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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Read MoreA Linton man was arrested last Friday for allegedly trying to walk out the door of a store without paying for several items including numerous tool items inside a tool box he was carrying, the sweatshirt and hat he was wearing, several items in his pockets and a concealed knife and hatchet.
Read MoreA shirtless man who was found lying in a roadway early Tuesday morning was arrested for public intoxication.
Read MoreUPDATE AT 9:45 PM: LOCATED! Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Camron Frye reports the juvenile has been located.
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a runaway juvenile missing from the area of the 4-H Fairgrounds in central Greene County.
Jaelynn L. Collins is a 13-year-old white female, 5’ 3” tall with a thinner build. She has brown/red/blonde hair with a braid. She was last seen wearing a white “Nike” sweatshirt, jeans with tears and a tan ball cap. She has a tattoo of the word “Loyalty” on her upper right shoulder area and a tattoo of a clover on her lower left ankle area.
GCSD Deputy Camron Frye reported Collins was last seen walking north/northeast from the area of State Road 54 and North County Road 475 West.
Deputy Frye is asking anyone who has seen Collins or located her, or knows anything about her whereabouts to please contact the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 812-384-4411 or call 911 to speak with your nearest law enforcement agency.
Read MoreAfter LPD officers responded to a domestic incident last week, they searched all night for a suspect with no success. He showed up at the police station the next day and has been charged with domestic battery and meth possession.
Read MoreWhen an officer responded to a call from a Linton man last weekend, he reported smelling marijuana in the man’s house and after a search warrant was executed, the man was arrested.
Read MoreA shopper accused of a switching price tags to pay less money on her items has been arrested and is facing a felony charge for theft.
Read MoreCharles Elsworth Criss, Jr., 58, Lyons, also known as Chuck or Chucky, has been in prison. He was arrested for child molesting in 2014. In 2015, he was sentenced to eight years and won’t be released from DOC authority until next February, but he was out on parole when he was arrested last week for a parole violation. As of today, he’s in trouble for the violation but he is not facing any new criminal charges.
Read MoreWhen the WPD arrested a Worthington man last Friday, an officer said they found a meth pipe in his left sock, one in his right sock, and a syringe in his pocket.
Read MoreA Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy is accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated while he was off-duty over the weekend. He was arrested by an ISP trooper last Saturday and has been placed on administrative leave with pay.
Read MoreOn Wednesday night, when a driver was stopped east of Bloomfield for speeding, he took off from the traffic stop and led a Bloomfield police officer east on SR 54, passing other vehicles on curves and no-passing zones at speeds over 90 mph. He slid off the road at one point but got back on the road with two busted tires and continued into eastern Greene County where he finally stopped and was taken into custody.
Read MoreWhen a caller told a dispatcher that a bicycle rider had just threatened him, the dispatcher could hear the rider in the background threatening to blow the caller’s head off.
Read MoreA Linton man is accused of stealing a vacuum cleaner from a lumber store in Linton. An officer says the incident was caught on video surveillance.
Read MoreWatch this week’s update from Greene County General Hospital in our story or on their Facebook page.
Read MorePutnam County - In July of 2021, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Detective Brian Maudlin of the Putnamville State Police Post began an investigation into the former president and treasurer of the Cloverdale Community Youth League. During his investigation it was discovered that both individuals had allegedly deprived the Cloverdale Community Youth League of over $21,848.51.
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