Month: November 2025

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • PRINCEVILLE – At least one vehicle was burgled and stolen in a Princeville incident that remains under investigation, apparently. The incident was reported about 7 a.m. Oct. 12 in the 300 block of S. Walnut Ave., according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report that was redacted almost completely. Two victims were listed, one from Laura and another from Princeville. Another apparent vehicle burglary and theft was reported about 2½ hours later along Illinois Route 8 east of Oak Hill, according to another redacated…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports• FARMINGTON – A tree-trimming dispute outside a local residence resulted in a Farmington man threatening to shoot a city worker, according to authorities.William S. Balagna, 75, received a notice to appear in Fulton County Circuit Court in Lewistown following the incident around 9 a.m. Oct. 2 in the 500 block of E. Fulton St., according to a Farmington police report.A 23-year-old city public-works employee was attempting to trim trees that were hanging over the sidewalk when Balagna told him to stop. According to the victim,…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Galva ReportOfficer dispatched:10-27 – to speak to a resident in the 300 block of NW 1st Ave. who reported their cat had ran away the previous day. The cat returned home.10-27 – After a traffic stop in the 800 block of W. Division St., Laura McNeeley, 63, Galesburg, was cited for operating a vehicle when registration suspended for mandatory insurance.10-27 – to Galva City Hall to speak to a walk-in complainant about a neighbor dispute. .10-27 – to the 100 block of NW 7th Ave. for…