Day: January 15, 2025

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports Incidents & AccidentsStark County1-2 – A two-vehicle accident occurred on the Modena Blacktop. Driver Cayleb J. Hodson, 19, of Bettendorf, Iowa, was traveling west when he lost control of his vehicle and skidded sideways into the eastbound lane and struck the front of an oncoming vehicle being driven by Paul M. Cooper, 43, of Wyoming.No injuries were reported, and no tickets were issued. Both vehicles sustained estimated damage reported at over $1,500.1-8 – A dog-bite incident was reported from the 300 block of N. Main…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • ELMWOOD – An Elmwood woman was found dead in her backyard, an apparent cold-weather exposure victim. Darci A. Coursey, 44, was lying on the ground and unresponsive when fire and law-enforcement personnel arrived about 2:30 p.m. Sunday at her residence in the 400 block of W. Mound St., according to an Elmwood Police Department report. The Peoria County Coroner’s Office pronounced Coursey dead shortly thereafter.The preliminary report from an autopsy performed Monday cited cold exposure as Coursey’s cause of death. Coursey was clad in…