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Springville (Lawrence County) - Indiana State Troopers along with local area law enforcement agencies provided visitors and residents extra patrols July 30 through August 30 during the “Gathering of the Juggalo’s” event held in northwest Lawrence County.
Read MoreAn Iowa couple just traveling through Bloomfield on their way to a music festival, without lights on their trailer, were stopped and wound up in jail on drug charges. When they were in court yesterday, their bond was set at $5,000 surety or cash with no ten percent allowed. There was a festival in Springville July 30-August 3 called the “Gathering of the Juggalos.”
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Transportation announces a drainage pipe replacement operation on State Road 159 near Pleasantville. Beginning on or around Monday, Aug. 12, INDOT maintenance crews will close S.R. 159 near the intersection of County Road 750 South for a drainage pipe replacement project.
Read MoreToday is National Night Out, a time to celebrate the relationships between the community and local law enforcement agencies and officers. National Night Out in Greene County, organized and sponsored by the Linton Police Department, is from 4:30 until 8:30 p.m. in Linton’s Humphreys Park. Everyone in Greene County is invited for music, displays, demonstrations, lots of games, prizes and food for the children plus a chance to meet and chat with law enforcement officers from across the county. It’s all free. For more information see the National Night Out for Greene County page on Facebook.
Read MoreA driver pulled over on a routine traffic stop in Linton did not have a valid driver’s license then was allegedly found to be in possession of meth.
Read MoreA male driver and a female passenger were both in court last week because a deputy recognized the man driving through Bloomfield and knew he didn’t have a license. They both ended up in jail.
Clayton Langley
Kristin Hart
Clayton Duane Langley, 28, and Kristin Danielle Hart, 24, both of Bloomfield, were arrested on Thursday, July 25, by Sgt. Bobby Pierce of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department with Bloomfield Deputy Marshal Jordan Allor assisting on the scene of a traffic stop.
A white 1999 Dodge Ram was pulled over by Sgt. Pierce after Pierce recognized Langley as the driver and knew Langley’s license was suspended.
During the stop, when Langley was asked if he had any weapons and was asked to empty his pockets, one of the items Langley allegedly removed was a glass smoking device. Langley allegedly admitted he used the smoking device to smoke marijuana and said that he knew his license was suspended.
Hart was a passenger in the vehicle and was allegedly found to be in possession of a crushed pill that she admitted was suboxone which she did not have a prescription for. Suboxone is a Level III controlled substance.
Langley was booked in around 8:20 p.m., Hart around 8:43 p.m.
Langley’s bond was first set at $1,500 surety with ten percent cash allowed. When he appeared in Greene Superior Court for his initial hearing, he was charged with driving while suspended, a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. He was then released on his own recognizance.
Hart was first held without bond pending her appearance in court. At her initial hearing, also in Greene Superior Court, her bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed and she was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor. As of Monday evening, August 5, Hart had not yet posted bond and was still in the Greene County Jail.
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on Thursday, August 8. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreA Kentucky woman on her way home from Michigan this week was allegedly transporting “cannabis butter” and a quantity of marijuana. She said it was medicine for people in Kentucky who need it. An officer said she was arrested on a preliminary charge of dealing.
Read MoreOne person involved in a domestic dispute told a deputy he got his injuries from a fall down stairs. The other person involved said she got her injuries when the two were just scuffling around. Both ended up in jail, booked in for domestic battery.
Read MoreA Solsberry man who is on probation is accused of using the contents of a baggie affixed to his body instead of his own urine during a mandatory drug screen.
Read MoreA Saturday night crash involving two vehicles in eastern Greene County sent three people to hospitals while two others declined treatment for less serious injuries. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for information from the public who might have information or might have witnessed the crash.
Read MoreA former employee accused of stealing over $11,000 from a business in the Bloomfield area was convicted and sentenced this month to time in jail plus she was ordered to pay restitution.
Read MoreIn a quiet neighborhood in the middle of the night, a Linton man accused of yelling and screaming and proclaiming his right to free speech, wound up getting a free ride to jail.
Read MoreEngine failure was the likely cause of a fire that destroyed an RV traveling on State Road 54 east of Bloomfield Thursday night. The driver exited the vehicle safely and no injuries were reported.
Read MoreWhen inappropriate communications between a 35-year-old male jail officer and a 21-year-old female inmate unexpectedly surfaced at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department last Saturday, an immediate investigation was launched, resulting in the termination and arrest of the jailer on Monday. He’s accused of having two sexual encounters with the inmate and is now facing two Level 5 felonies.
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