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A report of a driver traveling all over the roadway and possibly intoxicated in the late hours of Dec 12 resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old Linton woman.
Read MoreA warrant was issued on Dec. 28 and served on Dec. 29 for a 29-year-old Bloomfield man for allegedly stealing items from Wal-Mart on two different dates.
Read MoreA 58-year-old Dugger man was arrested in the early morning hours of Dec. 18 after he was found asleep in his vehicle in the northbound lane of North State Road 59, the vehicle in drive with his foot on the brake.
Read MoreGreene Superior Court Judge Dena A. Martin and Greene Circuit Court Judge Erik C. Allen swore in Greene County Sheriff George Dallaire and other newly elected 2023 Greene County officials on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Room of the Greene County Courthouse.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man is accused of attempted murder for allegedly making numerous threats against his ex and her new boyfriend then traveling to the boyfriend's rural Worthington home where he crashed his truck into the house and used a lot of ammo that left bullet holes in an exterior door and shot up windows, furniture and glass. The couple and a young child left the home before he arrived and were not injured.
Read MoreDriving at a low rate of speed and crossing the center line on State Road 54 initiated a traffic stop for a 44-year-old Worthington woman, which later resulted in her Dec. 15 arrest on several charges including possession of drugs and paraphernalia.
Read MoreA 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.
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