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After a home was ransacked in January, a lengthy and involved investigation began. Step by step, a detective followed leads that resulted in charges against two suspects after DNA testing linked both of them to a cigarette that was tossed away on the scene.
Read MoreA domestic dispute between a couple in the Springville area late last Friday night resulted in the arrest of a man accused of strangulation and domestic battery as well as interfering with the reporting of a crime.
Read MoreA report of suspicious behavior at 1:47 in the morning last Tuesday led to the arrest of a Bloomfield man who’s now facing charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Read MoreLate this afternoon the Greene County Sheriff’s Department asked for help from the public to locate a missing teen, 15-year-old Joseph Palmer from rural Linton. Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff’s department reported the teen had been located and was safe.
Read MoreSwitz City - (Greene County) Last night, Tuesday, June 11, just after 9 p.m., a one-passenger aircraft suffered engine failure at approximately 2000 feet. The engine failure caused an unplanned “dead-stick” landing near County Road 600 West.
Read MoreGreene County sheriff’s deputies deployed stop sticks when they heard a pickup truck pursued by a Knox County deputy was headed into Greene County last Saturday. The chase came to an end in Lyons.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman, accused of making up a big story to get another woman in trouble, is being summoned into court to face a charge of false informing.
Read MoreA man who was staying in a vacant house, who thought he had permission to stay there, was arrested for criminal trespassing after the owner said he did not have permission.
Read MoreThe driver of a stolen car pursued by a trooper in early May, from Switz City at speeds up to 115 mph toward Worthington, pleaded guilty last Thursday and was sentenced to time in the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreWhen a woman on a bicycle was being questioned by police, she dropped a small plastic bag that contained a white substance. An officer said she ignored an order to not touch it and instead, scooped it up and swallowed it.
Read MoreThis week the man accused of murdering Scott White by stabbing him in the neck with a 12-inch long knife on Thanksgiving Eve, who allegedly then licked the victim’s blood from the knife, rejected a plea deal. His case is now expected to go to trial by jury.
Read MorePolice were called after a dispute between neighbors escalated into a physical altercation involving punching and pushing a couple of weeks ago. This week a summons was sent to one of the women ordering her to appear in court.
Read MoreJames Brian Mayfield is missing from the Linton area and the Linton Police Department is asking for information from the public. LPD Chief Troy Jerrell said Mayfield’s age is late 40s. He was wearing blue jeans and a cut-off blue shirt when he was last seen on Tuesday. He is reported to be driving a brown Ford F150 extended-cab pickup truck bearing license plate number UEI297. If anyone has information on Mayfield’s whereabouts, or his vehicle, please contact the Linton Police Department at 812-847-4411.
Read MoreA Mattoon, Ill. man was killed and a Worthington man injured in a one-vehicle crash southwest of Bloomfield Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreBack in July of 2017, a warrant was issued for a man accused of stealing money from a family member in 2016. Just this week he was booked into the Greene County Jail to face a charge of felony theft.
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