FOUR-WHEELER DRIVER FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AFTER WRECK
JASPER CO., Ill. - A Wheeler man was found unconscious last night at a rural Jasper County location, having wrecked his ATV. In a strange little report by Illinois State Police District 12, in which...
View ArticleEDWARDS GETS THEIR MAN: PICKERING PICKED UP
Kevin Pickering, White County mug EDWARDS CO., Ill. - Another Edwards County meth warrant has been served as the players in the multi-county meth ring continue to be drawn in. Over the past year and a...
View ArticleISP TO CONDUCT 4-HOUR CLICK IT OR TICKET, BORDER TO BORDER OPERATION
ISP Troopers Focused on Fatality Reduction SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announced today the agency will join a 20-state National Highway Transportation Safety...
View ArticleParty of five…? Right this way…ISP’s waiting on you
WHITE CO., Ill. - A party of five didn’t have a good time Saturday night, courtesy law enforcement from two separate counties working in conjunction with the Illinois State Police. And it wasn’t like...
View ArticleChicago Area Doctors and Healthcare Worker Arrested for Medicaid Fraud
Investigation also Reveals Individual Practiced Medicine Without a License Flores-Arroyo CHICAGO - Officials from the Illinois State Police (ISP) announce the arrest of two Chicago physicians and a...
View ArticleBIKE-RIDING CHILD INJURED SLIGHTLY IN COLLISION WITH CAR
MARSHALL, Ill. - A collision between a Lincoln and a bicycle earlier today sent the bike-rider - a juvenile whose age wasn't given - to a hospital with fortunately only minor injuries. The situation...
View ArticleFLORA TEEN BUSTED IN WILL COUNTY WITH HEROIN IN CAR
Daisy Mae Sherman, Will County mug WILL CO., Ill. - Authorities aren't being really clear on what a girl from Flora was doing up in Wilmington, Illinois, in far-flung Will County, but one thing they...
View ArticleMARION CITY POLICE REPORT, THIRD WEEK OF MAY, 2016
MARION, Ill. - The following have been arrested or at least cited by Marion police during the time frame of May 19 to 22, 2016. Barry Baker, 53 of Marion has been issued a citation for Assault on May...
View ArticleISP 19 RELEASE RESULTS FROM RECENT PATROLS
DISTRICT 19, CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 has released enforcement figures from the recent patrols conducted mid-May. First, the Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP)...
View ArticleILLINOIS STATE POLICE PREPARE FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
State Troopers to Strictly Enforce Speeding, DUI, Seatbelt, and Distracted Driving CARMI, Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander Captain Kelly Hodge is reminding motorists to take the...
View ArticleCASEY CHILD DIES IN CLARK COUNTY TRAFFIC CRASH
CLARK CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle collision last evening south of Casey ended with a fatality: An 11-year-old from that town. The accident, said Illinois State Police, happened at 5:14 p.m. yesterday...
View ArticleCITY OF FLORA POLICE REPORT, MAY 17-24, 2016
FLORA, Ill. - Flora Police Chief John Nicholson releases the following information regarding arrests in his city from May 17 to the 24th: Tuesday, May 17 at 9:13 pm, Flora Police investigated an...
View ArticleFORMER PINCKNEYVILLE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOOKKEEPER SENTENCED TO...
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - Tammy L. Kellerman, 53, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, the former bookkeeper for the Pinckneyville Rural Fire Protection District (PRFPD), was...
View ArticleMT. CARMEL POLICE REPORT, THIRD WEEK OF MAY 2016!
MT. CARMEL. Ill.— Last week’s Mt. Carmel police report, covering May 17-22, included everything from battery to driving suspended to drug arrests. The report begins on May 17, when Mt. Carmel Police...
View ArticleTWO FOR ONE: W’SON CO. AGENT BUSTS TWO LADIES SATURDAY
Barbara Elder WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A Marion woman was busted Saturday after a special agent following her pseudoephedrine purchases tracked her out of a local drugstore. On May 21, Barbara Elder, 50,...
View ArticleISP DIST. 19 RELEASE RESULTS FROM SEATBELT PATROL, WABASH COUNTY
WABASH CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 has released enforcement figures from the Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP) conducted in Wabash County this past Monday, May 23, 2016....
View ArticleThe VA Scandal Two Years Later
During and after the VA wait-time scandal, the agency added nearly 40,000 positions to payroll, but only 3,591 were doctors. It's Not Disney World - The VA Scandal Two Years Later Please read our...
View ArticleARE CARMI BREAK-INS SOLVED…? ONE ARRESTED
Colton Shelow, White County mug CARMI, Ill. - Reports of multiple criminal incidents, including burglary, criminal trespass and criminal damage to property in the city of Carmi have resulted in an...
View ArticleMAN SHOT; SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP
EDGAR CO., Ill. - A situation early yesterday morning turned quickly from a manhunt for two unidentified people into a current "wanted/fugitive" matter today. The situation emerged in Edgar County...
View ArticleFranklin County Public Hospital Terminates CEO Contract, adjusts Public...
FROM OUR FRIENDS THE EDGAR COUNTY WATCHDOGS/ILLINOIS LEAKS May 25, 2016 BENTON, IL. (ECWd) – During this week’s Franklin County Public Hospital Board of Director’s meeting, as reported by the...
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