Pike County Sheriff's Department
GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — The Pike County Sheriff’s Department and West Central Illinois Drug Task Force recently arrested three people on methamphetamine related charges. Deputies with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop at 8:11 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of West Quincy Street in Griggsville. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver,…
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PLEASANT HILL, ILL. — On December 18 at 2:40 p.m., the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, Pleasant Hill Police Department and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office executed a court-authorized search warrant in the 100 block of Thomas Street in Pleasant Hill. Following the execution of the search warrant, methamphetamine, controlled substances, and methamphetamine-related drug paraphernalia were…
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NEW CANTON, Ill. — Deputies with the Pike County (Ill.) Sheriff’s Department responded to an ATV crash on Illinois 96 in New Canton just after 8 p.m. Saturday. A passenger on the ATV sustained injuries due to the crash. Following an investigation, the driver of the ATV, Timothy R. Swartz , 34, of Kinderhook was…
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PITTSFIELD, IL – Just before 9:00 pm on October 16, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2011 Ford Fusion in Hardin. The failed to stop, increased speed, and fled from the officer at speeds over 100 MPH. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office pursued the vehicle and notified the…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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BARRY, Ill. — A Barry man was arrested Sunday as he was walking along a city street. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department arrested Zachary N. Schwalb, 28, of Barry at 4:53 p.m. after observing him walking on Decatur Street in Barry. Schwalb was taken into custody on an active Pike County warrant. A subsequent search…
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PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS – Just after 5 p.m. Sunday, the body of Ronald Abney, 82, of Hull, was located in a creek bed approximately two miles south of Atlas on State Highway 96 in Pike County, Illinois. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department said it appeared that the vehicle Abney was operating left the roadway sometime…
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BARRY, Ill. — Lance R. Dixon, 34, of Curryville, Mo., was charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine (5-15 grams) and unlawful possession of methamphetamine (5-15 grams) after he was arrested following a traffic stop of a blue 2007 Chrysler on Decatur Street on Monday by the Pike County Sheriff’s Department. Dixon was…
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MICHAEL, Ill. — A Calhoun County woman was arrested on Friday night after the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on Ill. 96, one mile south of County Highway 10. The driver, Amanda N. Moore, 38, of Michael, Ill., was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, DUI (any amount of drug), unlawful possession…
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BARRY, Ill. — A Florida man was arrested Thursday night after he tried to flee from Pike County Sheriff’s Department deputies. While on routine patrol along Decatur Street, deputies checked the vehicle registration of a tan colored Chrysler Town and Country Van and learned the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Madison County, Illinois.…
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Just after midnight on June 7, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on Hamilton Street near Rodgers Street in Barry. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Danielle L. Slavin, 28, of Hannibal, Missouri was arrested on charges of driving while license suspended and no rear registration light. A passenger, Ashley M.…
Read Full Article Inmate Name Sex Race Age Address Confined Released Booking# Ryan T Brown M W 33 Barry, IL 06/01/2021 23:37:41 20110255-012 Pike County Sheriff 740 ILCS 21/125 Unlawful Violation of Stalking No Contact Order Pike County Sheriff Petition for Revocation Pike County Sheriff 720 ILCS 5.0/12-3.2-A-1 DOMESTIC BATTERY/HARM/VIO O/P Patricia P Touchette F W…
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PERRY, Ill. — Lance W. Brockhouse, 24, of Winchester was arrested at 12:53 a.m. Thursday and charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department located a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Clover Street in Perry and made the arrest. Brockhouse was lodged in the Pike County Jail.
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GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Nicole L. Hare, 24, and Zachary B. Greenwood, 29, both of Griggsville, were arrested Thursday and charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department executed a court-authorized search warrant last Thursday in the 300 block of South State in Griggsville. Both Hare and…
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Adam L. Crowder, 32, of Pleasant Hill was arrested late Thursday after the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant in the 300 block of East Mosier Street. Subsequent to an investigation, Crowder was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Crowder also…
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