Police Blotter

29 Charged With Health Care Fraud

June 6, 2014 @ 9:03 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — More than two dozen Illinois residents have been charged with health care fraud stemming from federal investigations. U.S. attorneys James...

Murder Suspect Ordered To Undergo Mental Fitness Exam

June 5, 2014 @ 8:17 am

Franklin County, Ill. — A man accused of fatally shooting his wife in the back of the head has been ordered to undergo psychiatric...

Autopsy Shows Blunt-Force Trauma On Varughese, Undetermined Cause Of Death

June 4, 2014 @ 11:11 am

An independent autopsy shows blunt-force trauma on the body of an SIU student who died in February. The autopsy on Pravin Varughese’s body was...

Suspect Indicted, Could Face Death Penalty In Fatal Bank Robbery

June 4, 2014 @ 8:19 am

Cairo, Ill. – The man accused of stabbing two women to death during a bank robbery has been indicted. 29-year-old James Nathaniel Watts was charged...

DUI Charged To Suspect In Crash

June 3, 2014 @ 9:53 am

Pope County, Ill. – Illinois State Police say a person has been charged with Driving Under the Influence after a crash in Pope County....

Man Arrested For Allegedly Firing Gun Shots

June 2, 2014 @ 10:12 am

Carbondale, Ill – A man faces weapons charges after shots were allegedly fired in Carbondale. Police say 21-year-old Jemond Pilgram was arrested a short...

Fire Destroys Williamson County Home

June 2, 2014 @ 10:04 am

Williamson County, Ill – Officials are investigating a fire. The fire destroyed a home on at 16407 Old Frankfort Road around 12:20 a.m. Sunday....

Wreck Injures Four

June 2, 2014 @ 10:00 am

Pope County, Ill – Four people were injured in a car wreck involving a semi. The Pope County Sheriff’s Office says the wreck happened...

Teen Charged With Attempted Armed Robbery And Burglary

May 29, 2014 @ 9:14 am

Benton, Ill – A Franklin County teenager is accused of multiple crimes. 18-year-old Landon Ellis of Benton was arrested yesterday on charges of attempted armed...

Two Arrested For Burglary

May 29, 2014 @ 9:13 am

Murphysboro, Ill – Two people are charged with residential burglary. 34-year-old Armond Clemons and 22-year-old Ramon Rodriguez were arrested after a report of a...