WEEK 2 OF NO REPORT ON RICK WHITE’S ARREST, CHARGE….BUT TIPPING STILL GOES ON
Eric Hall...looking rough at only 37. HAMILTON/WHITE/WAYNE CO., Ill. - The conspicuous absence of any mention of the indictment of an errant ISP agent on an area radio station continues...but the agent...
View ArticleSEARCH FOR VINCENNES SUSPECT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY CONTINUES
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - A situation regarding a man wanted on a Knox County warrant has had the attention of authorities in Lawrence since just before noon today (Saturday, February 13, 2016). While the...
View ArticleWRECK NEAR CITY PARK IN LAWRENCEVILLE, CAR V. TREE
LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. - Reports have come in about a car versus tree accident near the city park in Lawrenceville, on Locust. The accident occurred at around noon today (Sunday, February 14) and is...
View ArticleGUNSHOT WOUND TO HAND PROMPTS RICHLAND COUNTY AMBULANCE DISPATCH
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Not much is known at this hour, but Richland County Ambulance Service was dispatched to a Dundas address out in the county on a call regarding a gunshot wound to the hand. The...
View Article$10,000 bond set in sex case
WABASH CO.— A Mt. Carmel man is going to have to come up with $10,000 cash if he hopes to see daylight before his upcoming trial in a sex abuse case. According to information filed in the case, between...
View ArticleFlora man accused of strangling family member
CLAY CO.— A Flora man with a lengthy history of violence has been charged with a pair of felonies after authorities say he choked a Clay County woman. According to information filed in the case, on...
View ArticleOlney man accused of wanting to kill step-daughter and bury her in the yard —...
RICHLAND CO.— Disturbing accusations involving an Olney man have surfaced in an Emergency Order of Protection granted in Richland County. According to court documents, the OP involves Jessica Erin...
View Article‘Great guy’ being held on $10k cash bond following breaking of family...
EDWARDS/JASPER COs. – The arrest and multiple charges of a Jasper County man in more southerly Edwards County lit up social networking on the evening that his charges were announced, as many came to...
View ArticleBriefs from around the Disclosure area
Flora man accused of sexually abusing teen CLAY CO.— A Flora man has been charged with misdemeanor Criminal Sexual Abuse. According to information filed in the case, between November 1, and November...
View ArticleRadioactivity in oil operation among many claims of injury from two White Co....
WHITE CO. – The lawsuit involving two women who last year sued oil producers for allegedly contaminating their land were the subject of a press release in early February. Issued by their attorney...
View ArticleTwo familiar faces busted within days of each other
Mething around in Olney? RICHLAND CO. – Some familiar names and faces have been hemmed up this past month in a couple of alleged meth moving or possession cases in the city of Olney…and one of...
View Article‘Date’ with 12-year-old leads to kidnapping charge
RICHLAND CO. – What was charged as a kidnapping in Richland County may turn out to be not exactly that if the defense in the case can show that the suspect was mislead by a social networking/online...
View ArticleINDICTED: PERJURY
RICHLAND CO. – The indictment of an Illinois State Police special agent in Richland County has set many entities throughout the state back on their heels, and has caused a chill of apprehension...
View ArticleTraffic arrest of drug felon unnerves local meth world
LAWRENCE/WABASH COs. – The arrest in Wabash County of a Lawrence County felon has opened up an interesting can of worms as it regards the ongoing drug war across several counties and two states....
View ArticleFORMAL CHARGES FILED IN HAMILTON ON MAN POLICE SAY LEAD THEM ON A CHASE
Eric Hall HAMILTON CO., Ill. - Eric L. Hall, 37, of Carmi, was charged today in Hamilton County with eight separate counts following last week's chase, which we featured in this post. According to...
View ArticleMAN IN COURT THIS MORNING OVER EDGEWOOD STABBINGS
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill.— A Dieterich man had his first appearance this morning in Effingham County, charged in an incident that happened this past weekend wherein police say he stabbed at least three...
View ArticleILLINOIS STATE POLICE PREPARE FOR 50th SUPER BOWL WEEKEND
ISP DISTS. 12, 19/SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials unveiled enforcement plans for the 50th Super Bowl weekend. ISP Troopers will strictly enforce moving violations with an...
View ArticleCORONER’S REPORT: MAN WHO CRASHED GYROCOPTER IN MARION COUNTY WAS IN GOOD HEALTH
MARION CO., Ill. - A fatal aircraft accident early this week near the Centralia airport is still under investigation, but the coroner of the county where it occurred is saying it wasn't attributed to...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY JOINS OTHERS IN LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE FOR FUNDS
WHITE CO., Ill. - Like the other counties, White County has officially filed a lawsuit for its salary reimbursements from the state of Illinois. White County prosecutor Denton Aud White County State's...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY HEARS FROM STATE, WILL GET ITS MONEY
WHITE CO., Ill. - White County State's Attorney Denton Aud has updated the status of the filing we reported on earlier today, wherein he was attempting to get the state to submit money owed to White...
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