Adams County Sheriff's Department
QUINCY — A Hannibal, Mo., man is lodged without bond in the Adams County Jail after he was removed from a vehicle stuck in the snow. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s office found a vehicle at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday that appeared to be stuck in the snow in the area of 12th and…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teen is lodged in the Adams County Jail after he attempted to flee from a deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday night. The deputy was northbound on Ill. 57, north of Eighth Street, at approximately 5:47 p.m. when a 2005 Ford Explorer came up behind the squad car at…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — On Sunday night at 6:17, Adams County deputies were called to an address in Camp Point on a report of someone with a gun. After speaking with several people, deputies learned that two men, Stephen D. Calhoun, 20, of Camp Point, and Shaun L. Smith, 20, of Clayton, were involved in…
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QUINCY — Five vehicles were involved in a Saturday evening crash with one fatality and three people being taken to Blessing Hospital. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department released Sunday evening the name of the person who died in the crash. Joe Strieker, 40, of rural Quincy was pronounced dead at the scene by the Adams…
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Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday of two-vehicle traffic accident that occurred on Illinois 57, approximately 1/4 mile south of South 24th Street. Upon arrival, Deputies located two vehicles in the roadway with major damage. The preliminary investigation indicated that a vehicle traveling south on Illinois 57 had…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office made one impaired driving arrest (DUI/drugs) and also took the following enforcement actions. Found a missing juvenile during a traffic stop 1 fugitive apprehended on a failure to appear warrant 1 subject cited for possession of stolen registration – released on notice to appear for a new charge…
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QUINCY — On Tuesday morning around 10:00, Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies located Tanner T. Eyler, 24, of Quincy, at 301 Riverview Ave. Eyler had an active arrest warrant for Failure to Appear for Possession of Firearm by a Felon as well as an active arrest warrant for Failure to Appear on Domestic Battery. Eyler resisted…
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QUINCY — An Ursa man was arrested Friday in Quincy and charged with burglary of a motor vehicle. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Illinois 96 and N. 1850th Street to take a report of a stolen vehicle. After taking the report, the deputies learned a friend of the…
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QUINCY, Ill. — A Quincy woman involved in the theft of three trucks in the early morning hours Wednesday, as well as a Quincy Police squad car later in the day, was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a four-hour standoff with members of the Quincy Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. The Adams County…
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At 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of three trucks that were stolen in the 2000 block of Highway 61 in Houston Township, Adams County. Around 7:00 a.m., the Sheriff’s office located one of the stolen trucks that was abandoned in Camp Point. While deputies were in Camp Point,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department are involved in a possible standoff near Second and Maple Wednesday morning. Vehicles with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department have blocked off Maple Street at Third Street. More to come.
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QUINCY — A former corrections officer with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Adams County Sheriff Rich Wagner, claiming the county has not provided health insurance for him since he was attacked during a failed escape attempt in July 2014. The injuries suffered in the attack prevented Brian Doellman from returning…
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BURTON, Ill. — On Nov. 28, deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call for service at a residence in the Burton area. Deputies responded to the scene and investigated the report of a physical battery. The caller reported Adam E. Terstriep, 35, of Hull, allegedly entered her home without permission…
Read Full Article 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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