Pike County Sheriff's Department
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MOZIER, Ill. — A high-speed chase through Calhoun County and Pike County ended with the arrest of a Hannibal woman. A deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, in Mozier on a white 2008 Pontiac G6. As a result of the attempted…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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