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CRIME & SAFETY
Ottawa Police Make Arrests Over Holiday
Some holiday-time police activity happening in Ottawa this week. Thirty-six-year-old Brandon Burnett of Ottawa was arrested at his home on Wednesday. He'd been wanted on a failure-to-appear warrant out of La Salle County. This pertained to a charge of driving on a suspended license. On the Fourth itself, 24-year-old Skyler...
Illinois man dies of injuries after fireworks accident, police say
A LaSalle County man died early Friday morning after sustaining injuries in a fireworks accident. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office said that at 12:26 a.m., they were called to 3073 East 12th Road in between LaSalle and Ottawa after receiving a report of an incident involving illegal fireworks. A 25-year-old man was found injured at the scene and transported to OSF Healthcare St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Grand Jury Indicts Marseilles Man For Murdering His Father
A grand jury believes there's enough evidence to pursue murder charges against a Marseilles man. Twenty-one-year-old Logan Petre was indicted Tuesday on 3 counts of first-degree murder. He remains in the La Salle County Jail, denied pretrial release. Petre is accused of repeatedly hitting his father, 54-year-old Leo Petre in...
Morris Police introduces Officer Jace Carpenter
Jul. 3—The Morris Police Department introduced a new officer, Jace Carpenter, during the Monday City Council meeting. Carpenter took his oath from Mayor Chris Brown in front of his family and the City Council, and Police Chief Alicia Steffes introduced him to the community. Carpenter is from Champaign, and attended the Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage, where he received high ...
First Responders Kept Busy July 4
Celebrating America's independence sometimes leads to problems. Especially when dealing with fireworks. Just past midnight Friday morning, Utica firefighters were called to a rural property northeast of the village for a man with a “pipe in his chest from fireworks”. The emergency dispatch report mentioned the person conscious but “fading out”. He was taken by ambulance to OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. The sheriff's office later announced the 25-year-old succumbed to his injuries.
Streator Police Dealing With "Far Too Many Domestic Incidents"
With half of 2024 in the books, many police and fire departments are using the time to reflect on their number of calls for service. In Streator, the police department reports just shy of 8,000 calls of service in the first 6 months. A number standing out to the department is 188 domestic incidents reported so far in 2024. That equates to about 1 a day in Streator. More than a dozen domestic battery arrests were made.
Morris, IL – Missing Morris Woman Located Safely
Morris, IL – Christina Johnson-Harty, a Morris resident missing for three weeks, has been found safe, according to the Morris Police Department. Police reported her disappearance to the public last week, prompting a community-wide search. Authorities confirmed her temporary absence was not related to any kind of foul play.
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