WF Chief of Police Jeff Tharp details department’s recent activities.
A Roman Catholic priest is accused of shoplifting butter and a sofa cover at a Wal-Mart in southern Illinois.
West Frankfort Police Chief Jeff Tharp has fostered a program urging community members to be alert about what goes on in their community because such observations can contribute to law enforcement. This plan has been helpful and once again Wednesday it paid off.
According to West Frankfort Chief of Police Jeff Tharp, officers in his department have been putting criminals behind bars at a more prolific rate thanks in part to the utilization of video surveillance at businesses throughout the community.
Public defender Eric Dirnbeck was granted a motion for a continuance Monday morning in the murder trial of Austin Lee Sandefur, 17, of West Frankfort.
Members of the West Frankfort community who are concerned about, or thoroughly pleased with the ambulance service being provided to residents, will have an opportunity to have their voices heard in regards to any potential reversion of the city's ambulance service to the WFFD this Thursday during what's being termed a 'Town Hall meeting' by organizers.
The WFFD responded to the first of the three calls about 3:30 p.m. Monday when a report came in that a pedestrian had been struck by a motorcycle.
According to Taylor, a juvenile male walking home from school was hit by the motorcycle causing "non life-threatening" injuries.
The Johnston City Police, Fire Department First Responders and units from the Williamson County Sheriff Department responded to investigate a report of a stabbing at 604 E. Broadway, in Johnston City Saturday.
Two arrests have been made in connection with the Sunday double homicide that took place at a North Douglas Street residence in West Frankfort.
Two people were found dead this afternoon at 213 North Douglas Street in West Frankfort. Meanwhile, a search for two persons of interest remains underway.
The West Frankfort Fire Department responded to a mutual aid request from the West City department to assist in a blaze which destroyed an oil field in rural Franklin County early Saturday morning.
According to West Frankfort Chief of Police Jeff Tharp, officers from the WFPD responded to a call late Friday night in which a vehicle had crashed into a residence located within the 1000 block of West St. Louis Street then reportedly fled from the scene.
Officers from the West Frankfort Police Department (WFPD) responded to a call Wednesday night from a concerned citizen who stated they could hear a small child crying in the 1000 block of West Main Street. Upon arriving on the scene, officers reported discovering a 22-month old child standing alone in the Gray Plaza Motel parking lot clothed in only a diaper during a rain storm.
The West Frankfort Fire Department assisted area departments in battling a West City house fire early Monday afternoon.
The West Frankfort Police Department has recently been awarded a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grant totaling nearly $300,000 to help the department maintain its current level of staffing and to assist in criminal and drug investigations.
The West Frankfort Fire Department responded to call late Thursday night to a blaze in an unoccupied house in Pershing.
Zeigler firefighters were busy once again last Saturday morning battling a house fire. Fire destroyed the home located at 101 Baggott St. That same structure was the scene of a fire Thursday morning
The West Frankfort Police Department wrapped up an investigation over the holiday weekend that ended in the drug-related arrest of a West Frankfort resident, originally from Urbana, Illinois.
