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After LPD responded twice to one residence on Tuesday night due to a man being drunk and disorderly, and stumbling around in the middle of a roadway, the man was taken into custody and booked into the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreWhat started late yesterday afternoon as a high-speed pursuit on I69 in Greene County turned into a foot chase then ended with a scuffle and a trip to the Greene County Jail for the suspect.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Monday, May 16. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreIn memory of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19 and their loved ones left behind, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on 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 16, 2022.
Read MoreWhen LPD officers responded to a treatment center in Linton last week, one woman was arrested for allegedly forcing another woman up against a wall during an altercation.
Read MoreA Linton man who'd been provided a trailer to live in rent free in exchange for work on a farm is accused of stealing the host’s six golf cart batteries and selling them to a recycling center. The replacement cost for the batteries was estimated to be over $700 but the suspect allegedly sold them for under $40.
Read MoreA head-on crash on State Road 45 just south of I-69 on Monday afternoon claimed the life of a Bloomfield driver.
Read MoreA couple from Terre Haute, staying in a motel in Linton, were arrested over the weekend after they reportedly got into a fight in the parking lot.
Read MoreA couple arrested Saturday is accused of getting into a violent fight in their front yard with a baby grandchild nearby. The woman allegedly was hitting the man with a cooking pot and the man was allegedly hitting the woman with a chair.
Read MoreA crash involving personal injuries occurred around 4:30 this afternoon, Monday, May 9, in the area south of I-69 on State Road 45 in eastern Greene County. Multiple rescue and law enforcement agencies have responded to the scene. The Greene County Sheriff's Department reported this accident will cause the roadway in the area to be shut down for an extended period of time and they urged drivers to use caution when traveling in the area. No further information has been released at this time.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS—Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves from tick bites during and after spending time outdoors as warmer weather increases tick activity.
Read MoreA driver in eastern Greene County was arrested for OVWI by a state trooper after he told the trooper he was headed home when he got pulled over. But the trooper said he was going in the wrong direction if he was going home and when asked for his registration, the driver handed the trooper a receipt from Walmart.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is now accepting additional applications for Motor Carrier Inspectors (MCI). The MCI positions will staff permanent scale facilities in Lowell, West Harrison, Terre Haute, Richmond, and Seymour. Inspectors enforce both state and federal regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicles operating within the State of Indiana.
Read MoreA Linton man is facing criminal charges in two separate cases involving altercations with two different women. In one case, he's accused of shattering the windshield on a woman’s vehicle. In the other case, he's accused of battery on a woman in a domestic that started at his home but ended up in the city park.
Read MoreA woman who was out on a bicycle ride with friends in the Linton area in late April reported she was bitten by a dog. Now the dog’s owner is being called into court on a misdemeanor charge for not getting the dog’s annual vaccination as required by state law.
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