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Two arrested on Agg Batt & Mob Action charges
Throw down CARMI, Ill. - Two Carmi men were arrested Saturday afternoon on some fairly significant charges following an incident on Smith Drive. Melvin Lewis Jr. Carmi police report that Melvin L....
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Two sentenced in Williamson County
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti has announced sentencing in the case of two individuals. DONNY RICKER VIOLATES PROBATION; RECEIVES 4 YEARS IN DOC FOR...
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Dutch citizen convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud
BENTON, Ill. - Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on Friday, February 23, 2018, a federal court in Benton found Pieter Roor, 66, of the...
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Courthouse security/deputy makes arrests during court in Carmi
WHITE CO., Ill. - One of Sheriff Doug Maier's deputies, doubling as court security at the White County Courthouse, effected a couple of arrests yesterday in the midst of court proceedings. Ashley...
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Southern Illinois 2018 Indigenous Plants Symposium coming up!
Shawnee Natural Areas: Hotspots of Biodiversity SO. ILL. - Something sure to interest you is coming up which explores in depth the most beautiful place in southern Illinois: The 2018 Indigenous Plant...
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Traffic stop, warrant service, lead to arrests in Carmi
CARMI, Ill. - Two individuals, one the subject of a traffic stop and one the subject of a warrant, ended up being taken into custody yesterday in Carmi over various infractions Monday, February 26....
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SALINE COUNTY ARREST ACTIVITY: Busy days between the 22nd and 26th
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County law enforcement officials had quite a bit of work to conduct this past week, from February 22 through yesterday the 26th, and here are the results of that work....
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School resource officer at Marion High School being considered
Marion High School MARION, Ill. - In the wake of the horror of a couple of school shootings so far this year, including one in neighboring Kentucky just last month, many schools are taking action to...
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Break-in reported, warrant arrest effected on turn-in, both in Carmi
CARMI, Ill. - There are just a couple of incidents to report on the Carmi Police front from yesterday and into this morning...but at least one of them is rather colorful. The first incident to report,...
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Norris City man sentenced in White County court afternoon session
Christopher Hosman WHITE CO., Ill. - White County State's Attorney Denton Aud has released information about a man from Norris City who was sentenced this afternoon in an Aggravated DUI case. Aud said...
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Marion Narcotics Unit makes heroin, crack cocaine bust; suspect wanted for...
MARION, Ill. – Earlier today (Thursday, March 1, 2018) the Marion Police Department Narcotics Unit simultaneously executed two search warrants involving the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine....
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CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS: Two juveniles detained after alleged threat
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County authorities are reporting an incident at North Clay Schools in Louisville that resulted in police response. Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers reports that yesterday...
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Vandalism going on in the city of Carmi
CARMI, Ill. - Vandals struck in the city of Carmi over the past several days, and yesterday (Wednesday, February 28), business owners were busy reporting it. The first report came in at 7:53 a.m.,...
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Woman arrested after incident of “agitation”& stabbing with ink pen
en.wikipedia.org MARION, Ill. - No need to check your weather app for lunar phases; all you have to do is look at the behaviors going on in some of the local arrest reports to see that the moon is...
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FLORA: Police chief says added police presence is coming up at schools
FLORA, Ill. - Flora Police Chief John Nicholson has submitted information pertaining to increased police activity at the schools in Unit #35. Nicholson said that parents of students there need not be...
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Accused cannabis trafficker denied bail reduction request in Jackson
Christian Reichert JACKSON CO., Ill. - The ongoing battling in a 2016 case that the prosecutor says is associated with a cop shooting in Carbondale took up a good part of the court's time in Jackson...
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After one false start, treasurer of City of Zeigler pleads guilty to fraud,...
Ryan Thorpe, from his LinkedIn page BENTON, Ill. - The former treasurer for the city of Zeigler has finally entered a plea in his fraud and embezzlement case, this after a "false start" a few weeks ago...
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Williamson County man convicted of methamphetamine offense
Rex A. Hopper CREAL SPRINGS, Ill. - On February 28, 2018, a federal jury in Benton, Illinois, convicted a Williamson County man of a methamphetamine offense, United States Attorney for the Southern...
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Wrecks and warrant arrests highlight Clay County Sheriff’s report
CLAY CO., Ill. - Sheriff Andy Myers' report for the past week (covering February 21 through 27) is in, and it's a combination of a lot of warrant services, traffic incidents, and...
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Wilson-Puckett combine cited after traffic stop
Kyle Puckett Timothy Wilson CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police issued a couple of citations that warranted booking procedures for a couple of local guys following a traffic stop last night. Carmi police...
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