A former agriculture teacher and FFA sponsor of the Southwestern School District was charged with two counts of theft in Macoupin County for allegedly depositing money...
Illinois State Police District 18 Commander, Captain Lieutenant Timothy Tyler, announced today that officers will conduct special Traffic Enforcement Patrols (sTEP), Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP),...
April 18-24, 2016 Dustin Lewis of Gillespie was issued a citation for disobeying a stop sign and arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Kendra Miller...
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016 Cohl Michael Chartrand, 19, Litchfield was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. Officer was called to the 500 block of Lynn Street...
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 Officer took a report from a female who advised she found a trash can under one of her windows like someone was...
The Mt. Olive Police Department recently received a Philips HeartStart AED from the Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service. “Officers on patrol 24/7 increases the likelihood that they...
The Gillespie Police Department is reminding residents to fasten their seat belts over the month of May or run the risk of receiving a ticket. The...
The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department has arrested three suspects of Macoupin County after investigations into two separate residential burglary cases led to a discovery of a...
A Florissant, Missouri man is under arrest after fleeing from an Illinois Department of Natural Resources officer at Lake Lou Yaeger in Litchfield and leading police...
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 Rene Z. Vester, 54, Wilsonville was cited for failure to wear seat belt. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 Officer took a report from...
March 28 – April 03, 2016 Edward A. Wasylenko of Gillespie was cited for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Justin Grider of Sawyerville...
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 A 16-year-old driver was issued a no valid driver’s license and a curfew citation. Another male, age 16, was issued a curfew...
Local first responders went all in on Mustache March to raise donations for HEIDI, Helping Every Individual Develop Independence, and there’s still time to donate while...
A Mt. Olive man was arrested for possession of meth after authorities discovered drug related items at his residence when investigating another incident. Chad Stafford, 31,...
March 14 – 27, 2016 Took a residential burglary report at a residence on South Second Street. Handled a car deer accident on Route 138 just...
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 Robbie L. Fischer, 53, Gillespie was cited for speeding 42 MPH in a 20 MPH zone. Jacob A. Booth, 42, Dow, IL...
Alcohol is believed to be the factor in a single-vehicle crash that happened at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, March 30, which left three young adults injured....
A Gillespie couple involved in a two-vehicle accident last Friday were transported to area hospitals with injuries, according to Chief Deputy Quinn Reiher of the Macoupin...
This story is contributed by a member of the Gillespie Police Department and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TheBenGilPost.com. All subjects are presumed innocent until...
One occupant was killed and the other was airlifted from the scene of the accident following a one-vehicle rollover crash Monday afternoon east of Medora. A...
