Adams County Sheriff's Office
Joshua D. Hutcherson White Male, 35, 5’08”, 175 lbs. brown hair, blue eyes Last known address: 1300 Block OF N. 9th, Quincy Hutcherson is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for Aggravated Battery. If you know where this fugitive can be found, please call the Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers hotline at 217-228-4474. YOU CAN ALSO…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic safety campaign July 6-31 reminding motorists to slow down to save lives. The speed enforcement effort was conducted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce highway fatalities. During the campaign, the Adams…
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Dustin R. Owsley, 33, whose last known address is in the 400 block of Kentucky. Owsley is 5’7″ and weighs 155 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. He is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office on charges of Domestic Battery, Violation of Bond and Leaving the Scene of an Accident. If you know…
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QUINCY – On July 10, the Adams County Sheriff’s Officer received a report of a stolen blue 1994 Buick Roadmaster that was parked in the Titan Wheel parking lot on North 27th Street. On Tuesday, deputies recovered the stolen Buick in the area of 12th and Jefferson Street in a nearby alley. A joint investigation…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man agreed to a sentence of 24 months of probation Thursday after pleading guilty to a Class 4 felony of criminal damage to property. Jack R. Blanke, 39, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court wearing a stained neon hoodie and camo shorts alongside Public Defender Christopher Pratt on Thursday in front…
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QUINCY — Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office executed four search warrants at various addresses in the Quincy area Sunday regarding a multiple month investigation pertaining to numerous vehicle thefts and vehicle burglaries. Two adult males identified as Ayden L. Dietrich, 18, and Jonathan Torres Jr., 18, along with four male juveniles were taken…
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QUINCY — Adams County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people at 635 Payson Avenue Friday afternoon on charges of methamphetamine possession. One of the suspects, Bethany Handley, 29, was also charted with intent to deliver meth and endangering the life or health of a child. Shana Chatham, 43, and Cory Graham, 42, were arrested with possession…
Read Full Article The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to be aware of someone trying to pass themselves off as a member of the department and demanding bond money. Sheriff Tony Grootens said a man was representing himself as a law enforcement officer and seeking bond money for outstanding arrest warrants. Grootens said the Sheriff’s Office…
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QUINCY — An Adams County grand jury did not return criminal indictments against Adams County Sheriff’s Department officers involved in the Feb. 9 shooting death of Bradley Havermale. Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha issued a statement Friday saying his office also reviewed the incident and the evidence collected through the investigation. ” … The…
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Muddy River News MRN THIS WEEK PODCAST: Taylor Leszkai Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:15:32 Subscribe Share Stitcher RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:15:32 | Recorded on February 20, 2023Subscribe: StitcherAdams County Correctional Officer Taylor…
Read Full Article Adams County Correctional Officer Taylor Leszkai recently was named the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Correctional Officer of the Year for 2022 in recognition for his “above-and beyond” work ethic and his selfless actions in the face of extreme crisis. He talks to MRN Editor David Adam about his service.
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QUINCY — A man who pointed a handgun at Adams County Sheriff’s deputies and threatened to kill himself was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in a field off Radio Road south of Quincy. Adams County Sheriff Tony Grootens said deputies responded around 4 p.m. on West Radio Road west of Ill. 57. Deputies blocked off…
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Quincy man for burglary and other charges following a two-month investigation. On Tuesday night at 10:23, investigators and deputies arrested Jacob L. Shipe in Mendon. Shipe, 37, of 5437 Watchtower Drive, was transported to Blessing Hospital for evaluation before he was lodged in the Adams County Jail. Officers had…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office made one DUI arrest during its recent “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Labor Day campaign. Other citations and arrests were: 3 traffic warrants – 1 felony warrant 3 consumption of alcohol by a minor citations 3 uninsured motor vehicle citations 1 disobeying a traffic control device citation…
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