Highland area police briefs for Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Editor’s note: 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.

HPD misdemeanor warrant arrest

Daniel W. Tucker, 43, of Highland was arrested by Highland police on Oct. 1 on three warrants. He was wanted in Montgomery County for failure to appear in court on a charge of writing bad checks. He was wanted in Macoupin County for failure to appear in court on a traffic charge, and Highland police had a warrant out for Tucker’s arrest for failure to appear in court on a charge of failure to appear in court of charges of driving while having a suspended license and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

HPD misdemeanor citations, tickets

Sept. 29

▪ No tickets issued.

Sept. 30

▪ Christopher W. Korte, 18, of Highland was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking more than $300 worth of merchandise from Walmart.

Oct. 1

▪ No tickets issued.

Oct. 2

▪ Brandon J. Funderburk, 21, of Highland was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident to police.

▪ A juvenile, 17, of Highland was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Oct. 3-4

▪ No tickets issued.

Oct. 5

▪ Nathan Heldenbrand, 18, of Highland was charged with operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and having a suspended vehicle registration.

This story was originally published October 9, 2015 at 3:00 AM with the headline "Highland area police briefs for Sept. 29-Oct. 5."