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Williamson County, IL – A hit-and-run accident early Wednesday morning led to the apprehension of two juvenile suspects and the recovery of a stolen vehicle. The incident occurred in a construction zone near Illinois Route 148 and Grassy Road. According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to...
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - Police are investigating after an armed man entered a residence in Marion, Illinois. According to the Marion Police Department, around 6 p.m. on Friday, August 23, they received a 911 call reporting that an unknown male suspect, armed with a knife, had entered a residence on Rolling Acres Drive.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Four people were sentenced to prison on drug and weapons charges in Jackson County. Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced Wednesday that multiple people were convicted and sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Robert Remey Martin, 21, of Herrin was...
BENTON – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office released the following warrant information for publication on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Forty-four-year-old Amanda L. Ortiz is wanted out of Franklin County for theft. She was last known to be living in the West Frankfort area. Thirty-year-old Chase M. Johnson is...
BENTON – An early Wednesday morning traffic stop in Franklin County led to a Benton man’s arrest on drug-related charges. Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon says around 12:50 a.m., a deputy stopped 59-year-old Brian K. Mann in rural Benton. During the stop, K9 Vader and his handler were...
ENERGY, Ill. (KFVS) - An armed robbery and assault is under investigation in southern Illinois. According to the Energy Police Department, at around 11:35 a.m. on Thursday, August 22 they and Herrin police, along with Williamson County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery and assault near an apartment complex on Pine Street.
“How can you just leave someone like that?” mother says of driver in alleged hit-and-run.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – A man faces weapons charges after shots were fired in Carbondale Tuesday night. Shomari D. Lipscomb, 26, of Carbondale faces charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a firearm without a firearm owners identification card. Carbondale police officers responded to the...
CHESTER – The Chester Fire Department was called out Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in response to a request from the Perryville Fire Department for mutual aid to help deal with a hazardous material situation in which an anhydrous tank pressure valve was leaking. It happened on North Main Street...