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A driver in a big hurry to get to a graduation ceremony was most likely late. He got stopped on the way by a trooper who reported he was going 85 in a 50 mph zone.
Read MoreA Coal City woman working in Bloomfield was arrested and accused of taking money out of her employer’s store cash register. In court yesterday, she was charged with theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
Read MoreA man who was learning to drive crashed a car into a concrete base of a light pole in a parking lot on the south side of Bloomfield last week. A deputy reported the man had been drinking.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation announces an emergency closure on State Road 54 near the Ridgeport Community east of Bloomfield.
Read MoreIPAC Executive Director David Powell (former Greene County Prosecutor) said, “We are thankful for all the hard work that went into this important bill. We think this will be very impactful for the victims of crimes throughout Indiana.”
Read MoreA driver, with a young passenger on board, is accused of driving with a BAC of .273. That’s more than three times the legal limit of .08.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the tragedy in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, June 4. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff until sunset Tuesday.
Read MoreSullivan County - Early today, Friday morning, May 31, between midnight and 8 a.m., a wooden spool of copper wire, totaling approximately 1000 feet, was taken from the railroad tracks on State Road 54 just west of the Greene/Sullivan county line.
Read MoreWhen a Hymera man arrested last Friday night appeared in court yesterday, he was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury for allegedly going to a home in the Lyons area and punching the resident during an altercation.
Read MoreTwo criminal cases were filed this week against a woman who was arrested over the holiday weekend. In one, she’s accused of methamphetamine and marijuana possession. In another, she’s accused of trespassing onto property where she’s been warned before not to trespass there.
Read MoreA Jasonville man allegedly used a wooden club in an attack on a family member on Monday night. In court today, he was charged with two Level 5 felonies, involving intimidation and battery with a deadly weapon.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated last month is now accused of battery on a pregnant woman. Bond was set on the battery charge but his bond has been revoked in the OVWI case so he’s being held without bond.
Read MoreWhen a Bloomfield man suspected of leaving the scene of a crash was taken into custody, he allegedly headbutted the window of a patrol car, shattering the glass and leaving a hole the size of a human head.
Read MoreOne week after the incident, the Linton man accused of shooting another man on Sunday night, May 19, was taken into custody on Sunday night, May 26.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 59 near Midland for a drainage structure replacement.
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