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CRIME & SAFETY
Suspect dead, Alton Police K-9 also dies in shooting
One person and an Alton Police canine were killed in an officer-involved shooting just before 6:00 Thursday morning in Alton. Officers from the Alton Police Department engaged in gunfire with a suspect in the 700 block of E. 6th Street. The suspect was hit and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Helicopter Requested for Apparent Attack Victim in Alton
ALTON – The Alton Police Department responded to an apparent attack in the 2300 block of East Broadway Wednesday night. First responders arrived at the scene and located the victim, whose injuries necessitated urgent medical attention. An Arch Medical Helicopter was requested and subsequently landed in the Fast Eddies...
State's Attorney Announces Guilty Verdict in Trial of Man Charged with Assaulting Members of U.S. Marshals Service Task Force
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Thursday that a jury has found a Granite City man guilty of aggravated assault of a peace officer for making threats, while armed, against members of a U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. Charles A. Payne, 60, was convicted...
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