Crime
East St. Louis man shot to death while in his wheelchair
A 47-year-old East St. Louis man who used a wheelchair was found shot to death early Saturday.
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Mascoutah mother accused of providing alcohol for teen son killed in crash
The mother of an 18-year-old Belleville West student killed in a car crash earlier this year now faces charges related to the crash.
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Belleville man charged with sexual abuse
Belleville Police charged a man with criminal sexual abuse after responding to a complaint late Wednesday night.
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Police find explosives inside Belleville home following domestic dispute
Belleville police officers responding to a domestic disturbance early Saturday morning found improvised explosive devices inside a Belleville home in the 300 block of North Fifth Street.
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CRIME BLOTTER
Blotter 5/18/13
The following incidents were listed among the official reports of local law enforcement agencies and court clerks. Readers are reminded that an arrest or charge does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.
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CRIME
Mascoutah Middle School employee faces sexual abuse charges
A 21-year-old man who worked part-time as a maintenance worker at Mascoutah Middle School was charged Friday with six counts of criminal sexual abuse.
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Washington Park man charged in Belleville carjacking
Police have charged a Washington Park man in connection with a carjacking Wednesday night in Belleville.
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Former Boy Scout volunteer goes to prison for sexually molesting boys
A former Boy Scout volunteer and suspended Scott Air Force Base civilian employee entered the Menard Correctional Center on Thursday to begin serving six years for sexually molesting male children in his family.
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Bold robbers steal large-screen TVs from Collinsville Walmart
Police are searching for men who stole a pair of large-screen televisions early Friday from the Walmart store in Collinsville.
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Swansea standoff ends; suspect faces home invasion charge
A man accused of breaking into a Belleville house where his ex-girlfriend was staying, beating her and then fleeing to his home in Swansea was arrested after a nearly five-hour standoff on Thursday.
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Belleville carjacking suspect captured after chase
Police officers chased a carjacking suspect through the metro-east before capturing him after he bailed out of the car near East St. Louis.




