Pike County Sheriff's Department
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Hull man was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a charge of being a child sex offender in a school zone. Roy Irick, 70, and his attorney, Rick Zimmerman, were in Pike County Circuit Court when he was sentenced by Judge Frank McCartney…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Barry man pled guilty to two counts of child pornography on March 26 and was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Judge Frank McCartney sentenced Brandon L. Frame, 33, received three years in prison on each count to be served consecutively, according to a press release from…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Kansas man has been charged with child pornography and indecent solicitation of a child in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received on Feb. 29 a complaint of indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, grooming and child pornography. A couple discovered their child under the age…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Pittsfield man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Pittsfield teenager. Officers with the Pittsfield Police Department received a report of a missing juvenile at 7:03 a.m. on Jan. 21. The missing person was identified as Landon Hettinger, 17, of Pittsfield. At approximately 9:01 a.m., Pittsfield Police…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A Barry man was arrested Thursday and faces 10 counts of child pornography. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was notified at the beginning of February 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigations of a possible child pornography suspect. Chief Deputy Zack Orr, a member of the Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against…
Read Full Article NEW SALEM, Ill. — A train crashed into a semi-tractor Wednesday afternoon in Pike County, and the driver of the semi-tractor was hospitalized. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to a crash at 1:01 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 340th Avenue, approximately a half-mile south of County Highway 2 in New Salem Township. The initial investigation…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Chief Deputy Zack Orr with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department initiated a criminal investigation on Thursday, Dec. 14, regarding a failure to register as a sex offender complaint in Griggsville. After the investigation, John A. Crull, 38, of Griggsville was arrested on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Jerseyville man was arrested last week after tried to flee following a traffic stop in Pittsfield. A Pike County Sheriff’s Department deputy and a Pittsfield Police Department officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Tuesday, Dec. 12, on a vehicle reported stolen from Chrisman. The vehicle fled from the scene…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — A Houston man was arrested Tuesday in Pittsfield for failing to register as a sex offender. Chief Deputy Zack Orr with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department arrested Robert Wayne Niffen, 63, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender and a State of Texas Department…
Read Full Article NEBO, Ill. — A Pittsfield man died as the result of a car crash on Friday on County Highway 7, north of Nebo. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded at 5:47 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, to a single unit vehicle crash. The driver of the vehicle, Michael Knight of Pittsfield, was pronounced dead at…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A man and a woman recently were arrested in connection to a burglary at the Barry Travel Plaza. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint on Sunday of a theft from the Barry Travel Plaza advising someone had broken into and took money from an ATM/cash changing machine in the gaming…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A Bowling Green, Mo., woman is dead after a crash on Illinois 106 on Saturday night. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single unit vehicle crash on Illinois 106, east of Barry, at 8:50 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle was traveling eastbound when it left the road and rolled over. The…
Read Full Article MILTON, Ill. — A Milton teenager was arrested earlier this month and is lodged in the Pike County Jail for his involvement in a home invasion and stabbing incident. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 1:39 p.m. Sept. 9 to a residence in the 100 block of East Pittsfield Street in Milton. Upon…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A Griggsville man is in the Pike County Jail on child pornography charges. Law enforcement officials from the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, Illinois State Police and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office executed a court-authorized search warrant at 10:15 a.m. Sept. 13 at a residence in the 300 block of Chestnut Street in Griggsville. …
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department, Pittsfield Police Department, and West Central Illinois Task Force executed a court-authorized search warrant at 10:59 p.m. Aug. 30 in the 200 block of Chestnut. After execution of the warrant, methamphetamine was located and seized. Arrested were Tiffany L. Higgins, 34, and Earl P. Black, 40, both…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A Griggsville man was lodged in the Pike County Jail after his arrest on multiple drug charges. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department and West Central Illinois Task Force executed a court-authorized search warrant at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in the 300 block of South Bickford Street in Griggsville. More than 10 grams…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Five people were arrested on Aug. 31 after officers with the Pittsfield Police Department, Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Illinois State Police executed a court-authorized search warrant at 124 S. Illinois. Officers located and seized methamphetamine, methamphetamine paraphernalia, firearms, money and other contraband. The charges listed have been filed by Pike County…
Read Full Article BAYLIS, Ill. — A Baylis man pled guilty to a Class 3 felony for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon on Monday in Pike County Circuit Court and will receive 30 months of conditional discharge. A bench trial was scheduled for Monday for Donovan Syrcle, 35. However, as part of Syrcle’s plea agreement, three counts of…
Read Full Article NEW CANTON, Ill. — A New Canton man was arrested Thursday and faces drug and guns charges. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at 6:34 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at a residence located in the 200 block of N. Walnut in New Canton. After the execution of the warrant, methamphetamine, methamphetamine-related…
Read Full Article HULL, Ill. — A Hull man was arrested Friday and charged with presence of a child sex offender in a school. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department arrested Roy Lee Irick, 70, of Hull at 10:08 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Irick was arrested without incident and lodged in the Pike County Jail. The investigation was led…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Nevada man, formerly from Pleasant Hill, was arrested July 19 and has been charged with seven counts of unlawful possession of child pornography. The investigation began on January 27, 2021, when authorities with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department were notified of James B. Knight, 57,…
Read Full Article PIKE COUNTY, Ill. — A Hannibal motorcyclist stopped on Illinois 106 because she ran out of fuel eventually was jailed on two drug offenses. Ryan Rouse, a deputy with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, was dispatched at 10:33 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 to a traffic hazard on Illinois 106, west of 345th Street. Upon arrival, Rouse…
Read Full Article ROCKPORT, Ill. — Zack Orr, chief deputy with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a traffic stop at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, in the 300 block of Walnut Street in Rockport on a silver 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. After an investigation, the driver, Gregory D. Williams, 53, of Winchester was arrested on the following charges:…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — An Auburn, Ill., man was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on June 20 for his involvement in a string of thefts of zero-turn lawn mowers from a local farm implement dealer last fall in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was contacted on Oct. 11, 2022,…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pittsfield Police Department recently requested the assistance of the Pike County Sheriff’s Department regarding an ongoing criminal investigation. At 11:47 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, Chief Deputy Zack Orr and Pittsfield Assistant Chief of Police Jennifer Thompson conducted a traffic stop on Bennett Street in New Salem on a multi-colored 2004…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A Griggsville man is lodged in the Pike County jail in connection with a May 26 incident. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 11:58 p.m. May 26 to a residence in the 400 block of South Pearl in Griggsville, regarding a home invasion. After an investigation, it was determined that…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Chief Deputy Zack Orr, chief deputy with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a traffic stop at 8:54 p.m. May 17 in the 300 block of South Main in Pleasant Hill on a gray 2009 Toyota passenger car. After an investigation, Sarah J. Shawgo, 42, of Havana was arrested on the…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A Rockport teenager has been arrested after a firearm was found in his vehicle at school. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a report at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, May 18 from a school administrator at Pleasant Hill CUSD No. 3 that a high school student possibly brought a firearm to school.…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — A Quincy man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender, and his wife was arrested on a charge of obstructing justice. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department initiated a criminal investigation at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 regarding a sex offender unlawfully residing at a residence in the 800 block…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court will not consider an appeal of the 2021 criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse convictions of Clayton G. Watts of Pittsfield, according to formal notification received by Pike County State’s Attorney Zachary Boren. In an order dated Dec. 15, 2022, the Illinois Court of Appeals for…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department conducted a traffic stop at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 on Bottom Street near Second Street in Pleasant Hill. After an investigation, the passenger, Barbara F. Henderson, 42, of Pleasant Hill was arrested on the following charges: Henderson was arrested and…
Read Full Article PEARL, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 6:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 on County Highway 10 near Pearl. After an investigation, the driver, Jonathan L. Well, 37, of Jacksonville was arrested on the following charges: Deputies followed up with the investigation and executed a search warrant on a residence…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 7:57 p.m. April 30 on West Washington Street in Pittsfield. After an investigation, the driver, Ryan M. Hill, 40, of Nebo was arrested on the following offenses: Hill was lodged in the Pike County Jail.
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — A student was discovered to have brought a handgun to a school dance, but an investigation determined the student never entered the school building and no threats were made. At 7:14 p.m. Friday, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department were dispatched to Pleasant Hill Elementary School in…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A Perry woman is lodged in the Pike County Jail after she was arrested on three counts of felony retail theft. The investigation began on or about March 12 when the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a retail theft complaint from a retail business in Griggsville. The Pittsfield Police Department received two…
Read Full Article PERRY, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 11:59 p.m. March 21 to a residence in the 100 block of East Highway Street in Perry in reference to a burglary in progress. After an investigation, Landon K. Miller, 25, of Perry was arrested on the following charges: Miller was lodged in the…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on March 16 on Jefferson Street near Memorial Street in Pittsfield on a gray 1990 Ford truck. After an investigation, the driver, Douglas M. Bolk, 38, of Pittsfield was arrested on a charge of driving while license revoked and two counts of unlawful possession of…
Read Full Article EAST HANNIBAL, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 11:45 p.m. March 11 on State Highway 106 near I-72 in East Hannibal on a 1999 Jeep. After an investigation, the driver, Billy J. Culp, 39, of Hannibal, Mo., was arrested on charges of: Culp was arrested and lodged in the…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 on County Highway 2 near 420th Lane in Griggsville on a black 2000 Chevrolet truck. After an investigation, a passenger, Gerald W. Kirgan, 46, of Griggsville was arrested on the following charges: Kirgan was lodged in the…
Read Full Article NEW CANTON, Ill. — A New Canton man was jailed on Friday, Feb. 10 after an investigation at a New Canton home. Deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at 7:33 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of Walnut Street in New Canton in reference to a domestic disturbance. It was initially reported…
Read Full Article BARRY, Ill. — Two Hannibal men were arrested Sunday, Feb. 12 for their connection to a robbery and theft incident. Deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched at 7:12 a.m. Sunday to a residence in the 1000 block of State Highway 106 in Barry. The victim reported two men came to the house…
Read Full Article MILTON, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 to a disturbance in the 200 block of Blue Street in Milton. After an investigation, Chad A. Wooldridge, 36, of Pearl was arrested on a charge of aggravated domestic battery. He was lodged in the Pike County Jail.
Read Full Article KINDERHOOK, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a blue 2018 Buick Enclave at 11:17 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4 on York Street in Kinderhook. After an investigation, the driver, Christopher A. Gunder, 42, of Pittsfield was arrested on charges of aggravated DUI, felony driving while license revoked and leaving…
Read Full Article HULL, Ill. — A Hannibal, Mo., man is facing drug charges after a recent traffic stop. A deputy sheriff for the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, while working for the Village of Hull, conducted a traffic stop at 1:53 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, on a blue 2008 Mercury SUV on State Highway 106 in Hull. After…
Read Full Article NEBO, Ill. — A 13-year-old has been taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and no valid driver’s license. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched at 7:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to a rural area located between Nebo and Pearl in reference to a suspicious vehicle left…
Read Full Article NEBO, Ill. — A Nebo man was arrested Friday and lodged in the Pike County Jail for three offenses. The investigation began on Jan. 9 when Scott E. Bricking, 51, came to the Pike County Sheriff’s Department to report his involvement in a crime. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department investigated the crime Bricking had reported and…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Two Pleasant Hill residents face drug and firearms charges after the Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a criminal investigation. As law enforcement officials were conducting surveillance on Tuesday, Dec. 27, on a residence in Pleasant Hill, they observed someone leaving the residence…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 1:55 p.m. Dec. 14 on Washington Street in Pittsfield. After an investigation, the driver, Jordan A. Clendenny, 27, of Griggsville was arrested for the offense of unlawful possession of methamphetamine less than five (5) grams. Clendenny was lodged in the Pike County…
Read Full Article ROCKPORT, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at 5:21 p.m. Dec. 14 at a residence located on Kaiser Creek Road in Rockport. After an investigation, Leslie R. Anderson, 33, of Rockport was arrested on the following charges: Anderson was arrested and lodged in the Pike County Jail.
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the Quincy Police Department, arrested Rashelle L. Pruett, 30, of Pittsfield near Eighth and Jefferson in Quincy at 6:36 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Pruett was arrested and transported to the Pike County Sheriff’s Department on a Pike County warrant for escape. The escape charge stems…
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