Police Blotter

One arrested in connection to Colp stabbing

January 22, 2020 @ 11:37 am

COLP, Ill. (WJPF) — One person has been arrested in connection to a stabbing Tuesday night in Williamson County. Sheriff Bennie Vick says Sheriff’s...

Fatal shooting under investigation in Carbondale

January 22, 2020 @ 8:29 am

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A man is dead after a shooting early Wednesday morning in Carbondale. It happened around 12:20 AM in the 2200...

2 men arrested after police chase in Missouri, Illinois

January 20, 2020 @ 3:45 pm

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Cape Girardeau police say two men are in jail after shooting at officers and ramming a patrol vehicle in...

Kentucky woman pleads not guilty to murder in dog attack

January 13, 2020 @ 5:11 pm

CONWAY, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman who authorities say released her pit bull on a man has pleaded not guilty to murder in...

Missouri mother charged with killing her infant twins

January 13, 2020 @ 4:59 pm

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri mother who said her infant twins were stillborn has been charged with killing the children. The St. Louis...

Suspect charged in the death of prominent Illinois lawyer

January 7, 2020 @ 8:34 am

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Charges were filed against a suspect in the death of a prominent Illinois attorney. Timothy Michael Banowetz of Wentzville, Missouri...

Rockford bank robber sexually assaulted hostage

January 6, 2020 @ 8:01 am

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Police say a man armed with a pellet gun assaulted a woman he took hostage inside an Illinois bank before...

Home invasion, death being investigated in Jackson County

January 2, 2020 @ 12:50 pm

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 17-year-old male, believed to be connected to a New...

Off-duty Missouri police officer shoots intruder in Illinois

December 26, 2019 @ 8:47 am

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An off-duty St. Louis-area police officer shot and wounded a Christmas Eve intruder in a neighbor’s apartment in Illinois. The...

California man arrested with Oxycodone in Johnson County

December 24, 2019 @ 8:34 am

ULLIN, Ill. (WJPF) — A California man was arrested in Johnson County Sunday with over 800 grams of Oxycodone pills. Manuel Bracamonte was stopped...