The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post has received several concerns from citizens reporting an apparent phone scam.  The Putnamville Post receives numerous reports of phone scams each year, but this particular scam involves using the Putnamville State Police phone number and officers’ names.

A 47-year-old Solsberry man with a lifetime suspension of his driver’s license was arrested on various charges after operating a dirt bike on a public road in eastern Greene County on Aug. 18. 

A traffic stop initiated on Aug. 18 after the driver crossed the center line and drove on the wrong side of the road resulted in the arrest of two men on drug-related charges. 

A 54-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested Aug. 14 on charges of domestic battery after allegedly striking his father in the face. 

A 22-year-old Odon man was arrested on alcohol-related charges after a one-vehicle accident in the late evening hours of Aug. 11 on County Road 425 South.

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has predicted the heat index to be well past 100 degrees in Greene County — and one of the highest in the southern portion of the state — on Thursday and Friday. 

A shelter will be open at the Bloomfield Community Building, 498 North Lincoln Drive, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 through Friday, Aug. 25, according to Roger Axe, Director of Greene County Emergency Management.

The Jasonville Fire Department and the department’s auxiliary members are hosting a fundraiser to help raise funds to purchase and upgrade equipment. 

The Indiana Association of Fire Fighters Local 3087, a local labor union to which the City of Linton firefighters belong, is bringing back a popular fundraiser to help raise money for community outreach programs, scholarships, and other opportunities to give back and serve the community. 

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a one-vehicle accident resulting in a fatality on Interstate 69 near the 98-mile marker. 

A Midland man, out on bond for charges of residential entry, strangulation, and domestic battery, was arrested on a warrant on Aug. 6 after an incident in which he allegedly forced his way into a female’s car and grabbed her around the neck. 

A 66-year-old Jasonville man was arrested on Aug. 1 on a warrant for two charges of neglect of a dependant after he allegedly left two juvenile children home alone for nearly five hours with one juvenile attempting to enter someone’s residence. 

The application process for Jail Officers at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department will be opening next week as part of a hiring process hosted by the department.

A 29-year-old Freedom man arrested on a warrant for theft and invasion of privacy on Aug 2 pled guilty Aug. 3 to both charges. 

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