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Five juveniles have been arrested for a series of property damage reports in Carbondale, including damaging equipment at the Super Splash Park last weekend. The Carbondale Police Department reports a 15-year-old male was arrested on Monday and the remaining four were taken into custody on Tuesday. The 15-year-old is detained in a juvenile detention facility pending a court appearance. The other four were released to their parents pending court appearances.
JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. (KBSI) – Two men face several drug charges after sheriff’s deputies say they busted a drug house in Johnston City. David M. Lehman Jr. faces charges of armed habitual criminal (Class X felony), methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony), methamphetamine delivery (Class 2 felony), possession of weapon by felon (Class 3 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
WHITEASH, Ill. (WJPF) – A house at the center of a multi-state narcotics distributing operation was raided Thursday. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 5.8 pounds of methamphetamine, $30,582 in cash, and a .45 caliber handgun inside of the home at 213 Sanders Avenue in Whiteash.
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion woman has been accused of stealing over $100,000 from her employer. AnnaMarie Cook was arrested at her home Wednesday on charged of theft, forgery, and wire fraud. Cook is a member of the 2024 Marion Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Their website...
A Carbondale man has been charged in the death of 18-year-old Southern Illinois University student Keeshanna Jackson after a shooting that took place in August of 2021 on West Cherry Street in Carbondale, Illinois. It was announced that 22-year-old Keavonte Nesby has been charged with first degree murder as well...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Franklin County sheriff’s deputies warn the public to be on the look out for three wanted men. Scotty D. Turner, 41, is wanted out of Franklin County for two counts of domestic battery and two counts of violation of an order of protection. He was last known to be living in the West Frankfort area.
JOHNSTON CITY – A wanted felon was recently caught entering Williamson County with drugs and a gun. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says on Aug. 3, deputies developed intelligence concerning the location and activities of Dakota A. Holmes. Holmes was wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants – two out of Williamson County for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Criminal Trespass to Vehicle and one out of Franklin County for Methamphetamine Possession.
Centralia, IL (August 14, 2024) – Illinois State Police troopers have released further details on a Sunday morning crash in the 2300 block of Walnut Hill Road southeast of Centralia that resulted in three injuries. Preliminary information indicates that one of the drivers, an off-duty Centralia Police officer, was...
An 85-year-old Centralia man has died in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Clinton County. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department reports the crash occurred on New U.S. 50 at the St. Rose Road. Phillip Altadonna was a passenger in a car driven by his 80-year-old wife Brenda. Reports indicate...
A 16-year-old Odin juvenile girl on her first day of driving crashed into a ditch on the North Hoots Chapel Road near Young’s Road northwest of Salem Wednesday morning. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department handled the wreck. The Salem Fire Protection District was called to assist the driver, but she was able to get out of the car on her own.