Friday Police Blotter

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL

September 30, 2022

• Effingham City Police arrested 26 year old Isabella R. Gardner of Beecher City for violating an order of protection and criminal damage to property. Isabella was taken to the Effingham County Jail.
• Illinois State Police arrested 48 year old Michael W. Bare of Ben Wheeler, TX for unlawful use of a weapon and an attachment for assault. Michael was taken to the Effingham County Jail.

CRASHES

September 26, 2022 

• At 4:22 A.M. at 1700 S. Raney a vehicle driven by Jacob V. Devall, 35, Effingham, struck a deer. No injuries and no citations. 

September 28, 2022 

• At 11:28 A.M. north of the intersection of Keller and Evergreen a vehicle driven by Natasha D. Harris, 33, Altamont, collided with a vehicle driven by Abigail R. Peyton, 19, Toledo. No injuries and no citations. 

CITATIONS

September 25, 2022 

-Valek M. Bernahl, 22, Altamont 

• Retail Theft 

-Dalton O. Seafler, 29, Paris 

• Driving While License Revoked 

September 27, 2022 

-Kaitlyn G. Durbin, 21, Beecher City 

• Possession of Methamphetamine 
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 
• Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle 

-James A. Traxler, 47, Effingham 

• Possession of Burglary Tools 

-Michael D. Stanley, 44, Decatur 

• Violation of Order of Protection 

-Kerry W. Frantz, 56, St. Elmo 

• Disorderly Conduct 

September 28, 2022 

-Nicholas T. Hastings, 20, Effingham 

• Possession of Methamphetamine 
• Obstructing Justice 
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia