PITTSFIELD, Ill. — After a brief chase, a Pearl man was captured and arrested on Sept. 29 and faces several charges. Deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on silver 2020 Toyota passenger car on Franklin Street in Pittsfield at 11:35 p.m. Sept. 29. The vehicle failed to stop, […]
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Pittsfield woman faces drug charges after trying to bring methamphetamine into Pike County Jail
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Pittsfield woman faces drug charges after a Monday traffic stop. The Pleasant Hill Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2014 Chevrolet truck at 10:51 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of West Quincy. After an investigation, the driver, Desirae A. Howland, 36, of Pittsfield was arrested on a […]
Two from Louisiana, Mo., facing drug charges after traffic stop in Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Two people face drug charges after the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on Monday. Pike County Sheriff’s Department deputies stopped a 1998 Mazda on S. Main in Pleasant Hill at 7:28 p.m. After an investigation, the driver, Lisa M. Dempsey, 50, of Louisiana, Mo., was arrested and charged […]
Pike County (IL) Blotter for October 5, 2021
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Several convictions of registered sex offenders made in Pike County
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Several convictions recently were made in Pike County, Ill., for various offenses related to the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood said his office has and will continue to aggressively monitor all registered sex offenders in Pike County, Illinois. The following people have been charged and convicted […]
Two arrested following weekend fight in Pleasant Hill
Just before midnight on September 11, Pike County (IL) 911 received several calls regarding a large fight at the Pike County Government Housing on Pierce Road in Pleasant Hill, Illinois. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department responded. Upon arriving on scene, law enforcement officials discovered the fight included weapons such […]
Pike Co. (IL) Sheriff makes sex offender arrest
Just after 6:00 p.m. on September 8, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dennis E. Beaver, 59, of Detroit, Illinois for the offense of failure to register as a sex offender. The investigation began when it was discovered that Beaver was overdue on his sex offender registration. Beaver was arrested without incident and lodged […]
Two face multiple charges after arrest early Saturday at Ralph’s Landing
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. — A man and a woman were arrested early Saturday morning and face multiple charges. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department investigated a suspicious vehicle parked at Ralph’s Landing on the southern edge of Pike County, west of Pleasant Hill, at 12:42 a.m. More than 50 grams of methamphetamine, suspected psilocybin mushrooms, suspected […]
Two from Barry face drug charges after Sunday night arrest
BARRY, Ill. — A man and a woman were arrested Sunday night and face drug charges. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force, executed a court authorized search warrant at 11:46 p.m. at a residence in the 700 block of Williams Street in Barry. Thomas J. Wallace, […]
