NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports
• KICKAPOO – An Elmwood woman required a hospital trip after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a trailer parked near Kickapoo.
Whitney D. Cantu was behind the wheel of an eastbound 2022 Toyota Corolla shortly before 1 p.m. April 16 in the 11400 block of U.S. Route 150 when the vehicle struck the 12-foot Pace American enclosed trailer, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
The trailer was tethered to a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado parked along the south shoulder and partially in the traffic lane, the report stated. The vehicle and trailer belonged to a lawn-care service that was applying fertilizer nearby.
Cantu’s vehicle rolled several times on Route 150 and landed on its roof. Brimfield firefighters helped Cantu out of her vehicle. She complained about left-forearm pain. An ambulance transported her to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
A deputy cited Cantu for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. The other driver, Cameron Jackson, was cited for improper parking on a roadway. His hometown was not listed in the report.
The Corolla sustained all-encompassing damage and was towed. So was the trailer, which had two damaged axles, a damaged ramp and a torn-away upper enclosed section.
• HANNA CITY – A 9-year-old Farmington girl was the apparent victim in a domestic dispute at a Hanna City-area residence.
Darrin E. Karrick, 32, of Hanna City was arrested about 1:15 p.m. April 19 in the 1300 block of N. Taylor Rd., about an hour after a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to that address.
A report about the incident was heavily redacted. Karrick was accused of domestic battery. He also was wanted in Peoria County on a 2024 writ of attachment. The writ is a court order authorizing seizing a defendant’s property, usually to secure a judgment in favor of a plaintiff.
• EDELSTEIN – Someone who claimed to be a Drug Enforcement Administration representative scammed $17,000 from an Edelstein woman, authorities stated.
The 72-year-old woman received a phone call April 18 from a man who told her she had an arrest warrant for trafficking 22 pounds of cocaine, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. The man had a Hispanic accent and said his name was Officer Sean Watson, from the DEA office in San Antonio.
Purchase of numerous $500 gift cards was necessary to void the warrant, the victim was told. She drove to a supermarket where she acquired the gift cards, then gave the suspect their numbers. Among the cards were ones for Lululemon, Nordstrom, Sephora and Target.
• KICKAPOO – A Kickapoo-area man backed his vehicle into a parked flatbed pickup truck that was part of a work crew. Steven H. Borge was behind the wheel of a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck exiting a driveway about 10 a.m. April 18 in the 7100 block of N. Dogwood Lane when the vehicle struck a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado that belonged to Perley Cable Construction Inc. of Metamora, per a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
The work vehicle was parked in the roadway. Borge declined medical treatment. His vehicle sustained left-rear damage but was drivable.
• WILLIAMSFIELD – A Williamsfield woman was to seek hospital treatment following a two-vehicle crash south of her hometown.
Samantha E. Bricker, 31, was driving a southbound 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander shortly before 1 p.m. April 17 on Illinois Route 180 at U.S. Route 150. After Bricker stopped, her vehicle entered the intersection and collided with a westbound 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report.
Michael J. Romolo, 69, of Peoria was the other driver. His vehicle struck the left-front side of the Outlander, which struck a road sign and continued into a southwest ditch. The Tahoe spun east and stopped in a concrete culvert south of the intersection.
Romolo was treated at the scene for a small laceration to his head. Bricker complained of chest pain but declined immediate treatment. Her husband was to transport her to an unspecified hospital. Both vehicles were towed.
• EDWARDS – A man accused someone of firing a bullet into his garage east of Edwards.
The damage was reported shortly after 4:45 p.m. April 15 in the 5600 block of Illinois Route 8, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The 58-year-old victim believes the single gunshot came from someone firing rounds while driving on Route 8.
Repeated attempts to remove the bullet were futile. No suspect information was available.
• ELMWOOD – A Yates City man avoided injury from a single-vehicle wreck south of Elmwood.
Shortly before 7 a.m. April 14, Brayden C. Davis, 21, was driving a 2013 Ford Escape south on Illinois Route 78 near Knox Road 250 North when he fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report.
The vehicle left the roadway and struck a mailbox before it came to rest in a field and Davis awakened. He was wearing a seat belt. The vehicle sustained more than $500 in damage but was drivable.
• HANNA CITY – Christopher T. Beamsley of Hanna City was cited April 27 for driving 77 mph in a 55-mph zone, according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. Where Beamsley was driving at the time was unavailable.
• FARMINGTON – Bradley S. Keefauver, 26, of Canton contacted Farmington police about 12:30 a.m. April 10 regarding an outstanding 2024 Fulton County warrant for failure to appear in court. After he paid bond and fees, Keefauver was given a new court date.
• BRIMFIELD – Shortly before 8:15 p.m. April 20, Samuel J. Bell of Princeville was driving a 2011 GMC Arcadia sport-utility vehicle east in the 12600 block of W. Parks School Rd. north of Brimfield when the SUV struck a deer. Neither Bell nor his passenger, a female, was injured, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle sustained dents on its passenger-side door and fender but was drivable. A deputy dispatched the injured deer.
• PEORIA – At 8 p.m. April 20, James M. Oppe of Kickapoo was driving a northbound 2014 GMC Terrain sport-utility vehicle in the 8500 block of N. Trigger Rd. northwest of Peoria when the SUV struck a deer. Oppe and his two passengers, both females, weren’t injured, a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated. The vehicle was drivable but sustained damage to its grille, hood and radiator.
• HANNA CITY – At 5:30 p.m. April 19, Audra L. Burkhead of Canton was driving a southbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the 4700 block of S. Hanna City-Glasford Rd. south of Hanna City when the vehicle struck a deer. Burkhead was uninjured, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle sustained dents on its hood, front fender and grille but was drivable.
• EDELSTEIN – At 6:45 a.m. April 19, Bryan A. Whittaker of Princeville was driving an eastbound 2022 Ford F-150 pickup truck in the 500 block of E. Truitt Rd. east of Edelstein when the vehicle struck a deer. Whittaker said he wasn’t injured, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle sustained damage but was operable. The deer was found dead.
• GALESBURG – These were among calls to which the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded between April 13-19: alarm call, Williamsfield; suspicious person, Dahinda; alarm call, Dahinda; attempt to locate, Douglas; theft, Dahinda; service other agency, Dahinda; two threats cases, Williamsfield; harassment, Williamsfield.
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• Jessica Leanna Caudill and Nicholas Paul Stevens, both of Bloomington.
