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The missing teen has been located safe. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, no additional information regarding this case will be released.
Read MoreDeputies checking a house in Bloomfield for a man wanted in a felony case suspected a woman was helping him avoid arrest. One deputy told her if he found out she was assisting him, he would file a charge against her.
Read MoreAn eastern Greene County teen is missing and the sheriff’s department is asking for help from the public to locate her.
Read MoreA Switz City man who got most of his sentence for misdemeanor battery suspended this past summer, is back in jail for alleged criminal trespassing at an apartment complex in Switz City.
Read MoreAfter receiving reports of concerns from customers of a Linton restaurant about charges from the restaurant to their debit and credit card accounts, LPD Chief Paul Clark reported transactions were legitimate but delayed. Calling it an “equipment and configuration problem,” the owner of the restaurant said transactions between August 21 and September 12 may not have been deducted from accounts until mid-September.
Read MoreGreencastle, Ind.— Putnamville Correctional Facility celebrate the graduates of “Recovery While Incarcerated” (RWI). RWI is an improvement plan, which is aimed to improve the quality of recovery services provided for incarcerated individuals.
Read MoreA man walking in Bloomfield in the middle of the night, with a warrant out for his arrest, is accused of carrying drugs and paraphernalia in his backpack. He said he just used those red straws to chew on. A deputy said those red straws had a white powder residue inside. This story is very similar to another story posted about a year ago about the same man.
Read MoreA Lyons woman who formerly lived in Linton is accused of getting her cable service turned on, using a daughter’s name without permission, then not paying the bill.
Read MoreA property owner who is also a timber buyer is facing a charge of felony theft over a couple of valuable trees that stood close to his property line. The trees were cut and taken after the neighboring property owner advised him the trees were on the neighbor’s property.
Read MoreOfficers from three departments were trying to find a rolling domestic dispute involving a Bloomfield man now accused of traveling down numerous country roads at a high speed while hitting and spitting at his female passenger. When they finally located him at his home, he was taken into custody.
Read MoreUpdated story: Multiple officers responded to a domestic dispute in Worthington where a man allegedly threatened to burn a woman’s house down. He refused to exit the home but after a couple of hours of negotiations, he came out, was arrested and no injuries were reported.
Read MoreAn eastern Greene County teen is missing and the sheriff’s department is asking for help from the public to locate her.
Read MoreMultiple officers responded to a domestic dispute in Worthington where a man allegedly threatened to burn a woman’s house down. He refused to exit the home but after a couple of hours of negotiations, he came out, was arrested and no injuries were reported.
Read MoreA Newberry man was in court yesterday, charged with neglect of a dependent. His van was pulled over after a deputy saw small children looking out of the van’s missing window and reported the van had no back seats and three small boys were unrestrained, sitting on a swing.
Read MoreA crash involving one vehicle in the Jasonville area Thursday evening resulted in the death of a female juvenile. Information released by the Greene County Sheriff’s Department around 2:30 a.m. today indicated two other female juveniles were injured in the crash. Additional information and the names of the victims was released around 10:45 this morning.
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