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Earlville Man Arrested Four Times in Nearly Two Weeks
A LaSalle County man has been arrested four times in the past 10 days in Morris. Morris Police Deputy Chief Chad Skelton said Jacob Hagy, 35, of Earlville was arrested for Public Intoxication and Aggravated Assault from two separate incidents at Stratton Park on July 19th. He was also arrested...
Illinois man identified as victim of fatal weekend fall at Starved Rock
The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died Saturday from a fall at Starved Rock State Park in Ottawa as Albert Cramer, 38, of Oswego. The fall happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Illinois Canyon, one of the park's 18 gorges. Preliminary results of a forensic autopsy indicated Cramer died...
DeKalb County deputies arrest man for having two pounds of cannabis
DeKalb County deputies on Sunday arrested 56-year-old Shawn Joseph Weisfeld of Fountain, Colorado, during a traffic stop on I-88 near DeKalb. Police allege that Weisfeld had two pounds of cannabis. Weisfeld was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis and was taken to the DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore. He was released later on a notice to appear in court.
Rutland Tractor Driver Charged With Reckless Homicide
A motorcyclist's death is being pinned squarely on an alleged reckless and impaired tractor driver from Rutland. Thirty-six-year-old Matthew Reynolds was charged Friday in DeKalb County Court with felony charges of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in a crash involving death. He initially only faced a ticket for disobeying a stop sign for his role in a fatal crash back on October 1st near Shabbona.
Two Indicted on Charges of Possession of Stolen Vehicles
A La Salle County grand jury has indicted two people on charges of possession of stolen vehicles. On July 21, 33-year-old Travis Thomas of Marseilles was booked on a felony charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. According to court records, Thomas was involved in a crash that day that also led to a few tickets including leaving the scene of an accident.
Two injured in three-vehicle crash northeast of Genoa
Two people were injured in a three vehicle crash Monday evening northeast of Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the intersection of State Route 23 and Melms Road around 5:30. A Toyota driven by 28-year-old Oriana Rivas-Rengel of Elgin was heading east on Melms Road,...
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