NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• KICKAPOO – An Edelstein woman was one of two people killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash east of Kickapoo. The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the 9000 block of U.S. Route 150. Pamela Spencer, 76, sustained severe multiple blunt-force trauma injuries and died instantly, according to the Peoria County Coroner’s Office. So did Chester Lien, 67, of Macomb. A witness said Spencer’s vehicle was westbound and attempting to pass another when it collided with Lien’s eastbound vehicle, according to the Peoria…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations andOrdinance violation11-2 – Jeffrey D. Kaiser – Overweight on axle.11-2 – Susan L. Stanley – Overwieght on axle.11-2 – John E. Ratcliff – Overweight on axle.11-2 – Jose M. Perez Gonzalze – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.11-4 – Gaije R. Drane Fowkes – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.11-8 – Patricia A. Grant – Suspended registration, uninsured vehicle.11-10 – Ryan J. Mead – Driving 15-20 mph over limit.11-10 – Matthew B. Henry – Driving 21-25 mph over limit.11-10 – Erin Stalnaker – Driving 21-25 mph…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• FARMINGTON – A Farmington man wanted in Peoria County on illicit-drugs charges was accused of similar crimes in Fulton County. Sean R. Holton, 38, was arrested about 11 p.m. Nov. 5 at Circle K, 1006 E. Fort St., after Farmington police received a tip regarding his arrest warrant for failure to appear in court. Peoria County officials accused Holton of possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance. A Farmington police search revealed Holton was carrying a capped syringe, two glass pipes, a…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Local man charged in Hancock Co. shooting• CARTHAGE – A Yates City man was denied bail after he was implicated in a Hancock County shooting, according to authorities.Terry R. Lansford, 49, was arrested about 10 p.m. Oct. 14 at the scene, a residence in the 2500 block of E. County Road 1850 near Webster. That unincorporated community is located about 10 miles east of Carthage and about 75 miles west of Yates City. During a Hancock County Circuit Court appearance Oct. 17, Lansford was accused of…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations andOrdinance violation10-27 – Leonard L. Livengood – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.10-27 – Sandeep Bajaj – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.10-29 – Margarita Duarte – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-30 – Myca J. Steffen – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-30 – Crystal L. Jones – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-30 – David S. Scott – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.10-30 – Alexi J. Strandberg – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-30 – Bailey S. Pierson – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.11-3 – Ryan D. Burt…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police Reports• PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville man accused of punching his girlfriend fought a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy when apprehended, according to a report.Justin J. Juarez, 33, was captured about 9:45 p.m. Oct. 25 at Casey’s, 105 E. Spring St. in Princeville. He was wanted regarding a domestic-battery incident Oct. 23 at a residence in the 19200 block of N. Mendenhall Rd., just south of Princeville. Juarez fled there on a stolen bicycle, per the sheriff’s office.The deputy recognized Juarez outside the convenience store and followed…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation10-11 – Wendell D. Stahl – No valid registration.10-12 – Jacob M. Painter – Disregard stop sign.10-17 – Lisa L. Holcomb – Driving 1-10 mph above limit.10-17 – James D. Mercer – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-17 – Ryan J. Glascock – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-23 – Trey G. Fabish – Driving 11-14 mph abpve limit.10-25 – Perry L. Tate – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-26 – Tara Sheena Dean – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.10-26 – Michaela L. Greenwalt – Driving…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police Reports• DOUGLAS – A fire that destroyed a recreational vehicle in Douglas might have been set intentionally, authorities suggested.The fire outside a residence in the 500 block of Third St. was reported about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 11. When a Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived, he found firefighters from the Elba-Salem and Elmwood departments dousing the blaze.A neighbor provided surveillance footage that revealed a sedan pulled onto the property about 10:10 p.m. and parked on the east side of the RV, according to a sheriff’s-office report….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Traffic citations &Ordinance violation10-16 – Marlela Lopez – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-17 – Maria I. Clary – Driving 1-10 mph above limit.10-17 – Elizabeth A. Verhulst – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-21 – Lane R. Moodie – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.Incidents & Accidents10-15 – Edgar Torres-Paredes, 27, Kewanee, arrested and charged with driving without a valid driver’s license, speeding 62 mph in a 55 zone and driving without insurance. He was later released with a notice to appear. Also charged in the same traffic stop…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation10-6 – Kendra S. Curry – Suspended registration.10-10 – Jett Carlen Olson – Driving 1-10 mph above limit.10-10 – Kelsey M. Hasselbacher – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.10-10 – John C. Kern, Jr. – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-11 – Samantha M. Walker – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.10-11 – Mary Lynn Stemmler – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.10-15 – Paige T. Popescu – Transport/carry alcoholic liquor.10-15 – Edgar Torres Paredes – Unlicensed, uninsured vehicle and driving 1-10 mph above limit. Misdemeanors &Felonies9-8…