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One person injured Monday in traffic accident at intersection of 12th Street, U.S. 24
QUINCY — One person was injured in a two-vehicle traffic crash on Monday. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash (the time was not noted in a press release) at the intersection of 12th Street and U.S. 24. Matthew Fleck was driving a black 2019 Dodge minivan south on U.S. 24. Angela Hendrix was stopped in her black 2021 Honda passenger car at the intersection of 12th Street and U.S. 24.
Quincy man, Chicago woman facing heroin, gun charges after Monday arrest
QUINCY — A months-long investigation by the West Central Illinois Task Force led to the arrest of two people on Monday on drugs and weapons charges. The West Central Illinois Task Force, Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Quincy Police Department began investigating in early 2024 the sale of heroin in Quincy. Officers identified Latwaon McCray, 42, of Quincy as a possible target.
QPD Blotter for May 12-13, 2024
Reece N. Harvey, 21, of 6703 White Oak Rd. for Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 8th and Jersey. NTA 108. Stanley T. Johnson, 43, Homeless for FTA-Domestic Battery and FTA Obstructing ID at 7th and Elm. Lodged 113. Reece N. Harvey, 21, of 6703 White Oak Rd. for FTA-Driving 11-14...
Off-Duty Adams County Deputy Dies Following Excavator Accident in Madison County
(Adams Co) The Madison County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who died following an excavator accident as 34-year-old Nicholas Koeppe, of Corning. Koeppe is an Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy who was off-duty and working a part-time job at the time of the incident. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office...
Lost your backpack? Can’t find your checkbook? Missing a bicycle? Quincy Police Department might have it
QUINCY — The following items have been recovered by the Quincy Police Department. To inquire about any of the property, call the QPD Evidence Department at 217-228-4489, and refer to the ID number when calling. First Notice Recovered Property. DescriptionDateID#. Yellow Backpack with personal items4-10-2407781. ID Card belonging to...
Town leaders question Janesville-area solar farm
JANESVILLE — Local leaders have a mixed reaction to a 150-megawatt solar farm proposed to be built on up to 1,500 acres of farmland in the towns of Harmony and La Prairie, near Janesville. Allan Arndt, chair of the town of La Prairie, said state law doesn’t give municipalities much say over location, size and appearance of solar installations. So, he will focus on getting safeguards in place, so the land is made suitable again for agricultural use when it’s decommissioned. ...
Johnson gets jail time in distracted driving deaths on Great River Bridge
A Gladstone woman convicted of reckless homicide in the deaths of two construction workers will serve 90 days in the Henderson County jail. Emily Johnson, 23, was also sentenced to 30 months probation. In addition, Johnson will be required to give at least ten presentations to schools and organizations on...
Elderly driver injured in Highway 61 accident south of La Grange
An accident occurred on Highway 61, four miles south of La Grange, at approximately 9:40 a.m. on May 7, 2024, involving a 2017 GMC 1500 and a 2023 Kenworth tractor-trailer. The GMC, driven by 77-year-old Craig A. Starkey of Quincy, Illinois, was reportedly westbound when it entered the path of the northbound Kenworth, driven by 26-year-old Dakota L. Downson of Auburn, Illinois. The collision resulted in total damage to both vehicles, towed from the scene by Robert’s Garage.
‘Get off me!’: Former girlfriend tells jury how she was beaten, strangled and threatened to be shot by Loraine man
QUINCY — An Adams County jury of six men and six women listened to a recording Monday afternoon during which a Loraine woman, nine months pregnant at the time, claims she was strangled, bitten and had a loaded gun shoved into her throat and pointed at her stomach by her boyfriend.
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