Canton Police Department under Federal investigation

Numerous instances of illegal behavior over the past 8 years, including cash, drugs and even a weapon taken from the Department’s evidence room.Enter Headline here August 12, 2023Lewis County authorities say they’ve asked the U.S. Attorney’s office...

Campton Hills police chief probe includes missing guns in evidence room, records show

Probe of Campton Hills police Chief Steven Millar appears to involve questions about missing guns and access to the police department’s evidence room, records show. August 11, 2023An ongoing Illinois State Police probe of Campton Hills police Chief Steven Millar...

Investigation finds evidence tampering, missing drugs at Canton Police Department

The question remains–how does the Canton Police Department regain the trust from the community?Enter Headline here August 4, 2023The Canton Police Department was put under investigation in May of 2022 after Canton Mayor Jarrod Phillips reported a number of...

Ex-detective loses KS certification after throwing out evidence in ‘high-profile homicide’

The evidence kept in his private storage unit  June 18, 2023A former Garden City Police Department detective who mishandled evidence, including drugs, from a “high-profile homicide” — keeping some of it in a private storage unit — has had his police...

Former Chillicothe Police officer pleads “Not Guilty” to three counts of theft

A former Chillicothe Police officer entered a plea of not guilty to three counts of felony stealing $750 or more in Livingston County court on April 19th.Thirty-nine-year-old Jeremy Don Stephens of Brookfield waived formal arraignment. The case was continued to July...

Man federally charged in connection to drugs stolen from NSP locker takes plea deal

Officials said Weaver’s girlfriend, Anna Idigima, 37, of Lincoln, was a Nebraska State Patrol employee who worked in the evidence unit when the drugs were stolen from an evidence storage facility. She then allegedly gave them to Weaver to sell. March 17,...