Wood River sets $20 service fee on jail bonds
Saturday May 26 | via Alton Telegraph
Deputy Police Chief Mickey Sabolo said the fee is in line with what other police departments in Madison County do when they handle a person who is bailing out of jail. Comment?
Wood River sets $20 service fee on jail bonds
Friday May 25 | via Alton Telegraph
Deputy Police Chief Mickey Sabolo said the fee is in line with what other police departments in Madison County do when they handle a person who is bailing out of jail. Comment?
Ex-camp counselor gets probation in molestation cases
Friday May 25 | via Alton Telegraph
A former YMCA camp counselor will get probation in separate cases accusing him of inappropriately touching two young girls. Comment?
Man accused of battering 5-month-old son
Wednesday May 23 | via The Times
A southwestern Illinois man is jailed on $250,000 bond after authorities accused him of battering his 5-month-old son. Comment?
Felon who triggered manhunt gets 10 years
Wednesday May 23 | via Alton Telegraph
A convicted sex offender from Wood River has received a maximum term of 10 years in prison after he fled to Colorado last year with a 15-year-old Jerseyville girl. Comment?
Felon who triggered manhunt gets 10 years
Tuesday May 22 | via Alton Telegraph
A convicted sex offender from Wood River has received a maximum term of 10 years in prison after he fled to Colorado last year with a 15-year-old Jerseyville girl. Comment?
Bethalto woman must pay restitution
Tuesday May 22 | via Alton Telegraph
A 76-year-old Bethalto woman is serving probation and must pay Landmark Realty $180,000 in restitution, but a prosecutor said she may have been stealing over a 10-year period for a total of $500,000. Donna Sasek, formerly of Wood River, pleaded guilty May 7 in Madison County Circuit Court to theft over $100,000 and was placed on four years of ... (more) Comment?
Tuesday May 22 | via RiverBender.com
An area woman will have to repay at least some of the money she is alleged to have stolen from her employer over the last ten years. Comment?
Bail set for five charged in attack at Tinley Park r...
Monday May 21 | via Chicago Sun-Times
Police investigate the scene at The Ashford House Restaurant, 7959 W. 159th Street, in Tinley Park, IL where allegedly a group of people entered and started assaulting patrons Saturday, May 19, 2012. Comment?
Monday May 21 | via RiverBender.com
Three area women spent the weekend in jail and were charged Monday with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Comment?
Not for sale: Agency raises awareness of human traff...
Monday May 21 | via Alton Telegraph
Identified as a problem plaguing the River Bend, an agency hopes to raise awareness about the difficulty of detecting human trafficking and suggest ways to help victims break the cycle of enslavement. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via RiverBender.com
Checking local police reports provided to Z-1570, Alton Police dealt with an incident Wednesday afternoon near the north side of Gordon Moore Park after reports of several armed people running around in the woods and in open fields. Comment?
Wood River project was a civic lesson
Friday May 11 | via Alton Telegraph
Roads aren't getting patched like they once were. Sewer and utility projects keep getting pushed back. Comment?