CRIME & SAFETY
Beloit man and Juvenile charged with intent to deliver cocaine, cannabis
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Beloit Police’s Violent Crime Interdiction Team (VCIT) arrested Jeovonte Jones, 38, and a juvenile, 17, both for intent to deliver cannabis among different charges between the two. On April 22nd, police conducted a search warrant in the 1700 block of Gateway Boulevard as a follow-up to an investigation into drug offenses […]
2 arrested in Beloit drug bust
BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - A 17-year-old and a 38-year-old face several charges after Beloit police say they found drugs, guns and cash during a search. Jeovonte Jones, 38, is accused of multiple drug charges, felon in possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. Dinero Clark, 17, was charged with a juvenile weapon charge and a drug charge. Police say Clark also had a warrant for his arrest in connection with an unrelated incident.
Teen to appear in adult court in Beloit homicide
BELOIT — A 16-year-old from Beloit who’s been waived into adult court will make an initial appearance on Tuesday in the April 5 shooting death of a Janesville man. Andre J. Rainey Jr. faces charges of party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted armed robbery and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent. Rainey is set to appear in Rock...
Winnebago corrections officer dies just three weeks following her retirement
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of corrections officer Ruth Raxter, three weeks after her retirement. According to the sheriff’s office, Raxter died Friday, April 19th. “Ruth began her career with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in 2001 as a Corrections Officer and recently retired on March 29, […]
Fourth person dead in crash near Whitewater identified
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The medical examiner’s office identified a fourth person who died in a crash two weeks ago near Town of Lima. Patricia Seufzer, 59, was med-flighted away from the scene of the crash with life-threatening injuries. She died in the hospital five days later, on Thursday, April 18, the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Janesville man arrested on 3rd DUI with 5 children in his car, police say
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — A Janesville man was arrested just after midnight Sunday morning after allegedly driving drunk with 5 children in his car. According to police, an officer spotted a car crossing the center line and running a red light around 12:33 a.m. Police pulled the car over and discovered there were 5 passengers […]
1 hospitalized in 3-vehicle crash in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — One person was hospitalized following a crash at a Boone County intersection on Wednesday. According to the Boone County Fire Protection District #2, three vehicles, including two Chevrolet pickup trucks and an SUV, collided at a four-way stop at Garden Prairie and Marengo. Two other drivers involved in the accident […]
Man accused in fatal shooting outside Rockford butcher shop asks for plea agreement
The court case of the 41-year-old man accused of gunning down a longtime employee of a Rockford meat market in broad daylight last year likely will not end with a plea deal. Winnebago County Public Defender Nike Zimmerman, who's representing William Jones, approached the Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office about a possible plea agreement earlier this year, court records show, but was unsuccessful. ...
Controlled prairie burn near Willowbrook Middle School
Families had sunny skies and warm temperature while watching a prescribed controlled burn at Birds Grove Prairie on the hillside just east of Willowbrook Middle School on the evening of Wednesday, April 10, 2024. In a matter of five minutes, the prairie burned in a magnificent spectacle of flames and...
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