Effingham County Jail
May 21, 2017
- 35 year old, Tiffany L. Yingst, of Aledo, Illinois was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department for domestic battery.
May 22, 2017
- 42 year old, Gabriel Lancelot, of Lake Mary, Florida was arrested by the Altamont Police Department for possession of Methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic needle, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
- 26 year old, Tayla Blue Lawver, of Manchester, New Hampshire was arrested by the Altamont Police Department for possession of Methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
May 16, 2017
- At 12:29pm at the intersection of Eiche and South Banker, a vehicle driven by 40 year old, Teresa L. Cannon, of Altamont struck a vehicle driven by 47 year old, Susan D. Mellendorf, of Montrose. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 5:24pm east of the intersection of Fayette and Cherry, a vehicle driven by 62 year old, Pamela J. Westjohn, of Dieterich sideswiped a a vehicle driven by 36 year old, Justin D. Bridges, of Effingham. No injuries were reported. Westjohn was ticketed for improper lane usage.
May 19, 2017
- At 12:51pm east of the intersection of Temple and 1st, a vehicle driven by 31 year old, Wes D. Wendte, of Effingham backed into a vehicle driven by 16 year old, Callie R. Meinhart, of Teutopolis. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 7:32pm at 1309 Keller, a vehicle driven by 66 year old, Vicki K. Rhoades, of Herrick swideswiped a vehicle driven by 61 year old, Mark H. Shanks, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
May 21, 2017
- At 1:45am west of the intersection of Rickelman and Carolina, a vehicle driven by 23 year old, Chad M. Percival, of Watson left the roadway, struck and damaged an Ameren utility pole, then continued on, causing damage to a yard owned by Steven Durbin, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 10:55pm at 1702 W. Evergreen, a semi driven by 60 year old, Steve A. Miller, of Rex, Georgia backed into a parked semi owned by Dart Transit Co., of Cary, Illinois. No injuries or citations were reported.
Citations
May 16, 2017
- 32 year old, Chelsea J. Sipes, of Effingham was cited for possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property, attempted felony theft, and forgery.
May 20, 2017
- 21 year old, Terry L. Stroble, of Altamont was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
- 41 year old, Caroline A. Minard, of Brownstown was cited for driving while license is suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
May 21, 2017
- 21 year old, Julie M. Brown, of Effingham was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
- 20 year old, James R. Kollman, of Farina was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Mattoon Police Department
Arrests
May 19, 2017
- 43 year old, John D. Katz, of Mattoon was arrested in the 1800 block of Broadway Ave. on a Coles County warrant for possession of Methamphetamine and an additional charge of possession of Methamphetamine. Katz was taken to the Coles County jail.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.
(Pictured: John D. Katz. Photo courtesy of the Mattoon Police Department)