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QUINCY — A Quincy man was transported to Blessing Hospital on Thursday when a backhoe he was driving went into a ditch. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash near 5205 W. St. Anthony Road. A Case Extendahoe 590 Super N, driven by Rogelio Mendez Gomez, 31, was eastbound…
Read Full Article LIMA, Ill. — The driver of a motorcycle was critically injured on Wednesday night after colliding with a deer near Lima. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at approximately 5:06 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, to a single vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of East 500th and North 2900th Avenue. The driver of a…
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Sean S. Fowler, 34, last known address in the 200 block of McCoy Road in Camp Point, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for two counts of residential burglary. Fowler is 5 foot, 7 inches tall and weighs 156 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers…
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Troy L. Smith, 47, last known address in the 400 block of State in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Smith is 5 foot, 6 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 217-228-4474…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police have arrested a man who they believe may have stolen a trailer, a pickup truck and a U-Haul dolly last month. On May 24, QPD received a report of a 16 foot trailer stolen from the 2300 block on North 12th. Then on May 29, a report was made of a…
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Devin A. Soto, 25, last known address in the 500 block of Locust in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated DUI. Soto is 5 foot, 8 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. He has brown hair and has brown eyes. Call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 217-228-4474 if…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man suffered minor injuries in a one-car accident on Tuesday morning. Deputies from the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 172 south of the Marblehead exit. A 2015 Kia Sol driven by Robert Geisenhagen, 45, of Quincy changed lanes to allow merging traffic to enter…
Read Full Article 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…
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QUINCY — A Fowler man was arrested Monday and was charged with two felonies. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were alerted to a possible criminal sexual abuse case involving a juvenile. Upon further investigation, Andrew D. Tournear, 20, was taken into custody without incident. He has been charged with patronizing a minor engaged…
Read Full Article LORAINE, Ill. — Minor injuries were reported after a traffic accident Thursday morning at the intersection of Illinois Route 336 and E. 1750th Street north of Loraine. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at approximately 9:14 a.m. to a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 336. After a brief on-scene investigation, it was determined that…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon. Thomas Delcour, 34, appeared with Sarah Lucey, an assistant appellate defender for Adams County, before Judge Scott Larson. Larson read the charges to Delcour during his hearing. Charging documents filed in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department received several reports of vehicles stolen or broken into during this past weekend. The first incidents were first reported early Saturday, April 20, and other incidents were reported throughout the weekend into the early morning of Monday, April 22. Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens said in a press…
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Buddy R. Baker, 46, last known address in the 1200 block of Horne in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. Baker is 6 foot, 1 inch tall and weighs 245 pounds. He is bald and has brown eyes. If you know where he can be…
Read Full Article LaPRAIRIE, Ill. — An Augusta woman was hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Monday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 15. Chenenna Decker, 23, was traveling north on E2903rd Lane, about midway between LaPrairie and Augusta, in her 2008 Kia Sorento…
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QUINCY — Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens is asking to speak with people with information about a shots fired report from early Monday morning. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at approximately 12:03 a.m. Monday, April 8, to the 1200 block of Hamann Lane for a report of shots fired. Deputies eventually located…
Read Full Article QUINCY –‑ Two passengers in a van involved Monday in a two-vehicle accident were taken to Blessing Hospital with serious injuries. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at approximately 2:48 p.m. on Monday, April 1, to the intersection of 24th Street and Nieders Lane. Both vehicles were discovered to have damages that disabled…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two Quincy men safely escaped a vehicle after it crashed Wednesday night and was submerged in water along Knapheide Road. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department repoted a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Tanner D.L. Bowen, 21, of Quincy was heading east on Knapheide Road, just west of Lyter Road. Bowen lost control of the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two women were taken to Blessing Hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole Thursday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on South 12th Street, south of Melview Road. Rilya M. Kirby-Roberts, 18, of Quincy was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox…
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Jeffrey C. Borovay, 43, last known address in the 1100 block of North Ninth in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for possession of meth. Borovay is 5-foot-8 tall and 170 pounds with a black hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers…
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George E. Scott, 43, last known address in the 1300 block of Washington in Quincy, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for threatening a public official and aggravated fleeing. Scott is 5-foot-9 tall and 160 pounds with a black hair and brown eyes. If you know where he can be found, call the Quincy…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy home was damaged Friday morning when a vehicle crashed into the side of it. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at 7:52 a.m. Friday to a report of a traffic crash where a vehicle had struck a house in the 4000 block of North 12th Street. Amy Miller was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash on North 24th Street on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a crash on North 24th Street north of Weiss Lane. A 2015 GMC driven by Becky Hartley, 60, was traveling south on North 24th when it left the west side…
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OTTUMWA, Iowa — A Quincy man who escaped corrections officers while performing community service for the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program in Adams County was arrested Sunday in Ottumwa, Iowa. Records from the Wapello County Jail show Zachary D. Nokes, 50, is being charged in Wapello County with possession of a controlled substance (meth), providing false…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Two women were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Gardner Expressway on Thursday night. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to 1401 Gardner Expressway at 5:02 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, across from Pomp’s Tire. When deputies arrived, they saw a blue 2022 Nissan Frontier, driven by Lisa Smith, that had left…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement across the state for the holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” drunk-driving enforcement campaign. From Dec. 15 through Jan. 2, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department made the following arrests: In a press release, Sgt. Jake…
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