MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel Detective Sgt. Ryan Turner has submitted the department's report for this past week (October 7 through the 12th, 2018).
Oct. 7 - Mt. Carmel Police arrested Darick L. Loving, 43 of Mt. Carmel, after police were investigating a 911 misdial at IGA. Police responding to the 911 call noticed Loving exiting the store and knew he was wanted on a Wabash County failure to appear warrant. Loving was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was served the $200.00 cash bond warrant.
Oct. 8 - Mt. Carmel Police arrested Doreen K. Powell, 39 of Mt. Carmel, after police responded to a violation of an order protection complaint at 1901 N. Cherry Street. Police were notified that Powell was living within 500 feet of a protected person named on an order of protection where Powell was the respondent. Police located Powell and found her to actually be 105 feet from the protected person's property. Powell was transported to the Wabash County Jail and held pending the setting of bond.
Oct. 12 - Mt. Carmel Police arrested Matthew R. Howard, 33 of Mt. Carmel, after police were notified that he violated an order of protection. The complainant advised that Howard continued to harass her after an order of protection was filed against him. Howard is accused of sending the complainant text messages and calling her throughout the evening. Police located Howard and placed him under arrest. Howard was held pending the posting of $750.00 cash.
Also on the 12th, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Timothy S. Sweeney, 58 of Oakland City. Police stopped a 2002 Chevrolet in the 500 block of Walnut Street after it disobeyed the stop sign at 5th and Poplar Street. During the traffic stop it was discovered that Sweeney was operating the vehicle on a suspended driver's license. A search incident to an arrest resulted in police locating suspected methamphetamine in the pocket of Sweeney. Police also discovered an expandable baton in the driver's side door of the vehicle and over $1600.00 in cash. Police transported Sweeney to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged with Driving While License is Suspended, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Delivery of Methamphetamine, and Unlawful Uuse of Property/Methamphetamine. Sweeney is being held in the Wabash County Jail pending the posting of bond.