Independence Day tussle with police ends with Taser show for local man
What started with a woman screaming for help on July 4 ended with two police officers kicked and the suspect on the receiving end of multiple Taser deployments and four felony charges. Tyler W. Vaughn allegedly dragged a female in an apartment in the 500 block of Village Drive in Glen Carbon Friday and intentionally […]
Read More →New Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge to open to westbound traffic on July 11
The new Chain of Rocks Bridge will welcome its first cars on July 11, when the westbound lanes of the Interstate 270 structure are open to traffic. Under construction since 2011, the Illinois Department of Transportation plans to open the bridge fully by the end of September, when it will be opened to eastbound traffic. […]
Read More →Where to find Metro East fireworks and festivals on July 4 and 5
Although American’s celebrate Independence Day on July 4 each year, some Metro East towns have chosen to work on a one-day delay in 2014. Troy and Granite City will be traditionalist, hosting fireworks displays on July 4. Caseyville, Belleville and Edwardsville have chosen July 5 for their festivals and fireworks. Troy – July 4 Troy […]
Read More →No internet, no problem: New concealed carry application process announced
The Illinois State Police announced Monday a way for residents to obtain a concealed carry permit if they do not have access to the internet. Applicants can contact the department’s Firearms Services (FSB) Customer Service Center phone line at 217-782-7980 and provide the same concealed carry license application information that is currently required through the on-line process. […]
Read More →PACT program shows at-risk kids that police are more than enforcers in uniforms
Twenty children mingled easily with police officers from seven local agencies Friday at Splash City Water Park in Collinsville. The children talked and laughed with each other and the officers. For Collinsville Police Officer Terry Wasser, it was another successful year of the Police and Children Together – Collinsville camp. “The biggest thing we try […]
Read More →Area crime news: embezzlement to finance fling with exotic dancer does not pay
A St. Louis man was sentenced to one year and one day in jail, followed by three years of supervised release, following an embezzlement conviction. Kevin D. Dowell, 37, a former manager of human resources at FKG Oil Company in Belleville, falsified mileage expense reports, used a company credit card for personal expenses and transferred funds […]
Read More →Man accused of stealing landscape plants from Our Lady of the Snows Shrine
According the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, a Belleville man went shopping for landscape plants at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, twice, but paid using the five-finger discount. Police were called to the shrine on June 9 after a report that six landscaping plants were removed from various locations. Apparently happy with the price […]
Read More →Escaped prisoner captured in Colorado
***Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, June 20*** Turhan Robinson’s escape lasted less than 12 hours and ended only a few blocks from where it started. The prisoner, charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of Kenneth Deal on May 19 in Madison, Ill., was on his way back to Madison County from Las […]
Read More →Don’t expect food trucks to rumble down Collinsville’s streets any time soon
By John Layton and Roger Starkey The Collinsville City Council recently passed an ordinance that outlines regulations for food trucks, but obstacles remain before residents can get their lunches from lorries. Food trucks have become very popular in urban areas recently and have spawned several television shows. However, the mobile kitchens are only allowed in […]
Read More →Heroin kills: A mother’s story
It started with a pill. It ended with the death of two daughters and a mother clinging ferociously to her only remaining child. Dollie Cooper’s daughter Trisha, the youngest of three girls, was caught selling a pill when she was a freshman in high school. The probation officer asked Dollie, a registered nurse, to get […]
Read More →Police report second false home invasion in Collinsville in three months
Five police organizations rushed to the scene of a reported home invasion at 2 a.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Hampstead Court, in Collinsville. Someone called 911 and reported that a woman was being dragged from her house by men dressed in black, wearing masks. When officers from Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville, the Madison County […]
Read More →Fairmont City woman intoxicated when car smashed into Alton building
Christana M. Martinez had a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit when the car she was driving struck the Con-Agra building in Alton on March 9. In addition to a blood alcohol level of .365, Martinez had cocaine metabolites and citalopram (an antidepresent) in her system, according to a statement released […]
Read More →Area crime wrap: Man hits stopped motorcycle, charged with pot possession
Alton man’s night goes up in smoke after possession charges Evan J. Turner, 19, of Alton, was charged June 6 with a felony charge of unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis after crashing into a stopped motorcycle. On Tuesday, June 3, at approximately 6:03 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic […]
Read More →Ameren Illinois installs IntelliRupters to interupt power disruptions
When spring arrives, the leaves are on our trees, the flowers are blooming in our yards and, more often than we would like, the power is out in our homes. To combat the power of nature that sometimes leave us powerless, Ameren Illinois is installing new technology and improving its infrastructure. This is part of the company’s $3.5 […]
Read More →Two Collinsville residents charged following federal sting
Two Collinsville residents have been charged after a federal sting operation intended to stop abuse of the Medicaid program in Illinois. Angel D. Jones, 50, and Lawrence M. Thigpen, 53, were two of 14 indictments announced by United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton, and Gerald Roy, special agent in charge, […]
Read More →Collinsville Farm Fresh burglary solved
Collinsville police announced today that a St. Louis man has been charged for the burglaries at the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy and the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store. On Wednesday, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Orlando M. Naylor, 44, of the 4000 block of Kossuth Street in St. Louis City, with two counts […]
Read More →Prenzler used taxpayer money to investigate fellow treasurer, says part of duties
When Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler stood in front of the St. Clair County Administration Building at 1 p.m. Friday, he strongly insinuated, but stop short of accusing, St. Clair County Treasurer Charles Suarez of wrongdoing while in office. That Prenzler and some staff members compiled the information distributed to the media using Madison County […]
Read More →Gaming expansion bill on hold, future of Fairmount Park in limbo
Senate Bill 1739, the gaming expansion bill that had many in the Collinsville area concerned about the future of Fairmount Park, will not be voted on in the spring session. The proposal would have allowed for video gaming at horse racing tracks in Illinois, but there has been no clear consensus on how to include […]
Read More →Collinsville Police looking for Farm Fresh Dairy burglar
The Collinsville Police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed the Collinsville Farm Fresh Dairy store on May 15. The man, police said, also robbed the Edwardsville Farm Fresh Milk Store on May 24. Both robberies happened in the afternoon while employees were present, Collinsville Police Detective Chris Warren said. “He […]
Read More →Interstate 44/55 ramp from Poplar Street Bridge to close Tuesday, open in 2015
The perpetual long lines to get into the one lane that carried traffic from the Poplar Street Bridge to both southbound Interstate 55 and westbound Interstate 44 may be coming to an end, but not until mid-2015. Construction will begin on the bridge will begin overnight Tuesday, with the ramps closed by the morning of Wednesday, […]
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