Posts Tagged ‘Illinois State Police’
Man in custody after crash, search in Columbia
A Millstadt man was apprehended after evading police for nearly 24 hours following a Tuesday night crash in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash…
Read MoreFatal crash in Prairie du Rocher
A 16-year-old Red Bud High School student died in a crash involving a car and a train early Friday evening in Prairie du Rocher. The Prairie du Rocher Fire Department,…
Read MoreGuilty plea in Trooper Hopkins death
An East St. Louis man entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court for the 2019 shooting death of Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo. Christopher Grant, 47,…
Read MoreSunday crash on Route 158
Illinois State Police was assisted by Millstadt and Columbia EMS personnel and the Milstadt Fire Department in responding shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on…
Read MoreServices set for teens killed in crash
The Dupo school community is mourning the deaths earlier this week of three teens in a crash near Valmeyer. Emergency personnel responded about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash…
Read MoreNew Athens woman struck in roadway dies near Lenzburg
A New Athens woman died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on a highway early Friday morning near Lenzburg. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred shortly after…
Read MoreDupo man in 4-vehicle I-64 crash
A Dupo man was involved in a four-vehicle crash that resulted in serious injuries shortly before noon Tuesday on Interstate 64 in St. Clair County. Illinois State Police said a…
Read MorePolice capture fugitive in rural Waterloo
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department was called to the 4500 block of Orlet Road in rural Waterloo around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday morning to investigate a suspicious vehicle and person…
Read MoreGuilty plea in Hopkins death
One of two men charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois State Police Trooper Nicholas Hopkins of Waterloo changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, the St. Clair…
Read MoreNew dispatch center up and running
The latest tool to help protect Monroe County residents recently became fully operational, as the county’s new 911 dispatch center became fully functional in the basement of the courthouse on…
Read MoreFatal crash in Lenzburg
Two men died in a crash involving an SUV and tractor-trailer Sunday afternoon in Lenzburg. Illinois State Police said the crash occurred shortly after 4:10 p.m. on Route 13 southbound…
Read MoreState’s attorney declines to prosecute Washy’s citation
Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann filed a “motion for nolle prosequi” Thursday, declining to prosecute a citation issued by Illinois State Police to Washy’s Saloon in Waterloo last month…
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