HootieMom has meltdown over article
LAWRENCE/WABASH/RICHLAND COs., Ill. - We get beseiged a lot more by whiny readers than we let you know about. Derek "Hootie" Wells However, response to the article about the wreck Derek "Hootie"...
View ArticleISP: BODY OF MISSING TEEN BROOKE NAYLOR HAS BEEN FOUND
GALLATIN/SALINE COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police in District 19 has announced that the body of missing teen Brooke Naylor has been located in Gallatin County, neighboring to Saline from where she...
View ArticleTroopers arrest four impaired drivers overnight
KNOX/VANDERBURGH COs., Ind. - When Indiana State Police make a number of impaired driver arrests, they, unlike Illinois State Police, show us the names and infractions, as well as other details of the...
View ArticleDownloading child porn leads to prison time for Macoupin County man
MACOUPIN CO., Ill. - Christopher R. Buse, 43, of Staunton, Illinois, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for knowingly receiving child pornography over the internet, U.S. Attorney Steven D....
View ArticleAUTOPSY RESULTS SHOW HARRISBURG WOMAN DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA
GALLATIN CO., Ill. - Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox has released the results of the autopsy conducted today on the young woman who went missing earlier this week from Harrisburg, and whose body was...
View ArticleTelemarketer sentenced to prison for participation in timeshare resale scam
U.S. DISTRICT COURT - Osvaldo (“Oz”) Gonzalez, 44, was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for his role in defrauding thousands of people across the country in a nationwide timeshare resale scam....
View ArticleThrown beer bottle gets Crawford County guy a heap of trouble
Justin Burtch PALESTINE, Ill. - A man who's already seen a probation violation this year has caught more trouble again after an incident this weekend involving a thrown beer bottle and a damaged Jeep....
View ArticleHouseboat sinks in Mill Creek Lake
From our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs/Illinois Leaks Photo by Edgar County Watchdogs By jmkraft on March 9, 2019 CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – Earlier last week the Illinois Environmental Protection...
View ArticleFLORA: Police activity report for first week of March 2019
FLORA, Ill. - It's standard fare this week for the Flora Police Department activity report, but some of the warrant arrests netted folks from out-of-county, including one guy from Grayville. Here's...
View ArticleOlney woman arrested in Marion in this city police activity report
MARION, Ill. - A young woman from Olney is the most recent arrestee in this Marion City Police activity report, brought to you courtesy Marion Police. Alexis Wagner, 23 of Pittsburg, has been arrested...
View ArticleSALINE, GALLATIN COs.: ISP announces alcohol patrol results
SALINE/GALLATIN COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol held in Saline and...
View ArticleTwo women sentenced in Williamson County
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Two women, one of them from out of the area, one from Carterville, were sentenced this past week in Williamson County. Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti said...
View ArticleHerrin Police Department activity report covers late February/early March
HERRIN, Ill. – What does the most recent Herrin Police Department activity report look like? Check this out; here it is, the report covering February 26 through March 4, 2019. Carli S. Evrard, 40,...
View ArticleHarrisburg woman finds out in Carmi that brass knuckles are a no-no
CARMI, Ill. - A young woman from Harrisburg learned the hard way yesterday that a person can't tote around a set of brass knuckles, as they're considered a weapon in Illinois. Carmi police reports...
View ArticleDUI and pot possession charged after accident with injury in Vandalia
FAYETTE CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle crash early this morning (Tuesday, March 12) sent a driver to the hospital as well as got him charged with several counts including DUI. Illinois State Police said...
View ArticleCentralia woman sentenced to 20 years on meth-related charges
CENTRALIA, Ill. - Anthonette Strowder, aka “Big Mama,” 59, of Centralia, was sentenced this afternoon (Tuesday, March 12) to 240 months in federal prison on methamphetamine related charges. Strowder’s...
View ArticleMonday sentencing of Marion man for cannabis delivery
MARION, Ill. - Besides the two women we featured this morning in this post, a third individual was sentenced in Williamson County Circuit Court Monday. Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon...
View ArticleIndiana troopers to conduct sobriety checkpoints in Posey County Friday night
POSEY CO., Ind. - For those of you who travel across the river into Posey County, Indiana, we have some news for you from a press release issued by Indiana State Police: Prepare to be stopped. Indiana...
View ArticleMan busted for Agg Batt at Carmi laundromat
Jeremy Allen CARMI, Ill. - A man with varying addresses (one in Carmi, one in Salem) was behind bars as of this morning (Wednesday, March 13) after an incident at a Carmi laundromat that got him...
View ArticleISP District 19 announces February activity and enforcement
CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of February. Troopers in District 19, which includes...
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