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Collinsville Man Given 85 Years In Murder Case
The Springfield State Journal-Register reports that Robert Tarr, age 51 of Collinsville, has been sentenced to prison for the 2021 murder of his former girlfriend, and the injuring of a man. In Montgomery County Circuit Court Monday, Fourth Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Christopher Matoush sentenced Tarr to a total of...
Charges filed in elderly exploitation case
A man from Collinsville is facing charges after authorities say he financially took advantage of an elderly victim. 50-year-old David Alred is charged with two counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person with a disability, along with theft of property by deception from an elderly person. The alleged crimes took place from September 2022 to April of this year.
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