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Lower flags to half-staff on Monday for Peace Officers Memorial Day

Lower flags to half-staff on Monday for Peace Officers Memorial Day

Peace Officers Memorial Day is Monday, May 15. The day honors peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. In accordance with U.S.C. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7(m) of the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Peace Officers Memorial Day.

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UPDATED INFO: GCSD seeking information on stolen truck and trailer

UPDATED INFO:  GCSD seeking information on stolen truck and trailer

UPDATED INFO: The truck was located in southern Monroe County by the Indiana State Police. The trailer and the Dixie Chopper are still missing……

The Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a pickup truck with a trailer stolen from a residence in eastern Greene County.

Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Devan Goad, the investigating officer, reported a gray 2001 Chevrolet dually pickup truck with Indiana plate VCT220 and a 10-foot 2019 flatbed trailer with Indiana plate TR723ZVL, and a 72-inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower were all stolen from a residence on East Chapel Rd. in Solsberry in the evening of May 10 or early morning on May 11.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812 384-4411

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GCSD seeking information on stolen truck and trailer

GCSD seeking information on stolen truck and trailer

The Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a pickup truck with a trailer stolen from a residence in eastern Greene County.

Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Devan Goad, the investigating officer, reported a gray 2001 Chevrolet dually pickup truck with Indiana plate VCT220 and a 10-foot 2019 flatbed trailer with Indiana plate TR723ZVL, and a 72-inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower were all stolen from a residence on East Chapel Rd. in Solsberry in the evening of May 10 or early morning on May 11.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812 384-4411

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LOCATED SAFE........GCSD asks for help from the public to locate a missing man

LOCATED SAFE........GCSD asks for help from the public to locate a missing man

The Greene County Sheriff's Department is requesting the public's assistance to locate a man missing from the Linton area.

GCSD Deputy Harvey Holt, the investigating officer, said the family of Parker Anderson, 26, Linton, reported him missing and said he was last seen in the early morning hours of May 9 near McDonald's in Linton.

Anderson is a white male, 6 foot 4 inches in height, weighs 150 pounds with blue eyes and blonde/red hair.

The Sheriff's Department is asking anyone with information that will help in locating Anderson to call the Greene County Sheriff's Office or Greene County Crime Stoppers.

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Linton driver arrested for OVWI over the weekend

Linton driver arrested for OVWI over the weekend

While stopped at the intersection of State Road 54 and County Road 1000 West, a member of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department recognized a vehicle in front of him as one from a previous stop. After a May 7 traffic stop, a 55-year-old Linton man, previously convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated while engendering a person, was arrested for operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license as well as operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 

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