Three Labor Drive Vehicles Damaged, One Stolen and Crashed Over Weekend
By Benjamin Cox on December 11, 2023 at 11:41am
South Jacksonville Police are investigating a stolen vehicle incident and two criminal damage to vehicle cases from Saturday night. West Central Joint Dispatch received a call from a resident in the 500 block of Labor Drive at approximately 8PM Saturday night. The complainant told police that someone had removed her locked car from its parking […]
Driver Cited After Vehicle Ends Up In Town Brook
By Benjamin Cox on December 11, 2023 at 4:58am
One man was cited after a vehicle ended up in the Town Brook on Saturday morning. Jacksonville Police were called to the town brook at Hoagland Avenue at Park Street just after 6:30 Saturday morning for a vehicle in the brook. According to the police report, a vehicle driven by 21-year old Alexander J. Diaz […]
Friday Evening Vehicle, Mattress Fires Deemed Suspicious
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2023 at 3:54pm
A minivan is a total loss this morning after what turned out to be a pair of suspicious fires in Jacksonville Friday night. A Jacksonville Fire Department crew responded to a residence located at 434 Sherman Street at approximately 5:15 pm for a call of a vehicle that was on fire. Firefighters arrived to find […]
Two Injured in US 67 Crash Outside of Manchester
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2023 at 10:29am
More information has been released on a two-vehicle crash that injured two people in southeastern Scott County Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:15 pm, State Police Troop 6 officers were called to the scene at the intersection of US Route 67 and Alsey-Manchester Road. According to an updated report by the Illinois State Police this morning, […]
Construction Trailer on South Main Hit By Theft
By Benjamin Cox on December 8, 2023 at 7:18am
Jacksonville Police are investigating a theft of several power tools from a construction trailer parked on South Main Street. A caller reported to police that several power tools had been taken from a work tool trailer owned by Monqui Construction sometime between last Friday at 3:30PM and approximately noon yesterday from a work trailer parked […]
AG Reaches Settlement with Plasma Company Over Discriminating Disabled Donors
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2023 at 5:42pm
A plasma collection company with locations in Central Illinois is updating its policies after the Illinois Attorney General filed suit claiming the company discriminated against the disabled. Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today his office reached a settlement with plasma collection company CSL Plasma Inc. (CSL) and its parent company, CSL Behring LLC. Raoul filed […]
Fire at Jacksonville Reynolds Plant Looked Worse From the Outside
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2023 at 5:36pm
No one was injured when fire broke out in a Jacksonville manufacturing plant Wednesday afternoon. The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to the Reynolds Consumer Products east plant located at 2226 East Morton Avenue for a report of an active structure fire at approximately 3:15 on Wednesday afternoon. Smoke could be seen rising from the west […]
JPD Warns Email Scammer Posing as Mayor Ezard Asking for Gift Cards
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2023 at 3:55pm
If you received an email from the Mayor of Jacksonville this afternoon, you may want to double-check it before you purchase those gift cards. According to an announcement by the Jacksonville Police Department this afternoon, officials say it has come to the department’s attention that a fraudulent email request is going around with someone pretending […]
Crime of the Week: JPD Investigating Stolen Vehicle, Burglary
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 7, 2023 at 10:28am
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting Information to assist The Jacksonville Police Department in their investigation of a recent burglary and theft of a vehicle. According to police reports, sometime between 9:30 pm on December 1st, and 6:30 am on December 2nd, unknown persons entered a residence in the 600 block […]
Jacksonville Man Sentenced for Role in Dec 2022 Attempted Armed Robbery in South Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on December 6, 2023 at 9:20pm
A Morgan County man is heading to prison for an attempted armed robbery at a South Jacksonville residence that occurred last year. 22-year old Yanni M. Armstrong of the 900 block of North Clay Avenue pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery with indication of a firearm on Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court. The charge […]