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A report of threats made resulted in the Dec. 17 arrest of a habitual offender on a handful of felony charges including unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, and pointing a firearm.
Read MoreA 40-year-old Bloomfield woman landed herself in jail for allegedly taking items without paying for them from Linton Wal-Mart, a store she had been trespassed from twice.
Read MoreA call regarding a subject banging on someone’s house and windows and screaming resulted in the arrest of a 40-year-old Linton man on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of paraphernalia.
Read MoreBloomington- On December 15, 2022, Eleven Probationary Troopers graduated from the 83rd Indiana State Police Academy. Today, Probationary Trooper Caroline Harding reported for duty to the Bloomington District.
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Read MoreDuring the late hours of December 23, Beech Creek Township Fire Department was dispatched to a fully engulfed structure fire on Pate Lane in the Solsberry area. Beech Creek was assisted by the Center Township Fire Department, Clay Township Fire Department, Greene County Ambulance Service, Greene County Sheriff’s Department and the Greene County Coroners office. The fire claimed the life of one subject. The fire is under investigation at this time with the State Fire Marshalls Office. The name of the deceased was not released.
Read MoreA 15-year-old juvenile is missing from the Bloomfield area and the Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for information that could help locate her.
Caitlin R. Williams, 15, Bloomfield, was last seen around 11:00 PM on Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25.
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Stanley, the lead investigator, said deputies were called to a house on Baseline Road in the Bloomfield area around 12:45 AM on Monday, December 26. Deputy Stanley said Caitlin's mother, Jamie Bower, provided them with names of Caitlin’s closest friends but he said none of them have been able to to provide information about Caitlin's location.
Caitlin was last seen when she left home around 11:00 PM on Christmas Day wearing a black sweater without a hood and Christmas pajama pants that had pictures on them. Caitlin is approximately 5 foot 5 inches tall with brown shoulder length hair.
Deputy Stanley said Caitlin’s cell phone has been turned off since approximately the time she left home and it is unknown if she is on foot or is traveling in a vehicle.
If anyone has any information about the whereabouts of Caitlin, GCSD asks you to call the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812-384-4411.
Read MoreNathan Abrams, president, Greene County Board of Commissioners, has put Greene County's Road Status to Level One or Advisory until 6:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday). Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe reports that at that time, Abrams has ordered it to advance to Level Two, Watch Status until 8:00 a.m. Saturday, December 24.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for a major winter storm expected to impact the state starting Thursday.
Read MoreLinton, Indiana—Greene County General Hospital is pleased to announce the creation of the Greene County General Hospital Police Department. Officers were sworn in during a ceremony on December 20, 2022.
Read MoreRoger Axe, director of the Greene County Emergency Management Agency, says old man winter is about to land on us with both feet, just in time for Christmas. Weather predictions are for extreme cold with possible wind and snow.
Read MoreLast Friday, December 16, an officer from the Spencer Police Department, who formerly served in Greene County, was arrested on official misconduct and theft charges after an investigation by detectives with the Indiana State Police Special Investigation Section.
Read MoreA former police officer, Debbie McDonald, 53 at the time of her arrest, Linton, appeared in Greene Superior Court on Wednesday for her sentencing hearing in a theft case.
Read MoreA Jasonville driver who ran off the road and ended up upside down in a ditch earlier this month was not seriously injured but he is facing charges of OVWI.
Read MoreTaking someone’s phone without permission resulted in the Dec. 5 arrest of a 28-year-old Hymera man on multiple charges.
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