WATCH OUT! Various patrols coming to your county in March, say ISP
DISTRICT 19, CARMI - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct various patrols in the area coming up in March. Here's the rundown....
View ArticleEdgar County: Federal deposition reveals Deputy involved in alleged illegal...
From our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs/Illinois Leaks By Kirk Allen on February 22, 2019 Edgar (ECWd) – Edgar County Sheriff Deputy Dee Burgin has found himself in yet another Federal civil...
View ArticleDUI charged in weekend accident in Lawrence involving Richland woman
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Bad drivers abounded this past week, and one in Lawrence County Saturday night was no exception....and it's alleged that alcohol was a factor. That'd be the case with Carla...
View ArticleAnother meth arrest in White County, this one in Enfield
Lyle D. Dodd WHITE CO., Ill. - Lately, the national news has been running pieces on the resurgence of meth in the country, as meth heads don't seem to be inclined to use Mexican meth due to the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Clark County man confesses to murder of girlfriend in cold case,...
ISP agents investigate cold case homicide of Kaylyn Whitaker Connor W. Scott CLARK CO. Ill. - The Illinois State Police (ISP) responded to Danville, Indiana on February 25, 2019, to investigate the...
View ArticleHerrin police activity features guy from Effingham County, and juveniles
HERRIN, Ill. - A couple of juveniles, as well as a young man down all the way from Altamont in Effingham County, made this week’s Herrin Police Department weekly arrest report for the week ending...
View ArticleWalmart in Marion is the hoppin place for thieving this past week
MARION, Ill. - Lots of thieving from Walmart, as well as the average number of meth arrests, have kept Marion City Police busy this past week. Here’s the report. Zachary R Spiller, 28 of West...
View ArticleA few shots of flooding along the Ohio, Golconda, Ill.
The riverfront, Golconda, Friday, February 22 GOLCONDA, Ill. - Had the opportunity to be on the riverfront of the Ohio in Golconda (Pope County, Ill.) Friday when the fog was on. The water was...
View ArticleSaline County warrant served on guy at Burrell Woods in Carmi
Anthony Durbin CARMI, Ill. - A man whose history is showing a number of addresses, including Carrier Mills in Saline County as well as a driver's license showing South Chicago, is in custody today...
View ArticleUpdate from ISP on Whitaker homicide investigation
Connor W. Scott CLARK CO., Ill. - On February 26, 2019, Connor W. Scott was formally charged in Clark County, Illinois, with two counts of First Degree Murder reference the death Kaylyn Whitaker. On...
View ArticleLawrenceville man taken into custody on Wabash, Edwards Cos. child porn charges
Glen E. Howder WABASH/EDWARDS COs., Ill. - A Lawrenceville man is in custody this morning after an arrest by Wabash County authorities on child porn counts...and they're not the only county. Wabash...
View ArticleISP releases vague info on IDOC employees’ charges
ILLINOIS - Three Illinois Department of Corrections correctional officers have been formally charged somewhere with harming an inmate, but a press release from Illinois State Police doesn't address...
View ArticleCROSSVILLE: Familiar names in traffic stop; charges filed
Devin Ward CROSSVILLE, Ill. - White County Sheriff's Deputies saw lots of activity in the village of Crossville over the past couple of days, and here's the first of two reports about it. White County...
View ArticleEarlier Crossville incident gets teen caught with fine wine…and weed
CROSSVILLE, Ill. - The little village of Crossville east of Carmi in White County was a hopping place yesterday, Tuesday, February 26. Besides the incident at Michael Jordan's place last night,...
View ArticleUnlawful Use of Property for meth crime sends Carmi man to IDOC
Eric Brand WHITE CO., Ill. - A Carmi man charged last year with using property in the commission of a meth crime is off to Illinois Department of Corrections over it. Ordinarily, Eric F. Brand, 38, is...
View ArticleMt. Carmel Police deal with an interesting batch of individuals
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel Police have been dealing with a rather interesting bunch of individuals over the past week, as the MCPD activity report covering February 20 through 25, 2019, shows. On...
View ArticleClay, Crawford, Jasper, Effingham counties: ISP patrol stats in
CLAY/CRAWFORD/JASPER/EFFINGHAM COs., Ill. - Results of various patrols in four District 12 counties are in. CLAY/EFFINGHAM NITE PATROLS Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory...
View ArticleEnfield man arrested at traffic stop on warrant from 2017 case
Jason Sigmund WHITE CO., Ill. - A young man from Enfield, subject to a traffic stop last night in Carmi, landed in jail when the officer found out there was an active warrant for his arrest. Carmi...
View ArticleKratom Association Chair challenges misleading claims by FDA Commissioner
From the American Kratom Association WASHINGTON, DC - FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's incessant anti-kratom tweets, Public Health Alerts, and continued pleas to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to...
View ArticleMeth, DUI, dominate Clay County Sheriff’s report, end of February
CLAY CO., Ill. - Meth seems to be undergoing a resurgence in the area, as department after department in the coverage area is reporting more and more arrests. Here's Clay County's, courtesy Sheriff...
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