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AGGRAVATED UNLAWFUL USE OF A WEAPON

On May 14^th, 2011 at 3:00 PM Sheriff’s Metro Deputy Chris Davis was on an eastbound train at the East Riverfront area checking patron’s fares. He asked a male subject for proper fare and the subject said he did not have a ticket. Deputy Davis then requested identification to confirm his identity for a violation citation. The subject was identified as: Torry C. Harris

Dep. Davis then confirmed through law enforcement computers the subject had three active warrants for his arrest. Dep. Davis handcuffed and secured the subject and upon searching his backpack found a loaded black Smith and Wesson .38 caliber pistol. The subject’s Illinois FOID card was also revoked. The subject was transported to the St. Clair County Jail and held, where he remains today. On May 16^th, 2011 St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly charged the subject with AGGRAVATED UNLAWFUL USE OF A WEAPON and a Judge issued a $40,000.00 bond.

Man on MetroLink accused of carrying loaded handgun

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An East St. Louis man not only boarded a MetroLink train without a ticket, he is accused of getting on while carrying a loaded, concealed handgun.

John L. Gage Jr., 22, was charged Monday by the St. Clair County state's attorney's office with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after the .38-caliber firearm he was carrying fell off him while he was searching for a citation he received for being on the MetroLink without a valid ticket, according to St. Clair County Sheriff's Lt. Kurt Eversman.

According to the police report, Gage was riding the westbound MetroLink at 9:45 a.m. Saturday when sheriff's deputy Chris Fitch was checking fares after leaving the Emerson Park station.

John Gage. - Provided/BND

Belleville man accused of dealing crack to undercover agents

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A Belleville man was arrested Tuesday after the Belleville/St. Clair County Special Response Team searched a home at 510 N. First Street and found crack cocaine and ammunition.

Darrius D. Brown, 24, was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

Brown, who was on probation, had been investigated by police for nearly a month.

Darrius D. Brown - Provided/BND

"During the investigation, undercover agents made numerous drug purchases from Brown, who was living at the residence," said St. Clair County Sheriff's Department Sgt. William Kenny.

Brown's bail was set at $25,000. He was being held at the St. Clair County Jail.

Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/08/19/1369781/belleville-man-accused-of-dealing.html#ixzz0x5hrYHxM

Off to jail in PJ's, off to school during Washington Park drug raids

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A man and woman were taken to jail early Tuesday by drug investigators as a teen at the Washington Park house hoisted his backpack and went off to school.

Officers arrested the man and woman at a house on North 48th Street and then raided a house at 1730 N. 60th St., where two women wearing matching pajama bottoms were arrested along with a man.

The raids were conducted by Washington Park Police along with the St. Clair County Sheriff's Drug Tactical Unit and the Illinois State Police Tactical Response Team.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Thomas Trice (right) coordinates the investigation while another officer dons communication headphones. - Tim Vizer/BND

Officers had to break down a door at the North 60th Street home and found it reinforced from the inside by a heavy chain.

Charges were pending in the cases.

More photos on page two

WANTED FOR IVESTIGATION OF ARMED ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM

ON 05-22-2010 AROUND 2350 HOURS TWO BLACK MALES ROBBED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHOOT A FEMALE IN THE 1100 BLOCK OF FIVE FORKS DRIVE, UNINCORPORATED BELLEVILLE. THE BLACK MALES WERE DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL CHEVY IMPALA WHITE IN COLOR. THE IMPALA HAD ROUND TAILLIGHTS WITH BLACK TINTED WINDOWS AND APPEARD TO BE LOWERD WITH SMALL RIMS AND TIRES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VEHICLE CONTACT:

SGT. DANIEL STOCKETT AT 618-277-3505 X5734

INV. SCOTT TOTH AT 618-277-3505 X5776

St. Clair County – Suspect arrested in shooting of teenager

Credit: St. Clair County Sheriff

Samad Williams, 24, of the 200 block of East Carlyle Street is charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

by Bryce Moore

Posted on March 26, 2010 at 2:45 PM

St. Clair County, Illinois (KMOV.com) – A suspect is in custody following a shooting just outside of Belleville earlier in the week.

Samad Williams, 24, of the 200 block of East Carlyle Street is charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

According to police, the 19-year-old victim was shot twice on March 22, around 6:30 p.m. at the 100 block of Lawndale Drive near unincorporated Belleville. The teen was treated and released from a St. Louis area hospital.

A short time after the attack, Williams was arrested by St. Clair County Sheriff's deputies after being spotted walking along Carlyle Avenue. The gun that is believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered from a trash can at nearby car wash.

Terror in the projects: East St. Louis residents live a life under siege

 

By CAROLYN P. SMITH - News-Democrat

EAST ST. LOUIS -- Being a Mom is challenging enough, but imagine having to warn your kids to get away from the windows during gunfire.

Welcome to East St. Louis.

Some mothers say people are being robbed at gunpoint with regularity for $5, $10, or $20 -- basically all the money they have -- as they leave their residences to walk to a nearby grocery store.

Clusters of gun-wielding young men wearing baggy pants and oversized T-shirts and hoodies crowd the entrances to the complexes and strike fear in many of the residents.

Residents like Kimberly Rosebud say they're pleased that help has come their way.

They said the violence in the East St. Louis area had gotten out of hand and, by itself, the East St. Louis Police Department could not handle the crime.

New police team targets violent crime

 

BY CAROLYN P. SMITH - News-Democrat

No boundaries in Illinois or Missouri will stop the police from finding metro-east violent crime suspects.

That was the message from Illinois State Police headquarters in Collinsville Thursday when officials touted the results of Operation WAVE, which started Nov. 16. WAVE stands for Working Against Violent Elements and local, state and federal agents are on the team.

Illinois State Police Capt. Todd Kilby said all law enforcement officials, including prosecutors in Illinois as well as Missouri, are working together to remove individuals from the streets who are committing violent crimes, selling illegal drugs and toting illegal guns. He said law enforcement officials on both sides of the river are sharing information in an attempt to make it impossible for law offenders to hide.

Suspect in custody while police continue Cahokia shooting investigation

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St. Clair County Sheriff's investigators continue to questions witnesses about a Thursday afternoon shooting that led to a police perimeter set up around a Caseyville home.

The suspect in the shooting, whose name has not been released pending charges, remains in custody in the St. Clair County Jail.

The shooting began around 3 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Amelia and Judith drives in the Parkfield Terrace subdivision in unincorporated Cahokia when the suspect walked up to the car the victim was in at a stop sign and shot him in the face, according to St. Clair County Sheriff's Chief Investigator Capt. Steve Johnson.

According to witnesses, the victim and the suspect were involved in a disagreement shortly before the shooting.

East St. Louis man charged for gun, shoving deputy, trying to flee

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An East St. Louis man with a prior conviction was charged Monday with felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after he tried to run away from deputies during a traffic stop, and police later found a revolver in his car.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department Deputy Dan Hill stopped Jarod W. Van, 28, of East St. Louis at about 7:13 a.m. Sunday for disobeying a stop sign at the intersection of 25th Street and Louisiana Boulevard in East St. Louis, Sgt. William Kenny stated in a news release.

Police said Van, of 2013 N. 44th St., exited his Mercury Sable, shoved the deputy and ran away.

Hill chased Van through an alley to the 400 block of 25th Street, and was able to take Van into custody. Hill was not injured.

Deputies searched Van's vehicle and found a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver between the driver and passenger seats.

Van has a previous felony conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He is being held in the county jail in lieu of $40,000 bail.