Hecker man stole items from tool and machine shop in New Athens, according to charges

A 32-year-old Hecker man stole items from a manufacturing tool and machining business in New Athens, according to charges filed Saturday in St. Clair County.

Matthew C. Rautman was accused of unlawfully entering Kaskaskia Tool and Machine and stealing items from the business at 107 S. Benton St.

Police responded to the business shortly after 10 p.m. on Nov. 21 to a report of a burglary in progress, according to a news release from New Athens police.

Police did not specify what was stolen from the business.

Rautman remained in the St. Clair County Jail as of Saturday afternoon. A judge set his bail at $40,000.

The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Rautman with one county of burglary.

This story was originally published December 8, 2018 at 3:39 PM.

Kelsey Landis

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Kelsey Landis is an Illinois state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat. She joined the newsroom in January 2020 after her first stint at the paper from 2016 to 2018. She graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2010 and earned a master’s from DePaul University in 2014. Landis previously worked at The Alton Telegraph. At the BND, she focuses on informing you about what your lawmakers are doing in Springfield and Washington, D.C., and she works to hold them accountable. Landis has won Illinois Press Association awards for her work, including the Freedom of Information Award.