Posts Tagged ‘Illinois State Police’
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning. Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing stated in a press release that…
Read MoreFundraisers net $100,000 for Hopkins family
Local resident Ashley Hewitt presented a check on Saturday for $100,000 to Whitney Hopkins – wife of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins – and her children Evelyn, Owen…
Read MoreWaterloo woman involved in Randolph County crash
A Waterloo woman was not injured in a head-on crash involving a motorcycle in Randolph County on Saturday night. Illinois State Police said a 2015 Yamaha motorcycle driven by Thomas…
Read MoreWaterloo opens with win
Waterloo won its first football game since 2017, and it took late into Friday night to seal the victory thanks to Mother Nature. In the end, it was worth the…
Read MoreHopkins funeral, procession details announced
The Illinois State Police on Friday released specific information for Trooper Nick Hopkins funeral services this weekend. Hopkins was shot and killed last Friday while serving a warrant in East…
Read MoreTrooper’s death hits home
“Hero. Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Friend. Teammate.” That is how the Illinois State Police described Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo, who died Friday after being shot while serving a high-risk…
Read MoreNicholas “Nick” Hopkins | Obituary
Nicholas “Nick” J. Hopkins, 33, of Waterloo, died Aug. 23, 2019, in St. Louis. He was born March 24, 1986, in Red Bud. He was a member of Life Community…
Read MoreISP trooper from Waterloo dies in line of duty
A veteran Illinois State Police trooper from Waterloo has died from injuries sustained in a shooting while executing a search warrant Friday morning in East St. Louis. “It is with…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 near Dupo
Dupo fire and EMS personnel responded with assistance from the Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday following a head-on collision on I-255 northbound…
Read MoreTwo die in motorcycle vs. truck crash near Red Bud
Two people died in a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on Route 154 in Randolph County on Saturday night. Randolph County Coroner Carlos J. Barbour said Jeffrey…
Read MoreSerious injury crash on I-255
An ARCH medical helicopter airlifted one patient to a St. Louis hospital for serious injuries sustained in a Thursday morning crash on southbound I-255 near mile marker 6.4 in Columbia.…
Read MorePolice: drivers, move over
In the wake of drivers hitting 16 Illinois State Police cars already this year, local law enforcement is placing more emphasis on enforcing a law designed to protect first responders. …
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