A Bunker Hill man is dead after an accident on Tuesday evening shortly after 9 p.m. with a police vehicle operated by a Macoupin County Sheriff’s...
Both the driver and passenger of a 2006 Pontiac passenger vehicle were ejected from their vehicle around 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon when their vehicle left the...
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Officer took a report from a male regarding possible identity theft. Amber A. Lavender, 26, Gillespie was cited for possession of drug...
Two men have been charged with mob action (class 4 felony), battery (class A misdemeanor) and theft of less than $500 (class A misdemeanor) following a...
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 Officer was called to a business in the 300 block of North Macoupin where it was reported that a mother came in...
The Macoupin County State’s Attorney has announced charges against the man who beat his girlfriend and her son with a crescent wrench in Plainview on Wednesday...
A man is in the custody of the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office after violently beating his girlfriend and her young son with a crescent wrench Wednesday...
There was a heavy police presence in Gillespie on Monday evening that continued into the early morning hours on Tuesday after two males reportedly armed with...
A Carrollton woman died Thursday evening around 8:08 p.m. after colliding head-on with another vehicle on U.S. Route 67 in Greene County south of Carrollton. Trooper...
Illinois State Police (ISP) District 18 rolled out enforcement plans for the 51st Super Bowl weekend. ISP Troopers will strictly enforce FATAL-4 moving violations which includes:...
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 Officer took a report from a couple in the 900 block of South Macoupin who had an item stolen out of their...
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017 James D. Pearson, 47, Hillsboro was cited for having no insurance. Candace C. Conlee, 19, Gillespie was arrested on a warrant out...
The Illinois Sheriff’s Association announces that it will be awarding $54,500 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education...
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Officer took a report from a female who had a problem with computer fraud. She had already canceled her credit card and...
December 26, 2016 – January 8, 2017 Handled a two-vehicle accident on South Second near School Street. Larry Conlee of Gillespie was cited for violation of...
A Virden man wanted for escape by the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department was extradited back to Macoupin County Jail after being arrested by Fairview Heights Police...
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 Aaron C. Grimes, 20, Maryland Heights, MO was cited for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2017 Officer...
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2016 Dylan M. Mellenthin, 20, Gillespie was arrested on a warrant out of Montgomery County for failure to appear on an illegal consumption...
Two juvenile passengers suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when the Kia passenger car they were traveling in left the roadway, struck a culvert and went airborne....
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 Officer was called to the 500 block of East Elm Street for criminal trespassing to a residence and criminal damage to a...
