ENFIELD ATTEMPTED THEFT LEADS TO ARREST (7-12-2019)

ON 07-11-2019 REPORTING OFFICER (R/O) SGT. CRAIG POOLE RESPONDED TO 513 HICKORY STREET, ENFIELD, IL. 62835.

R/O ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION AND MET WITH
R/O HAD PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN TO AND A JOE ALLEN ABOUT JAMES
E. STEELE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A DITCH CULVERT PIPE FROM JOE ALLEN'S SHOP BUILDING OF THE ENFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING.

ADVISED R/O THAT HE OBSERVED JAMES STEELE PULL UP TO THE PROPERTY OF THE ENFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING AND ATTEMPT TO LOAD A LARGE METAL DITCH CULVERT PIPE. BELIEVED THIS WAS SUSPICIOUS AND IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT ATTEMPTING TO DO SO AS JAMES E. STEELE. STEPHEN ADVISED HE IS FAMILIAR WITH JAMES STEELE.

ADVISED HE TOOK A PHOTO AND VIDEO PARTS OF THE ATTEMPT. SHOWED R/O THE DOCUMENTATION ON HIS PHONE TO R/O.

JAMES PULLED UP IN HIS OLDER DODGE TRUCK AROUND 8:00 A.M. ON JULY 8, 2019. HE ADVISED JAMES TRIED TO LOAD THE CULVERT BUT COULD NOT DO SO BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HEAVY. JAMES LEFT THE AREA THEN RETURNED WITH SOME TYPE OF A HOIST JACK AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE CULVERT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DO SO.

R/O LEFT THE LOCATION AND RESPONDED TO 112 MARKET STREET, SPRINGERTON, IL. WHERE JOE ALLEN WAS AWAITING R/O'S ARRIVAL. JOE ADVISED R/O HE HAS INCURRED ALOT OF THEFTS WITH INDIVIDUALS STEALING ITEMS FROM HIS SHOP AREA. JOE ADVISED HE HAD NEVER GIVEN JAMES E. STEELE PERMISSION TO TAKE ANYTHING OFF OF THE PROPERTY AND ADVISED R/O HE WOULD SIGN A COMPLAINT AGAINST JAMES FOR ATTEMPTING TO DO SO. JOE GAVE R/O A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO HIM NEVER GIVING JAMES ANY PERMISSION TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE PROPERTY. JOE SIGNED A COMPLAINT AGAINST JAMES E. STEELE FOR ATTEMPTED THEFT.

ON 07-11-2019 REPORTING OFFICER (R/O) SGT. CRAIG POOLE ARRIVED AT 417 EAST JOHNSON STREET, ENFIELD, IL IN REFERENCE TO SPEAKING WITH JAMES E. STEELE IN REFERENCE TO CASE #1907110013.
RO ARRIVED ON SCENE AND OBSERVED JAMES STEELE STANDING AT THE REAR OF THE DODGE TRUCK HE HAD BEEN SEEN DRIVING RECENTLY AND WAS USED IN THE ATTEMPTED THEFT ON 07-08-2019 OF THE ENFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING JOE ALLEN INCIDENT.

R/O EXITED SQUAD CAR AND SPOKE WITH STEELE. R/O HAD AN ORDER OF PROTECTION TO SERVE ON STEELE FROM THE WHITE COUNTY COURTS INVOLVING KIMBERLY DUCKWORTH. R/O SERVED THE ORDER OF PROTECTION ON STEELE ADVISED HIM ACCORDINGLY OF THE ORDER.

R/O THEN ADVISED JAMES HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM IN REGARDS TO THE 07-08-2019 INCIDENT OF THE ENFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING ATTEMPTED THEFT.

R/O READ JAMES HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AND MADE SURE HE UNDERSTOOD THEM.
R/O ASKED JAMES IF HE HAD BEEN OVER AT THE ENFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING ON 07-08-2019 AROUND 8:00 AM. AT FIRST HE SEEMED CONFUSED ON THE DATE AND SAID NO I DON'T THINK SO. R/O ADVISED JAMES HE HAD BEEN OBSERVED AND REPORTED AS BEING THERE R/O ADVISED HE HAD OBSERVED A PICTURE OF HIS VEHICLE BEING PRESENT AT THE LOCATION. R/O ASKED HIM IF HE HAD TRIED LOADING UP A BIG CULVERT AT THE LOCATION. JAMES SAID NO IT WASN'T CULVERT IT WAS A LARGE STEEL PIPE BUT I WOULDN'T CALL IT A CULVERT. JAMES ADVISED HE HAD RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM JOE ALLEN AND THE GUY THAT HE WORKS WITH TO GET HIS STUFF FROM THERE BEFORE. R/O ADVISED THAT JOE ALLEN HAD SIGNED A COMPLAINT AGAINST HIM FOR ATTEMPTING TO STEAL IT FROM THE LOCATION. R/O FURTHER ADVISED JOE HAD GIVEN A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO R/O THAT HE HAD NEVER TOLD JAMES HE COULD TAKE ANY ITEMS FROM THE PROPERTY AT HICKORY STREET. R/O ADVISED JAMES HE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR ATTEMPTED THEFT OF THE ITEM ON 07-08-2019. JAMES WAS NOT HAPPY AND ASKED R/O IF THAT MEANT HE WAS GOING TO JAIL R/O ADVISED YES YOU ARE UNDER ARREST AND WILL BE GOING TO JAIL JAMES REACHED INTO HIS POCKET AND THREW SOME LOOSE CHANGE AND ANOTHER SMALL TYPE PLASTIC BAG OBJECT OR WRAPPER INTO THE WINDOW OF THE TRUCK THAT HAD THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN ON IT. JAMES ASKED R/O IF HE COULD LOCK UP THE BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY AND R/O ALLOWED HIM TO DO SO. R/O PLACED HANDCUFFS ON JAMES AND SECURED HIS PERSON. R/O SEARCHED THE TRUCK JAMES HAD BEEN STANDING BY AND HAD THROWN THE ITEMS INTO. R/O FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC BAG CUPPED TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW VISOR. THE BAG HAD SMALL WHITE CRYSTALS IN IT R/O WOULD IDENTIFY AS BEING CONSISTENT WITH METHAMPHETAMINE. R/O WOULD NOTE R/O OBSERVED LOOSE CHANGE AND SMALL PLASTIC USED WRAPPERS IN THE FLOORBOARD AND SEAT OF THE TRUCK.
R/O CLEARED THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED JAMES TO THE WHITE COUNTY JAIL FOR PROCESSING ON THE CHARGES. '

JAMES STEELE WAS HELD ON THE CHARGE Of THEFT UNDER $500.00AND POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE. AT THE WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE R/O FIELD TESTED THE SMALL WHITE CRYSTALS IN THE PLASTIC BAG R/O FOUND INSIDE THE TRUCK. THE CRYSTALS FIELD TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE. R/O WEIGHED THE PLASTIC BAG WITH CRYSTALS THAT SHOWED AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF TWO GRAMS OF WEIGHT.
R/O PLACED THE ILLEGAL ITEM INTO THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT EVIDENCE SAFE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES.

WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF
DOUG MAIER

THEFT IN ENFIELD (7-12-2019)

ON 07-10-2019 REPORTING OFFICER (R/O) SGT. CRAIG POOLE RESPONDED TO ENFIELD, IL. IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT.

R/O ARRIVED ON SCENE AT THE CORNER OF BAILEY AND HICKORY STREETS AND SPOKE WITH JOE R. ALLEN. JOE ADVISED R/O HE HAD A DIESEL TANK LOCK THAT HAD BEEN PRIED OPEN AND IT APPEARED A SUBJECT HAD STOLEN DIESEL OUT OF THE TANK. R/O OBSERVED THE TANK LOCKING BRACKET TWISTED IN AN UPWARD POSITION AND THE PUMP HOSE ALONG WITH THE HANDLE WAS LAYING OUT ON THE GROUND. R/O PHOTOGRAPHED STATED ITEMS.

R/O WAS ADVISED THE AMOUNT OF DIESEL NUMBER ONE THAT WAS TAKEN WAS UNKNOWN.

JOE ADVISED R/O THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO THAT THE PUMP WAS OBSERVED IN NORMAL CONDITION. THE DAMAGE WAS NOTICED ON TODAY'S DATE PRIOR TO JOE CALLING AND REQUESTING AN OFFICER.

WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF
DOUG MAIER

Natural Death (7-10-2019)

On 7-9-2019 at 10:17 am the White County Dispatch was advised of a dead person at the residence located at 106 N. Elliott St., Crossville, IL. White County Deputies arrived and found Charles Crane Jr. DOB: 9-30-1943 laying on the couch in the living room of the residence. White County Ambulance also arrived on scene. Mr. Crane was obviously deceased. White County Coroner was notified and arrived on scene.

Illinois State Police Crime Scene was requested to come to residence before body was moved.

No sign of foul play was evident. The death appears to be from natural causes. The investigation is ongoing.

White County Sheriff
Doug Maier

STOLEN VEHICLE (6-7-2019)

On 6-7-19 at 4:34am White County Dispatch advised arresting officer Sheriff Doug Maier of a vehicle which had been reported stolen out of Wayne County that was currently being tracked by gps in the Centerville area. Deputy Spencer was called out and Sheriff Maier responded. The truck was a 2016 White GMC pickup.

Dispatch advised the vehicle was now in the Crossville area and advised the suspects in the vehicle had attempted to break into a bank in Mt. Vernon, IL and had been involved in a pursuit with Mt. Vernon, IL police. At approximately 4:50 am Sheriff Maier located a vehicle on a dead end road at the end of County Road 1200E just South of County Road 1925N. The vehicle matched the description and had several occupants inside the vehicle. Sheriff Maier approached vehicle as a felony stop, weapon drawn and observed three subjects in the vehicle, one in the drivers seat, one in the passenger seat and one in the rear seat. Sheriff Maier spoke to the driver of the vehicle later identified as JUVENILE. He appeared to be very nervous after determining Sheriff was law enforcement. He did not attempt to take off but appeared to be debating this. Sheriff Maier reached inside the vehicle and turned vehicle off, taking the keys from the ignition.

Deputy Spencer arrived in scene and he and Sheriff Maier took all three subjects from the vehicle and secured them in handcuffs and placed them in squad car.

Driver of the vehicle JUVENILE advised they were just road tripping and this was his uncles vehicle. He advised Sheriff Maier that he was on parole and this would cause him to be revoked. JUVENILE was checked out with Dept of Corrections and they showed a warrant and hold for JUVENILE.

Deputy Spencer transported all three subjects to the White County Jail. Mt. Vernon, IL Police Dept was notified and was advised an investigator would be enroute to interview the suspects and Dept of Corrections were enroute to take possession of JUVENILE.

Sheriff Doug Maier

French Arrest (2-21-2019)

On February 21, 2019 a detail conducted by the White County Sheriff's Department, Carmi Police Department and the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force resulted in the arrest of Michael Wayne French, DOB 1-24-71.

Officers located Mr. French at his residence, 413 rice St., Carmi, IL

The arrest is the result of a lengthy investigation by the Task Force.

Mr. French was arrested on warrant for One count Unlawful Delivery of Meth ( 5-15g), and two county of Unlawful Delivery of Meth (under 5 grams). Bail on warrant is $150,000.00 ( 15,000.00 cash )

A search warrant was also obtained and executed at the residence. Several drug related items and an amount of methamphetamine were located. Additional charges are pending.

Mr. French transported to White County Jail where he is being held.

White County Sheriff
Doug Maier

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