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A Linton woman accused of hitting an older woman, who uses a wheelchair and a walker, is due in court in the morning to face charges of battery and resisting law enforcement.
Read MoreSince 911 callers reported a fight in the parking lot of a bank on a Saturday afternoon in March, a BPD officer has been investigating and last week a Bloomfield man was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man charged with theft from a store in Linton is accused of taking over $700 worth of items out of their packaging then putting them in a box in his cart then walking out the door without paying for anything.
Read MoreIn late August of 2020, after an anonymous caller alleged drugs were being used in a house in Bloomfield where a child lived, officers arrived, requested a search warrant and reported finding illegal substances and paraphernalia in numerous spots in the house, along with a stash of cash. A Bloomfield woman was arrested, charged then later pleaded guilty. Last week she was booked into the Greene County Jail to begin serving her sentence.
Read MoreThe latest newsletter from the Greene County Health Department offers updated information on COVID-19, testing and vaccination locations and schedules. According to the newsletter, Greene County’s vaccination rate among those residents 12 and over was just over 30 percent.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 31. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.
Read MoreUPDATE: Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse reports Michael Wilson, 40, of Terre Haute, has been located and charged with murder and auto theft, in reference to the homicide investigation earlier in the day on Carlisle Street in southern Vigo County. Wilson is in the custody of the Vigo County Jail, after being located in Owen County. This investigation is ongoing. “We would like to thank the community for the various tips we received throughout the day. We also extend our gratitude to other agencies who assisted in the investigation including Owen County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana DNR, Terre Haute Police Department, Indiana State Police, Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office, and Vigo County Coroner’s Office. Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with the Wilson family,” said Plasse
Read MoreIf a man arrested in eastern Greene County last Saturday, then charged with strangulation of a pregnant woman, is found guilty, he could face an enhanced sentence for being an habitual criminal.
Read MoreA Linton man has been charged with driving with a BAC of .165. He was arrested after police got a tip about a drunk driver going through the drive-through of a local restaurant.
Read MoreThe Vigo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a morning homicide in southern Vigo County. They’re looking for a suspect and are asking for information from the public.
Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse reported that VCSD deputies responded at 9:45 a.m. this morning, Thursday, May 27, to 7755 Carlisle Street in southern Vigo County on a death investigation.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a 72-year-old female, Gayle Wilson, deceased in the home. This death is being investigated as a homicide investigation at this time.
“The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help,” said Plasse. “We are looking for a 2017 silver Subaru Outback, plate number 830TKR.”
Plasse said a 40-year-old male named Michael Wilson is also wanted for questioning on this case.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Michael Wilson or the silver Subaru in question, please contact the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office at 812-232-3801.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the victims of the tragedy in San Jose, CA. Per the President’s order, flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on May 30, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks Hoosier businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff on Sunday.
Read MoreAs a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 26, 2021, in San Jose, California, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, May 30, 2021.
Read MoreWhen ISP troopers executed a search warrant in December of 2019, they seized over 10 pounds of marijuana and over $25,000 cash from the home of a Solsberry man who was then charged with dealing marijuana as a Level 5 felony. He later changed his plea to guilty and this month he was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court.
Read MoreA fishing trip ended in jail after a driver who came to Greene County to catch a few bluegill crashed his car into a ditch.
Read MoreAfter a concerned citizen reported a driver appeared to be drunk, a deputy located the driver swerving between the yellow and white lines on State Road 54 east of Bloomfield.
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