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Three arrested in connection to two separate church burglaries in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Ill. (KFVS) - Three people have been arrested after the Harrisburg Police Department investigate burglaries at a church. According to the police department, on August 4 and August 10, members of the First Baptist Church in Harrisburg discovered two separate burglaries had occurred at their Disaster Relief storage facility.
Marion woman charged with theft, forgery, wire fraud
MARION, Ill. (KBSI) – A Marion woman faces theft, forgery and wire fraud charges. AnnaMarie E. Cook of Marion faces charges of theft (over $100,000) (Class X Felony), forgery (Class 3 Felony) and wire fraud (Class 3 Felony). Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at a home...
2 men face drug charges after sheriff’s deputies bust ‘drug house’
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).
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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