NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Police reports
• HANNA CITY – A Glasford man was killed in a three-vehicle accident south of Hanna City.
Allan Young, 69, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. Jan. 16 at Hanna City-Glasford and Lancaster roads, according to the Peoria County Coroner’s Office. Young was driving alone in a Ford van that struck two other vehicles, rolled several times and caught fire.
The van was headed south on Hanna City-Glasford Road when it hit a southbound 2013 BMW X351 driven by a 77-year-old woman from Trivoli, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. The van then passed the BMW and hit a northbound 2016 GMC Acadia a 65-year-old Mapleton man was driving.
Young was unconscious and unresponsive when witnesses attempted to free him from the burning vehicle. An autopsy revealed he sustained multiple blunt-force injuries and wasn’t alive during the fire. A medical issue might have precipitated the crash; additional tests are pending, per the coroner’s office.
The GMC driver and his passenger, a 13-year-old boy, sustained serious injuries and were transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. The BMW driver and her passenger, a 76-year-old man, were transported with minor injuries to St. Francis.
Logan-Trivoli and Timber-Hollis firefighters responded. The sheriff’s office is investigating the accident.
• BRIMFIELD – Following damage to signs and other items in Brimfield, an Elmwood man was accused of drunken driving.
Lucas B. Daniel, 21, was driving a westbound 2014 Ford pickup truck about 3:45 a.m. Jan. 11 in the 400 block of E. Knoxville St. when his vehicle left the pavement and struck a road sign, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
The vehicle then struck a large sign in the yard of Burnzees Bar & Grill, 413 E. Knoxville St. Continuing onto North Jackson Street, the vehicle hit a wooden pole, dislodged a fire hydrant and stopped after it sideswiped a large tree.
Daniel said he thought his vehicle hit only the fire hydrant, the report stated. He was transported to the Peoria County Jail, where he was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving too fast for conditions. The vehicle sustained disabling damage, including two missing tires, and was towed.
• WILLIAMSFIELD – An 88-year-old Williamsfield woman might have been the victim of fraud, according to authorities.
The woman reported the incident Jan. 8, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report. She said one month earlier she called Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators regarding a project at her residence. She spoke with a foreign-accented woman and couldn’t remember the telephone number.
One day later, an electronic check for $98.72 was drawn on the victim’s bank account for a business with which the victim does not remember dealing.The victim also notified her bank.
• DOUGLAS – A Douglas man reported he awakened one morning to find two unauthorized people in his residence. The incident happened about 9 a.m. Jan. 8 in the 500 block of First St.
The 57-year-old victim said he knew the individuals’ names but did not know how they entered his house, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report. The man and woman spend time at a nearby residence, the victim said.
When the two noticed he was awake, they ran out a back door and into adjacent woods. A search came up empty. Nothing was reported missing from the residence.
• ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man required hospital treatment following a single-vehicle accident.
Daniel A. Yeagle was driving a northbound 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 5 on Peabody Road near Taggert Road south of Elmwood when he lost control of the vehicle. It left the pavement and overturned in a west-side ditch, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
Yeagle sustained bruises and scratches on the left side of his face. He also complained about back, neck and left-wrist pain. He was transported to Carle Health Proctor Hospital in Peoria. The vehicle was towed.
• KICKAPOO – Vandalism was reported at a Kickapoo-area business. A Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched about 1:15 p.m. Jan. 2 to Midwest Perma-Column, 7407 N. Kickapoo-Edwards Rd.
The report was redacted, but among the damaged items apparently were two vehicles, a 2014 Toyota Camry and a 2017 Ford Fusion.
It wasn’t clear when the vandalism happened.
• WILLIAMSFIELD – In a two-day span, a Williamsfield-area man was barred from two area properties after he was accused of trespassing and acting suspicious.
The first incident was reported about 10:15 a.m. Jan. 1 in the 2000 block of Knox Road 2150 East. The 37-year-old complainant resides near the 27-year-old suspect, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report. The older man said the suspect entered his property without permission.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Jan. 2, a 66-year-old woman who resides in the 300 block of Illinois Route 180 reported the same suspect knocked on her door and asked for medical help. She said she would call an ambulance but would not allow him inside her house.
An ambulance transported the suspect to OSF Saint Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. His condition was not available.
• ELMWOOD – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office requested an arrest warrant for an Elmwood-area woman accused of violating an order of protection.
The action against the 30-year-old woman stems from a child-custody exchange Jan. 1 in Williamsfield, according to a sheriff’s-office report. She was accused of being 2½ hours late in transferring custody of an 8-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl to their father, a 40-year-old Dahinda-area man.
Peoria County officials issued the order of protection in November. A Knox County deputy notified the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services regarding suspected child neglect.
• FARMINGTON – A Farmington man was accused of giving cannabis to a 16-year-old Yates City boy, according to authorities.
The transaction took place about 2 p.m. Dec. 31 in front of Circle K, 1006 E. Fort St. Video footage showed 20-year-old Jaydin I. Douglas handing the boy a bag. It contained 4 grams of cannabis, according to a Farmington police report. Also found were two pipes. No money appeared to be exchanged.
Douglas was cited for three cannabis-related offenses, including two counts of illegal delivery, and was given a notice to appear in Fulton County Circuit Court in Lewistown. The boy was accused of illegal possession of cannabis and was released to his father.
• PRINCEVILLE – A Peoria woman required a hospital visit following a two-vehicle accident in Princeville. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Tabbitha L. Makenna was driving a Mazda sedan west on Spring Street and preparing to turn south at Kennedy Avenue when a 2019 Chevrolet pickup truck rear-ended her vehicle, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
Reece A. Meacham of Princeville was the other driver. He said he did not brake soon enough. Makenna’s turn signal was activated. Makenna complained about neck pain and was transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Her vehicle had four passengers, all children.
• GALVA – A traffic stop in Galva resulted in a Hanna City man being accused of driving with a suspended vehicle registration. George Villa, 73, was cited after he was pulled over Jan. 8 in the 200 block of SE Second St., according to the Galva Police Department.
• FARMINGTON – Joseph C. Bazzell Sr., 57, of Farmington surrendered about 12:45 p.m. Jan. 4 in connection with a Fulton County warrant for failure to appear in court regarding a revoked driver’s-license case. After Bazzell paid $2,030 in bonds and fees, he was released and given a notice to appear in Fulton County Circuit Court in Lewistown.
• ELMWOOD – Chief Aaron Bean reported the following Elmwood Police Department activity for December: five stops, five warnings and 21 reports.
• WILLIAMSFIELD – Chief James Robertson reported the following Williamsfield Police Department activity for December: one person down, one custody case and one motorist assist.
• YATES CITY – Chief Randy Benson reported the following Yates City Police Department activity for December: 12 reports, nine traffic stops, two citations, 10 warnings and one open door.
• GALESBURG – These were among calls to which the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded between Dec. 29-Jan. 4: unwanted subject, Yates City; trash dumping, Galva; burglar alarm, Yates City; trespass, Williamsfield; harassment, Yates City; two custody disputes, Williamsfield; missing adult, Yates City.
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