Pike County Sheriff's Department
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Wilsonville man was taken into custody on June 12 as part of an investigation of a multi-county crime spree that included a burglary in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to an alarm activation at the Jiffi Stop convenience store in Pleasant Hill at approximately 3:55 a.m. on…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — David L. Allen, 52, of rural Pittsfield was sentenced on May 27 by Pike County Judge Frank McCartney to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on two counts of failure to register as a sex offender. Two more counts of failing to register as a sex offender were dismissed nolle…
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GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department provided more information Thursday afternoon about how a Perry man who had been reported as missing was found Thursday morning. Sheriff David Greenwood said more information about ping notifications was received. The location of Ronald Boston, 82, indicated an area between Griggsville and Perry along Illinois Route…
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HULL, Ill. — A Hannibal man is in the Pike County Jail as he faces gun and hijacking charges. Pike County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, to a report of a stolen vehicle from Illinois Route 106, west of Hull. During the initial Investigation, deputies discovered that during the…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Zack Orr, chief deputy of the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, announced his candidacy for Pike County Sheriff in the 2026 election in a Sunday email. Orr, a lifelong resident of Pike County, has been a member of the Pike County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years. He started as a dispatcher and…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Two people were injured in a three-vehicle accident on Tuesday in Pleasant Hill. Pike County 911 received a call at 1:47 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, of a three-vehicle accident in the 100 block of Quincy in Pleasant Hill. An investigation by the Pike County Sheriff’s Department determined a 2012 Ford Utility…
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FRANKFORD, Mo. — The body of a Hannibal man was found on Friday after he had been reported missing since mid-December. Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte said Nathaniel Mueller, 23, was discovered in a pond in the area of the initial focus of the search, near the intersection of Missouri Routes C and E just…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Jiffi Stop Convenience Store on Illinois Route 106 in Barry. A male subject entered the store at approximately 11:50 p.m., displayed a firearm and demanded money from the cashier. The subject left the store with…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Chief Deputy Zack Orr with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department recently conducted a criminal investigation into a violation of the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act. After an investigation, David L. Allen, 51, of Pittsfield was arrested on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender. Allen was cited and released per…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Pleasant Hill man may be extradited to Louisiana after his arrest on felony charges involving allegations of indecent behavior with a juvenile. An investigation conducted by the Calcasieu Parish (La.) Sheriff’s Department and the Pike County Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of Patrick T.D. Cantwell, 29, of Pleasant Hill…
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