Police Blotter

Two People Die In Car Wreck

October 3, 2014 @ 8:04 am

Saline County, Ill. – Two people are dead and another injured after a crash in Saline County. 73-year-old Donald Childers and 68-year-old Betty Childers,...

Two Men Arrested For Attack At SIU

October 3, 2014 @ 7:57 am

Carbondale, Ill. – Two people are in custody for an incident of battery on the SIU campus earlier this week. The victim suffered non-life...

Man Accused Of Taking Inappropriate Photos

October 3, 2014 @ 7:54 am

Carbondale, Ill. – A man from Harrisburg is accused of taking unauthorized pictures inside a dressing room. 23-year-old Jonathan Quertermous is charged with illegal...

Two People Arrested For Meth Charges After Traffic Stop

October 2, 2014 @ 12:37 pm

Energy, Ill. – A man and woman are in custody after an early-morning traffic stop led to the discovery of meth-making materials. Energy Police say...

SIU Police Investigate On-Campus Assault

October 2, 2014 @ 7:57 am

SIU Police are investigating an assault on campus. Police say the attack involved six men and a victim around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on the...

Fatal Bank Robbery Suspect To Stand Trial In January

October 2, 2014 @ 7:52 am

Cairo, Ill. – The man accused of killing two women during a bank robbery will stand trial in January. 30-year-old James Nathaniel Watts has...

Judge: SIU Bomb Threat Suspect Should Be Released Into Aunt's Care Pending Trial

October 2, 2014 @ 7:47 am

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Chicago man accused of mailing threats of rapes, bombings and beheadings to Southern Illinois University’s...

FBI Releases More Information On SIU Bomb Threat Suspect

September 30, 2014 @ 12:00 pm

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal investigators say a Chicago man accused of mailing threats of rapes, killings, bombings and beheadings at a Southern Illinois...

Carbondale Police Investigate Armed Robbery

September 30, 2014 @ 11:58 am

Police say the robbery occurred at 3:35 a.m. Monday at the ZX Gas Station on the 900 block of West Main Street. The suspect entered the...

Phone Scam Hits Union County

September 30, 2014 @ 8:53 am

The Union County State’s Attorney’s office is warning residents about a telephone scam. State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds says someone is contacting residents, saying they...