Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Clean Sweep event results in over 16,000 pounds of unwanted pesticides being collected
The "Clean Sweep" event for the Illinois Department of Agriculture yielded more than 16,000 pounds of unwanted pesticides. A grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency allows the eve...
Oct 04, 2019 CGP Grey / CC
Decatur heroin dealer sentenced to 30 years
A Decatur man who was involved in dealing heroin has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. Wednesday James Jones was sentenced for delivering nearly 20 grams of heroin. Jones was on parole for a 2006 co...
Oct 03, 2019 Cat Branchman / CC
Charleston woman arrested with 600 doses of LSD
A woman in Charleston was arrested with over 600 doses of LSD and over a pound of marijuana in her residence. Jenny Le was arrested after Eastern Illinois University Police, Charleston Police Departme...
Oct 03, 2019 b r e n t / CC
Man charged with attempted murder stemming from a shooting last weekend
AC Campbell, a Decatur man, has been charged with attempted murder stemming from a man being shot over the weekend. Campbell and the victim got into an altercation but Campbell eventually left with a ...
Oct 03, 2019
Man dies in motorcycle crash in rural Douglas County
Tuesday night a man riding his motorcycle in Douglas County died after crashing. Gary Richardson was the lone person involved in the crash, which took place in rural Douglas County. The crash is being...
Oct 02, 2019 Karen / CC
Man arrested in Springfield after string of robberies at same gas station
The old saying, "The criminal will return the scene of the crime" is apparently true for at least one man. A man was arrested in Springfield for three different armed robberies at the same gas station...
Oct 02, 2019 Geoff Stearns / CC
Decatur couple arrested for stealing nearly $1,000 from a pharmacy
A couple from Decatur have been arrested after stealing over $1,000 worth of items from a pharmacy. The man and woman took mostly body soaps - over 100 items worth of product. Back in July a 30-year-o...
Oct 02, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Man tries to hide bag of meth in his mouth during traffic stop
William Wattles, a passenger in the vehicle, began mumbling while he talked and proceeded to spit out a bag of meth containing nearly eight grams of the substance. Wattles then admitted to police he w...
Oct 01, 2019 Dominic Milton Trott / CC
Man arrested after revealing himself to traffic on Water and Main Streets
A man has been arrested after revealing himself to traffic on Water Street as well as Main Street. When confronted, he gave the police a clearly fake name - Michael Jackson. Police were made aware of ...
Oct 01, 2019
Decatur city council opts out of marijuana dispensaries and cultivation
The Decatur city council voted against cannabis dispensaries and cultivation. They voted 6-1 in favor of opting out of allowing the sale of marijuana. In the same meeting, the council voted 4-3 to dec...
Oct 01, 2019 Cannabis Culture / CC
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