun observed a black Chrysler 200 traveling southbound on Interstate 69 at the 93.5 mm that appeared to be traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.
Read MoreWhen police got a complaint about a man walking in Linton who was shouting and causing a disturbance, an officer responded and offered him a ride to his destination. The man refused and then got a ride to jail.
Read MoreA Linton man, accused of hitting his girlfriend and giving her a busted lip, was arrested last week then charged with battery resulting in bodily injury when he went to court yesterday.
Read MoreWhen a Linton man, accused of threatening harm to family members, appeared in court this week, he was charged with intimidation.
Read MoreAn arrest warrant issued Monday for a woman suspected of dealing methamphetamine was kept under seal until she was taken into custody on Tuesday and appeared in court earlier today.
Read MoreA misunderstanding over a woman led to an incident of battery then gunfire last Sunday night in Linton. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the suspected shooter on three felony counts and the shootee is being summoned to appear in court on a misdemeanor.
Read MoreA Linton woman sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday morning south of Linton. She was transported to the hospital with fractures to her face and head after her Jeep left the road, hit a power pole then rolled at least three times.
Read MoreInmates in the Greene County Jail will move into a new state-of-the-art facility sometime after the first of June but before that happens, Greene County’s citizens will get a chance to walk through and inspect the new building. The public is invited to tour the new jail this Thursday evening, May 23, from 5-7 p.m.
Read MoreOn Friday, May 18 in 2018, Jeremiah Murphy lost his life in a horrific crash involving two vehicles in eastern Greene County. Murphy’s two passengers, including his young child, were very seriously injured. Yesterday in Greene Superior Court, Raul Ramirez, accused of driving drunk and causing the crash, pleaded guilty to three felonies.
Read MoreA Solsberry man who crashed his truck into a fence this month was charged with five misdemeanors when he went to court last Thursday. A couple of hours after the crash, he allegedly tested at .18 BAC.
Read MoreA warrant was issued last Wednesday for the arrest of a convicted sex offender who allegedly failed to notify the registrar for the Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender’s List of a change in his address. He was taken into custody over the weekend.
Read MoreWhen a Springville man appeared in court last Thursday morning, he was charged with felony intimidation. He’d been arrested in early May after he allegedly pulled a knife on a woman and threatened to kill her.
Read MoreWhen a man required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life landed in Greene County last year, he registered at the sheriff’s department but allegedly gave incorrect information. Deputies were unable to locate him for months but he was tracked down and arrested. Last Thursday he was charged with a felony.
Read MoreOne man was injured in a shooting incident in Linton on Sunday night, May 19. On Monday morning, LPD Police Chief Troy Jerrell confirmed officers are continuing to investigate.
Read MoreA warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Linton man who didn’t show up in court this week. He’s accused of carrying a Ruger .22 caliber handgun in a holster on his right hip when he didn’t have a handgun permit.
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