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Effingham man arrested for violating order of protection, gun charges
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - An Effingham man has been arrested, accused of violating a protection order and unlawfully possessing a gun and drugs. Effingham Police were called out to the 1000 block of Ford Ave. on Aug. 7 just before 6 a.m. Witnesses and victims spoke with police, and officers...
ISP CONDUCTING ‘NITE’ PATROLS IN AREA COUNTIES
(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 has announced that it will conduct Special Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) Patrols the rest of this month in Richland, Wayne, Marion, & Fayette Counties. The NITE Patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to impaired driving & occupant restraint violations, especially between the hours of 9:00 at night and 6:00 in the morning. Troop 9, based in Effingham, will be conducting other patrols in area counties for the rest of August as well.
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