LOCAL TOWING SERVICE OPERATOR CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE METH CRIMES
Jason B. Irvin HAMILTON CO., Ill.--Most of McLeansboro was stunned and talking about it Wednesday when a local tow truck service operator was busted on multiple meth charges. Jason B. Irvin, 39, was...
View ArticleFAIRFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARM IN WHITE COUNTY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS—Alvin L. Ewing, II, 51, of Fairfield, Illinois, pled guilty today in United States District Court in Benton to a two-count indictment charging him...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES RELEASE IMAGE FROM ONB BANK ARMED ROBBERY FRIDAY, MT. VERNON, ILL.
JEFFERSON CO., Ill.--Authorities in Mt. Vernon, Illinois are circulating an image taken from a surveillance camera in the lobby of Old National Bank Friday following a robbery there. The robbery...
View ArticleGIBSON COUNTY (IN) AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR SEX OFFENDER WHO FAILED TO REGISTER
Joseph Steven-Keith Newcome, 2013 Gibson County, Ind., mugshot GIBSON CO., Ind.--Gibson County, Indiana, authorities have released information about a man they're looking for in both Indiana and...
View ArticleMETH LAB BUST AFTER FOOT CHASE IN SUMNER
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.--Authorities are still investigating an incident in the city of Sumner yesterday wherein an active meth lab was alleged to have been found on Dubois Street in that town. The whole...
View ArticleFATALITY IN MORNING CRASH WHERE CAR LANDED IN WATER-FILLED DITCH
WAYNE CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police assisted Wayne County authorities this morning with a car accident that landed a Virginia woman's vehicle upside-down in a water-filled ditch...and took the life...
View ArticleCLAY COUNTY: Do you have a copy of the June Special Edition?
...because if you haven't yet picked yours up, here's what you're missing...and it's off stands TOMORROW: Animals killed on Clay County line - Horror and recrimination are the buzzwords for a situation...
View ArticleCROSSVILLE METH CONVICT ARRESTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR
Danielle L. Eyer-Barnett WHITE CO.— A Crossville meth convict, who has been in trouble off and on since before she was old enough to legally consume alcohol, was taken into custody over the weekend....
View ArticleENFIELD METH-MAN ARRESTED ON OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL...
William Scott South WHITE CO., Ill.— A well-known meth-man whose criminal career we've been following for years is back behind bars in White County after an arrest this weekend. It all went down on...
View ArticleALTAMONT MAN SENTENCED IN METH CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Travis Cole Maxfield, 28, of Altamont,...
View ArticleFelon with violent past turned loose on recog bond
Violence goes unchecked in Lawrence LAWRENCE CO.— A Bridgeport felon with a history of violence has been turned loose on the public after being released on a recognizance bond. Billy Joe Stevenson, 28,...
View ArticleRinard man charged with intending to deliver marijuana near school
CLAY CO.— A Rinard man has been charged with a pair of drug offenses including supposedly being near a school while attempting to deliver cannabis. According to information filed in the case, Thomas J....
View ArticleWabash meth-head could have been stopped by prosecutor years ago
WABASH CO.— It appears a methamphetamine cook, or at least a supporter thereof, was set loose in Wabash County due to a screwed-up deal made by former state’s attorney Chris Quick that is nothing...
View ArticleCharge filed in the case of Lawrence County man who was considered runaway in...
LAWRENCE CO.—Movement in the case of a Lawrenceville punk who took off with a local girl in February has begun. Caleb D. Gallion, 18, the 1600 block of 11th St., Lawrenceville, was charged May 28 with...
View ArticleInmate whines again, sues sheriff
RICHLAND CO.—One of Richland County’s more problematic inmates has emerged with yet another gripe with the system in which he’s incarcerated. Burtis Wenzel, who remains locked up in Richland County due...
View ArticleBusinessman, friend charged with sex assault
WABASH CO.—A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle in Wabash County Circuit Court a sex charge against a prominent Mt. Carmel businessman and a woman with a criminal history who is known for...
View ArticleMeth bust: Tip of the iceberg?
HAMILTON CO.—A meth arrest that stunned Hamilton County might have been only the latest in a string of like arrests, and these might be only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to drug activity in...
View ArticleDog shooting response grows out of control
Woman forced to leave her home in wake of threats of violence WHITE CO.—The shooting of a pit bull in rural Norris City lit up social networking on June 8, creating outrage in animal lovers across the...
View ArticleALLEGED INTOXICATED BATTERER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CROSSVILLE
Earl Scott Roark WHITE CO., Ill.--Next time, Scott Roark might want to try weed instead of whiskey. Or whatever adult beverage he was ingesting last night and on into the morning. The activity occurred...
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