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A cashier at a store in Bloomfield is accused of theft from her employer by issuing fraudulent refunds to herself when no customers were around her register. She was arrested Monday after an investigation by the Bloomfield Town Marshal.
Read MoreA special prosecutor was appointed this week to supervise the ongoing investigation into a possible misuse of funds from Linton Lodge #105 Fraternal Order of Police and to make the decision whether or not to file criminal charges.
Read MoreOwen County - Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Detective Brad Stille was assigned an investigation on August 9, 2021, after requests from authorities to look into possible official misconduct or conflict of interest by current Owen County Commissioner, Dale E. Dubois.
Read MoreBloomfield, Indiana – Amber Spicer has been named as the Director of the Greene County Court Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”) Program, a program that recruits, trains and supports community volunteers to advocate for children that are wards of the State and their families.
Read MoreThree people were injured in a crash involving two vehicles shortly before 5 p.m. Friday on State Road 54 west of Linton at Atlas Road/County Road 1375 West.
Read MoreTwo teens were injured in a head-on crash earlier this evening (Friday) on the White River Bridge north of Newberry.
Read MoreA Tuesday morning driver headed south on State Road 57 south of Worthington was stopped for speeding north of the Lighthouse Junction by a state trooper who reported finding marijuana and paraphernalia in the vehicle.
Read MoreA driver cited for passing a WRV school bus, with stop arm activated and red lights flashing, allegedly said he didn’t know he had to stop for the flashing red lights.
Read MorePutnam County - Friday, October 29, 2021, at 11:45 a.m., an Indiana State Trooper observed a Ford Taurus near the 42-mile marker eastbound on Interstate 70 that was following too close with improper brake lights.
Read MoreNext Thursday, Nov. 4, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., local law enforcement officers will pull out their best serving skills white waiting tables at JoEtta’s Pizza Villa in Linton and Pizza Villa II in Jasonville. Tips received by customers they serve will go to Greene County Project Lifesaver.
Read MoreTroopers reported finding a pipe with methamphetamine residue in a bag in the back seat of a vehicle stopped for speeding on I-69 Tuesday afternoon. Two were arrested.
Read MoreIn 2021, several deputies have responded to the same residence at least 19 times, sometimes for civil disputes, other times for claims of trespassers and thefts and mischief and other suspicious things.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Health has a surplus of BinaxNOW test kits that will expire on November 11, as well as large quantities of PPE that are available for order through the Langham Portal. They are offering open ordering to hospitals, long-term care facilities, local health departments, jails, schools, home healthcare, in-home care providers, assisted living facilities, adult day centers, and other healthcare agencies interested in using the kits prior to the expiration date.
Read MoreWhen a Lyons man was pulled over for driving left of center and following too closely on Monday night, he ended up in jail on charges that he was operating a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance.
Read MoreTwo detectives and at least three deputies responded last Friday to a battery in the Lawrence Hollow area of eastern Greene County where they found a man covered in blood. He said he’d been hit in the head with a baseball bat. During the investigation, another man, who was not named as a suspect or victim in the battery incident, was arrested on drug charges.
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