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Daily Record - Jan. 2, 2010
Mt. Vernon
Police Department
Arrests
Elizabeth A. Marlow, 23, of Dix, was arrested Thursday at 4:59 a.m. on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Bond was set at $1,000 and Marlow was released.
Thefts
Wednesday at 5:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 800 block of South 24th Street. Items were taken from a motor vehicle, according to police reports.
Wednesday at 11:52 p.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 600 block of South 17th Street. Social security cards and IDs were stolen, according to police reports.
Incidents
Thursday at 2:09 p.m., police responded to a report of a fraud in the 500 block of South 17th Street. A bank card was used fraudulently, according to police reports.
Thursday at 4:39 p.m., police responded to a report of property damage at the Jefferson County Schools Federal Credit Union. Signs were cut, according to police reports.
Wednesday at 9:30 p.m, police responded to a report of a transformer incident in the 600 block of Pear Street. Residents heard a loud explosion and saw a transformer on fire, according to police reports.
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
Thefts
Thursday at 11:02 a.m., police responded to a report of a theft in the 16500 block of North Illinois Highway 37. A screen door was stolen, according to police reports.
Incidents
Thursday at 12:46 a.m., police responded to a report of animals running at large on East Illinois Highway 142 in Opdyke. A white horse was running in the roadway, according to police reports.
Thursday at 11:02 a.m., police responded to a report of stray animals in the 18500 block of East Illinois Highway 142. A white horse was running across the roadway, according to police reports.
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