Effingham County Jail Bookings – February 4, 2017:
- 28-year-old Timothy V. Greenley, of Altamont, was arrested by the Altamont Police Department and charged with DUI/Alcohol, Improper Lane Usage, and Disobeying a Traffic Control Device. Bond of $100 and a valid Drivers Licence was posted.
February 5, 2017:
- 33-year-old Dennis Michael Moulton, of Effingham, was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child.
- 29-year-old Robert David Powell, of Yosemte, Kentucky, was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and charged with Driving While Licence Suspended and Speeding. Bond $150 was posted.
Effingham Police Department:
CRASHES
February 3, 2017:
- At 11:21 A.M. east of the intersection of Jefferson and Walnut a vehicle driven by Erica M. Hotze, 22, Sigel, rear-ended a vehicle driven by Herman E. Willis Jr. 56, Effingham. No injuries and no citations.
February 4, 2017:
- At 9:48 A.M. at the intersection of Jefferson and Maple a vehicle driven by Josephine Smith, 67, Mt. Vernon, struck a vehicle driven by Diane Houghton, 60, Watson, causing Houghton’s vehicle to strike a vehicle driven by Cody J. Thompson, 38, Vandalia. Houghton and a passenger in Houghton’s , Linda Aldrich, 65, Mt. Pleasant, both sustained injuries but refused treatment. Smith was ticketed for Disobeying a Traffic Control Device.
- At 12:00 P.M. at the intersection of of Evergreen and 4th a vehicle driven by Michael S. Mathy, 60, of Effingham, rear-ended a vehicle driven by Jason R. Delong, 26, Effingham. Delong sustained injuries by refused treatment. No citations.
February 5, 2017:
- At 2:53 P.M. at 2500 N. 3rd a semi driven by Fshatsen Sebhat Tesfagaber, 39, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, struck a parked semi owned by Dupre Logistics, Lafayette, LA, No injuries and no citations.
CITATIONS
February 5, 2017:
- Ashley Harris, 24, Effingham
- Illegal Transportation of Alcohol.
- John A. McCormick, 24, Effingham.
- Driving while Licence Suspended.
INVESTIGATIONS
- Theft of a yard sign valued at $100.000 occurred from a yard in the 900th block of E. Jefferson between 12:00 A.M. and 5:03 P.M. 1/13/2017.
- Theft of a bicycle valued at $250.00 occurred from a yard in the 300th block of W. St. Louis between 12:00 A.M. 2/3/2017 and 10:12 A.M. 2/5/2017.
- Theft of four propane tanks valued at $195.23 each occurred from a fenced-in area at K-Mart, 1006 N. Keller, between 2:00 P.M. 2/1/2017 and 10:00 A.M. 2/2/2017. A lock sustained an undetermined amount of damage during the incident.
- Burglary from a motor vehicle occurred while parked in the 900th block of Ealy on 2/5/2017 between 9:00 P.M. and 11:03 P.M. Stolen was a rifle valued at $150.00, a rifle scope valued at $40.00, a rifle case valued at $50.00, and a hunting light valued at $100.00
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.