West Central Illinois Task Force
QUINCY — A Mount Sterling man was sentenced Monday to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after entering into a negotiated plea. Michael A. Taylor, 49, of Mount Sterling pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, a Class X felony, during a sentencing hearing before Circuit Judge Holly…
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QUINCY — Dennis L. Hernandez, 63, of Fowler was sentenced Friday, April 4, to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Hernandez, represented by Public Defender John Citro, agreed to a negotiated plea. Circuit Judge Holly Henze sentenced Hernandez to 10 years for possession of weapons by felon, a Class 3 felony, and 15…
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Versailles, Ill. — Deputies from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in Versailles on Tuesday and arrested a man on multiple drug charges. A drug investigation was initiated by the West Central Illinois Task Force upon receiving information of possible illegal activity taking place at that residence. After an initial investigation and…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Five people were arrested during a Federal Bureau of Investigations investigation in cooperation with the Illinois State Police West Central Illinois Task Force on Friday, Feb. 21, and one was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27. Each person is charged with conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in the Quincy…
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MACOMB, Ill. – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 arrested Christopher Michael Metcalf, 43, of Macomb for possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. A press release from the Illinois State Police said the West Central Illinois Task Force initiated an investigation in October 2024 after learning a subject in the…
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QUINCY – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation West Central Illinois Task Force (WCITF) arrested Natas T. Reed, 38, of Quincy on Wednesday night for methamphetamine delivery over 900 grams, a Class X felony. At approximately 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, WCITF agents, with the assistance of the Quincy Police Department and the Adams…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man was arrested Thursday and is in the Marion County Jail facing multiple drug charges. The Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued warrants on Thursday, June 27, for Michael T. Brown, 49. He was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and two counts…
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GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — At 7:15 a.m. Friday, law enforcement officials from the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a traffic stop on Illinois 107 near the Perry Junction on a silver 2017 Cadillac. The driver, Isaac J. Dorsey, 36, of Griggsville was arrested and taken into custody on unlawful…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — The West Central Illinois Task Force and Pike County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lonnie D. Todaro, 54, of Pleasant Hill at 1:56 p.m. on May 28 on a Pike County warrant for two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. The investigation began in January when law enforcement officials received information…
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QUINCY — A Phoenix, Ariz., man was arrested Thursday after an attempted first-degree murder warrant was issued. Detectives with the Quincy Police Department recently developed information that led them to believe Jayshon A. Levy, 21, was in the Phoenix area. Detectives and members of the West Central Illinois Task Force traveled Wednesday, May 29, to…
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QUINCY — A one-day narcotics operation was conducted Wednesday, May 15, in a joint effort between the West Central Illinois Task Force, Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Quincy Police Department and the Illinois State Police. The operation’s primary focus was to target people who distribute and possess narcotics in the Quincy and Adams County area. Fourteen…
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QUINCY — A months-long investigation by the West Central Illinois Task Force led to the arrest of two people on Monday on drugs and weapons charges. The West Central Illinois Task Force, Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Quincy Police Department began investigating in early 2024 the sale of heroin in Quincy. Officers…
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QUINCY — On March 14, in a joint effort with the West Central Illinois Task Force, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police, The Quincy Police Department conducted a one-day narcotics operation with one primary focus — to target individuals who distribute and possess narcotics in the Quincy and Adams County area. During…
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MACOMB, Ill. — A Macomb man is in the McDonough County Jail after his methamphetamine-related arrest on Tuesday. In a collaborative effort between the Macomb Police Department and the West Central Illinois Task Force, a search warrant was executed on Tuesday, March 12, at 440 N. Campbell. The joint investigation was based on the distribution…
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QUINCY — Two Quincy women were arrested Monday night for helping a murder suspect who was wanted by the Quincy Police Department. Members from the West Central Illinois Task Force conducted a traffic stop at approximately 2:57 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the intersection of 20th and Maine on Timia Humphrey, 27, of the 3100 block…
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QUINCY — The West Central Illinois Task Force stays out of the public’s attention for most of the year. Members are assigned to the task force by their respective law enforcement agencies. When on the job, they typically wear regular clothes instead of a uniform, and they typically drive an unmarked vehicle. (They don’t even…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two men from Santa Ana, Calif., recently were sentenced to multiple years in prison for trafficking narcotics to Central Illinois. Cesar Lopez Reyes, 21, and Angel Tovar, 22, were each charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and information presented at public court hearings,…
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QUINCY — A one-day narcotics investigation on Thursday, Sept. 7 led to the arrests of 26 people. The West Central Illinois Task Force conducted the investigation in a joint effort with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, Quincy Police Department, Illinois State Police, United States Marshals Service, Lawton (Okla.) Police Department, Adams County States Attorney’s Office,…
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QUINCY — Ten arrests were made Tuesday by the Quincy Police Department as part of a criminal narcotics enforcement detail. A coordinated effort with QPD, the Illinois State Police, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and West Central Illinois Task Force conducted the detail, targeting people who possess and/or distribute illegal narcotics in Quincy and Adams County.…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Daniel Kramer of the 100 block of Earel Camp Road in Quincy was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years imprisonment for possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, five months imprisonment for possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and 10 years…
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QUINCY — Bond has been set at $750,000 for a Quincy man who was arrested Wednesday with more than a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine that was discovered during a narcotics investigation. Sami J. Grullon, 25, of Quincy, made his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon before Judge Tad Brenner. He…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man is in the Adams County Jail facing drug and weapons charges. The Quincy Police Department’s Emergency Response Team, assisted by the Illinois State Police West Central Illinois Task Force, executed a search warrant on Friday at 1212 Werner. During a search of the residence, officers found numerous items indicative of…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Palmyra, Mo., man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 10 years of imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, to be followed by eight years of supervised release. The government presented evidence during the sentencing hearing to U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough that on or about Sept.…
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PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — On February 28 at 4:43 P.M., the West Central Illinois Task Force, Pike County Sheriff’s Department, and Pleasant Hill Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at a residence located in the 300 block of Mound Street, Pleasant Hill. Following the execution of the warrant the following suspects were arrested and…
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