Mt. Vernon Police Department
Arrests
- Corrinna D. Blanchard, 23, Watson, was arrested at 2:12 p.m. Thursday on a charge of retail theft.
- William R. Haynes, 41, of the 300 block of Castleton Avenue was arrested at 6:12 p.m. Thursday on a charge of violation of an order of protection.
- Susan Panzier, 46, of the 300 block of Castleton Avenue was arrested at 7:18 p.m. Thursday on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Incidents
- An officer was flagged down at 8:14 a.m. Thursday by someone reporting a door kicked in and a window broken out of an apartment in the 1500 block of South Ninth Street.
- A male and female were taken into custody at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Castleton Avenue following a fight in which the two parties allegedly were trying to stab each other.
Thefts
- Loss prevention officials from Walmart reported at 1:14 p.m. Thursday that a female was in custody for alleged shoplifting.
- An employee of a business in the 6100 block of South 42nd Street told police at 8:14 p.m. Thursday that two females took three packages of toilet paper from a sidewalk sale in front of the business.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Accidents
- Police received multiple calls of a pickup that allegedly flipped over on its side at 4:50 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 64 at the 67 mile marker. Woodlawn Fire Department and Litton’s Ambulance Service responded, but no injuries were reported.
- Following the interstate accident the driver of the pickup caused another motorist to go off the road at 5:08 p.m. in the 14000 block of North Woodlawn Lane when mud landed on a motorist’s windshield. The driver of the pickup was ticketed for no insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
- Both lanes of Illinois 15, one mile east of the Mt. Vernon Airport, were shut down for about an hour Thursday night when a motorist ran off the highway due to inclement weather. No injuries were reported.
