Category Archives: Police Blotter

Charleston Police, with assistance from EIU Police, The Coles County Sheriff's Department, The Coles County Crisis Response Team, Coles County Probation, and the Coles County State's Attorney's Office...

Effingham County Jail Bookings - March 7, 2017: 29 year old Joshua L. McGee, of Cowden, was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff's Department on an Effingham County warrant for Failure to Appear o...

Three vehicles were involved in a crash on US Route 40 and 900th Street Monday evening. At 5:26 p.m., a vehicle driven by 30 year old Jennifer R. Deweese, of Effingham, was stopped facing eastbound on...

Effingham County Jail Bookings - March 6 2017: 20 year old Alexander A. Zwettler, of Tuetopolis, was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff's Department on an Effingham County Mittimus and sentenced...

Effingham Police were called late Monday morning to investigate a suspicious package at Rollin Hills Laundromat on N. Henrietta Street. Police Chief Jeff Fuesting said that on arrival officers determi...

Two were injured after a vehicle collided with horse and rider on 1550th Avenue in Summit Township Sunday Afternoon. Just before 4:00 PM, a vehicle driven by 69 year old Robert E. McConkey, of Effingh...

Effingham County Jail - March 5, 2017: 34 year old David L. Albright, of Fife Lake, Michigan, was arrested by the Illinois State Police and charged with Driving While Licence Suspended, and Electronic...

Effingham County Jail - March 4, 2017 37 year old, James R. Ort, of Mason was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff's Department for possession of Methamphetamine and operating an uninsured motor v...

Effingham County Jail - March 3, 2017 35 year old, Dorsey A. Johnson Jr, of Altamont was arrested by the Altamont Police Department for driving while license is revoked. Johnson posted $150 and was re...

A sixth individual has been arrested by Mattoon Police in connection with a home invasion last month. 20 year old Andrew T. Allen, was arrested Thursday in the 1100 block of Polk Avenue in Charleston....