Police Blotter

Carbondale Man On The Run After Police Chase

September 15, 2014 @ 8:02 am

Police are looking for a suspect in an alleged carjacking. News 3 reports 27-year-old Tyree Neal of Carbondale led police on a chase across...

Two Die In Separate Car Wrecks Over The Weekend

September 15, 2014 @ 7:56 am

Two men died in separate wrecks this weekend. The Washington County Coroner’s office says 25-year-old Jeremiah McGovern of New Athens was pronounced dead around...

Police Investigate Apartment Fire In Carbondale

September 15, 2014 @ 7:53 am

Carbondale, Ill. – Police are investigating a fire at an apartment complex in Carbondale. Four residents and two firefighters were taken to the hospital...

Woman Injured After Fall At Giant City State Park

September 15, 2014 @ 7:52 am

Jackson County, Ill. – A woman suffered injuries after a fall in Giant City State Park. The Jackson County Sheriff’s office says the woman...

Crash Closes I-57

September 13, 2014 @ 9:51 am

Very little information has come out regarding a crash that closed I-57 last night near the Benton/West City exit, according to the Southern Illinoisan....

Union County Police Investigate Burglaries

September 12, 2014 @ 7:33 am

Union County, Ill. – Police in Union County are investigating two burglaries. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says two break-ins occurred over the past...

Man Sentenced To Four Years For Lying About Election-Day Threat

September 11, 2014 @ 8:00 am

BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A man from Sesser has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for lying to an FBI agent about...

Convenient Store Employee Accused Of Theft, Lying About Robbery

September 10, 2014 @ 8:31 am

Mt. Vernon, Ill. – An employee of a Casey’s General Store is accused of committing theft after filing a false robbery report. Anita Bailey was...

Three Arrested For Roles In Armed Robbery

September 10, 2014 @ 8:04 am

Mt. Vernon, Ill. – In Jefferson County, three people are accused of robbing a Huck’s convenient store at gunpoint. Mt. Vernon Police arrested 21-year-old...