Effingham County Jail
April 23, 2017
- 34 year old, Blane K. Traxler, of Beecher City was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department for driving while license is revoked and resisting/obstructing a police officer.
- 24 year old, Ryan C. Turner, of Hammond, Indiana was arrested by the Illinois State Police for driving while license is suspended, speeding, and on a Wabash County failure to appear warrant for driving while license is suspended. Turner posted $550.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
April 21, 2017
- At 9:24am, 21 year old, Shanna P. McIntyre, of Effingham struck 46 year old, Johnny L. Tieffel, of Effingham’s vehicle at the intersection of Cherry and Richland. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 5:42pm, 50 year old, John W. Pygott, of Effingham collided with 24 year old, Kayleigh G. Miller, of Stewardson’s vehicle at the intersection of Maple and Franklin. No injuries were reported. Pygott was cited for failure to yield, while Miller was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
- At 6:30pm, 19 year old, Nicholas R. Griffith, of Effingham left the road way and struck a sign owned by Heartland Greenhouse at the intersection of Rickelman and Charlotte. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 9:17pm, an unknown vehicle struck the parked semi of Ryder Truck Rental, of Birmingham, Alabama at 1702 W. Evergreen. No injuries or citations reported at this time.
April 22, 2017
- At 3:38pm, 57 year old, Michael K. Workman, of Effingham struck 53 year old, John J. Kuhajda, of Dieterich’s vehicle south of the intersection at Easy Breeze and Jaycee. No injuries or citations reported.
- At 6:12pm, 61 year old, David P. Davidson, of Crete rear-ended 47 year old, Jeffery J. Ogle, of Neoga’s vehicle east of the intersection at Jefferson and Henrietta. No injuries were reported. Davidson was cited for driving under the influence and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
April 23, 2017
- At 10:00am, an unknown vehicle struck 51 year old, Pamela K. Hoelscher, of Effingham’s vehicle at 1410 W. Fayette. No injuries or citations were reported at this time.
Citations
April 21, 2017
- 36 year old, Michael D. Koonce, of Ramsey was cited for driving under the influence, driving while license is suspended, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
- 31 year old, Richard M. Shelton, of Newton was cited for possession of Methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
April 23, 2017
- 41 year old, Matthew D. Christian, of Effingham was cited for speeding.
- 14 year old juvenile, of Effingham was cited for retail theft.
Investigations
Freon from an air conditioning unit in the 300th block of South 4th Street was stolen between the hours of 6:00pm on April 16th and 8:00am on April 17th. The freon is valued at $529.50.- Criminal damage was done to four mailboxes in the 900th block of North Merchant between the hours of 12:00pm on April 21st and 8:06am on April 22nd. The damage is estimated at $50.
Mattoon Police Department
Arrests
- 47 year old, Ronald L. Newkirk, of Mattoon was arrested on Friday, April 21st for criminal trespass to a residence and criminal damage to property. Newkirk was given a notice to appear in court.
- 28 year old, Sylvia C. Martinez, of Mattoon was arrested on Friday, April 21st from possession of a controlled substance and possession of Methamphetamine. Martinez was taken to jail.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.