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SULLIVAN COUNTY, IN - Last week, sheriff’s officials were alerted by Montana authorities of a wanted individual, possibly living in northeastern Sullivan County.
Read MoreThe Bloomfield man accused of stealing a case of beer from a Bloomfield business in late November was arrested last week. Last year he was accused of stealing a Christmas tree.
Read MoreAfter consuming alcohol at the bar where he works, a Linton driver allegedly was swerving, crossed center and almost hit an oncoming patrol vehicle driven by a JPD officer.
Read MoreA driver stopped in Lawrence Hollow last week cautioned a deputy to be careful with the lockbox in the floorboard of his vehicle, saying it contained his mother’s ashes. The deputy said the lockbox contained four baggies of methamphetamine and a stash of paraphernalia.
Read MoreA Linton man is facing OVWI charges after another driver called 911 and reported he was swerving all over the road, had pulled out in front of another vehicle and almost hit yet another vehicle head-on.
Read MoreA driver who was found asleep at the wheel of his SUV, with the motor running and in gear, was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a BAC of .214.
Read More(INDIANAPOLIS – Dec. 20, 2021) – Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Buckingham was elected as the next president of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys during IPAC’s annual Winter Conference earlier this month. Buckingham will serve as president of the Association for 2022. Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw will serve on IPAC’s board of directors during 2022.
Read MoreWith the inevitable upcoming drop in temperatures across the state, Indiana Conservation Officers advise Hoosiers and visitors of the potential hazards of being on frozen lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.
Read MoreDeputy Jailer Robert Daniel, 47, was killed when a large tornado struck a building he was working in while supervising inmates on work release.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) announced today that it has detected the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in a specimen collected from an unvaccinated Indiana resident.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is currently assisting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the investigation of an airplane crash. The crash took place south of the Monroe County Airport near Tower Road in Monroe County.
Read MoreA Jasonville man with muddy jeans found walking late last night on a county road was arrested for OVWI and leaving the scene after deputies found his pickup truck off a roadway, stuck in mud.
Read MoreEarly Thursday morning, December 16, after charges were approved by the court, a warrant was issued for the arrest of a former police officer who then turned herself in at the sheriff’s department and was booked into the Greene County Jail at 2:24 p.m.
Read MoreA Linton woman who was arrested early Monday is accused of domestic battery for allegedly throwing and hitting a man with a can of chicken noodle soup.
Read MoreA driver who tested with a BAC of .157 was arrested on OVWI charges on Monday night.
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