Adams County Sheriff's Department
QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office made one impaired driving arrest during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office also took the following enforcement actions. 2 fugitives apprehended on failure to appear warrants 1 suspended license/1 no valid license 3 uninsured motorists 9 speeding citations 1 distracted driving (electronic communication device)…
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QUINCY – The day after a Springfield, Ill. man pleaded not guilty to multiple charges from a home invasion and carjacking along Quincy’s North Bottom Road, a Quincy woman did likewise. Karen D. Blackledge, 33, entered her plea Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court. Blackledge was indicted by an Adams County grand jury last week…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is joining with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and nearly 200 local police and sheriff’s departments to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket” and “Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over” throughout the Thanksgiving holiday. “We want our community to understand that it’s up to them to make the smart decision to drive sober Thanksgiving weekend and every day,” Sheriff Rich…
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QUINCY — A Springfield man and a Quincy women will make their first appearance in Adams County Circuit court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to face home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated criminal sexual assault and residential burglary charges. Bradley S. Yohn, 34, of Springfield, Ill., and Karen D. Blackledge, 33, of Quincy, were…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy died Saturday night in a vehicle crash on the south end of the city. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded at 6:34 p.m. Saturday to a single vehicle rollover accident involving a United States Postal Service truck on Herleman Road, south of Deer Ridge Road. Upon arrival, they determined…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 6 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a burglary at a residence off North Bottom Road in rural Adams County. It was learned that before the burglary one of the homeowners was the victim of a vehicular hijacking on North Bottom Road and forced back…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident involving a vehicle stolen in Quincy that crashed and burned early Saturday morning. Deputies from the Adams County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at approximately 3:15 a.m. Saturday to the Express Wash car wash, 408 E. Wood in Camp Point, in regard to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Hannibal, Mo., man faces multiple charges after his vehicle crashed into a Quincy school bus on Tuesday morning. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of South 48th Street and Payson Road at approximately 7:13 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, deputies learned a Quincy Public Schools bus had been rear-ended by…
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LIBERTY, Ill. — A Liberty man is lodged without bond in the Adams County Jail and faces two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Sunday about a possible sexual abuse of a child. Investigators worked with the Advocacy Network for Children and Illinois Department of Children…
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PAYSON, Ill. — A Quincy man and a Quincy woman are in the Adams County Jail and charged with residential burglary. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to a burglary in progress at a residence in Payson at 7:06 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, deputies found an unoccupied white SUV in the yard of…
Read Full Article CAMP POINT, Ill. — A threat of violence that was first believed to be against Central High School in Camp Point turned out to be a mistake. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call Friday from a concerned citizen who had seen a post on social media indicating a threat of possible violence against…
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On October 6, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Department of Children and Family Services regarding alleged sexual abuse of a child. The child was interviewed by specialists at the Quincy Child Advocacy Center and reports of sexual abuse were disclosed. After an investigation by Adams County Sheriff’s deputies, Robert L.…
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QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has started a campaign to promote its Facebook page. “Things to Know From ASCO” will highlight the sheriff’s office’s involvement in community events, crime prevention, employment opportunities at the sheriff’s office, recovered pets and community safety projects. The first highlighted initiative is the “9 p.m. check.” The sheriff’s…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department is having a “Trunk or Treat” event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Adams County Courthouse, 521 Vermont. Parking for the event will be east of Sixth and Vermont in the jail parking lot, in the municipal lot across the street or in the Central Baptist Church…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man who eluded arrest on Wednesday was captured Thursday morning at a Quincy hotel. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office attempted Wednesday to locate Zachary C. Seager, 44, who was wanted on three outstanding Adams County arrest warrants — failure to appear for driving while license suspended, failure to appear…
Read Full Article LIBERTY, Ill. — Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a multiple motor vehicle accident involving all-terrain vehicles near Liberty. It was reported multiple ATVs were riding on the rural roads in the Liberty area before the accident. Two of the ATVs were involved in a collision when…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested Wednesday morning on a warrant issued by the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office for three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a child. Bruce W. Gilker Jr., 40, was arrested at his home, 721 S. 13th, at 8:56 a.m. Wednesday by investigators with the…
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QUINCY — Two more projects were approved Tuesday night by the Adams County Board that will be paid for with money the county has received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Approved was the purchase of approximately 20 laptop computers for the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. The estimated cost is $80,000. The computers would replace…
Read Full Article At 5:00 Monday morning, deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at the Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park on the east edge of Quincy on State Street. Deputies received a call about a possible vehicle theft in progress. Upon arrival, deputies heard a gunshot and began a search near 500 Timber…
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QUINCY – Tony Grootens officially announced his run for Adams County Sheriff Saturday during the opening of the Freedom Fest at Clat Adams Park. Grootens, a Republican, had informally announced his intentions in other venues, including a meeting at the Quincy Tea Party and he had several blue-shirted supporters walking alongside during this year’s Dogwood…
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QUINCY — Three men were arrested and charged with burglary, felony criminal damage to property and criminal trespass after Adams County Sheriff’s Department deputies found them hiding Friday morning outside Fierge Auto and Salvage, 1362 Highway 104. A deputy saw an unoccupied white Ford F-350 on the eastbound shoulder of Highway 104 near E. 1400th…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Quincy Police Department recently have received several reports of Adams County citizens receiving fraudulent phone calls from the sheriff’s office. Calls were made using the phone number 217-277-2200, and the caller reported a warrant was made for the resident. The caller then advised the resident to…
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Members of the Quincy Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Department took a quick two-mile run down Bonansinga Drive Monday morning for the Law Enforcement Torch Run to support the 2021 Special Olympics Illinois Virtual Summer Games. The Torch Run didn’t happen last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and virtual events are being…
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