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FBI Springfield joins nationwide summer crackdown on violent crime | News | newschannel20. com
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (163+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) " Law enforcement agencies across Illinois are increasing efforts to combat violent crime as part of a nationwide initiative led by the FBI. The FBI's Springfield Field Office is participating in "Operation Summer Heat," a coordinated enforcement effort…...
FBI Summer Violence Crackdown
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (53+ words) News Channel20 Three arrested after witness stakeout at Springfield storage units Bicyclist in intensive care after Springfield hit & run Sean Grayson scheduled for July hearing before Illinois Prisoner Review Board Woman arrested at a bus station for battery, hate crime Former…...
Man posing as teen girl helps police arrest Wheeling resident on grooming charges
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (416+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)" A Wheeling resident was taken into custody on charges of grooming and traveling to meet a minor after someone posing as a 16-year-old girl alerted Springfield police. While on patrol on Saturday, June 20, at 1: 50 p. m. , the Springfield Police…...
Arson suspect arrested after returning to Springfield business where he was previously banned
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (149+ words) 54-year-old Arthur W. Lappin SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)" A Springfield man wanted on an arson warrant was arrested after police said he returned to a business where he had previously been banned. According to a Springfield Police Department report, officers were dispatched…...
Prisoner Review Board Controversy
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Three arrested after witness stakeout at Springfield storage units
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (338+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) " Three men were arrested after Springfield police responded to a reported burglary in progress at a storage facility on the city's south side late Monday night. Officers were dispatched around 11: 06 p. m. June 16 to Mansa Storage Units, located at…...
Sangamon County Sheriff's Office launches Fourth of July traffic safety campaign
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (229+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) " The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is stepping up enforcement efforts ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, targeting impaired and unbuckled drivers. The campaign begins June 19 and runs through July 6, covering the weekends before and after Independence…...
Two Galesburg men sentenced to decades in prison for meth, cocaine trafficking conspiracy
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (276+ words) ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) " Two Galesburg men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after being convicted of trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine, federal prosecutors announced. Juan Pablo Garcia, also known as "Chewy," 30, was sentenced June 15 to 40 years in prison followed…...
Judge issues warning in the Hassan Woods DUI case | News | newschannel20. com
1+ week, 2+ day ago (49+ words) Judge issues warning in the Hassan Woods DUI case News Channel20 Wisconsin's iconic Culver's barn destroyed by severe storms No tornado sirens sounded in Springfield Wednesday, SFD chief explains Registered sex offender arrested after sexual assault at Springfield transit center Jacksonville…...
Champaign County Sheriff's Office reports inmate died while in custody
1+ week, 4+ day ago (39+ words) News Channel20 Wisconsin's iconic Culver's barn destroyed by severe storms No tornado sirens sounded in Springfield Wednesday, SFD chief explains Jacksonville chiropractor sentenced for $268, 000 health insurance fraud scheme...