"Your Voice That Bridges The Area Communities Together."
by Kathy Sands
The White County Sheriff’s office is reporting 77 inmates in the jail for the month of July, 2019, with 25 from White County and 52 from out of the county. The Jail had revenues of $86, 302.98 for the month. Calls for service totaled 446. White County Dispatch handled 1,391 calls for service with 46,565 phone calls year-to-date to the Dispatch center.
The inmates’ recreation area is completed at the rear of the jail with the total expense for it paid from commissary funds.
by Kathy Sands
The White County Sheriff’s office took a report from Karen Williams of Enfield on August 7 of damage to personal property. Williams advised the sheriff’s deputy that her 2016 Cheverolet had been damaged when someone made a scratch 2-3 feet long on the driver’s side door. Williams estimated the damage occurred between July 20 and 22, 2019 and was unsure of the location of the vehicle when it occurred.
by Kathy Sands
A dispute in Enfield brought White County Sheriff’s Deputy George Spencer to 218 E. Main St., along with Illinois State Police Troopers, where Cary A. Cone and Shawn M. Burgess live on adjoining properties and had once been involved in a dating relationship. Law enforcement was familiar with the two, having responded to disputes between them on more than one occasion.
Cone told Deputy Spencer that at approximately 12:00 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, Burgess had come onto her porch and started screaming at her. She stated she had been asleep on the couch in her living room when Burgess began kicking the outside of the front door, striking it hard enough that the interior door facing came loose from the wall. He did not gain entry to the home. The Deputy observed that the door appeared to have been struck by something. He observed a hammer laying on the arm of the couch, but Cone said she kept the hammer there to defend herself if Burgess gained entry. She stated she did not wish to file charges against Burgess at this time, but wanted the incident documented, and for police to tell Burgess to stay away from her and her home. The Deputy explained the process to Cone for obtaining an Order of Protection against Burgess.
Illinois State Troopers spoke to Burgess outside the house. He stated he arrived home late and that Cone called for him to come to her front door where she began screaming at him, accusing him of being with another woman. Burgess stated that Cone said she had a man inside her home who would “take care of him.” He said she picked up a hammer and begin striking the interior side of the front door, then said she would call the police and have him arrested. Burgess said he too called the police to report the matter. Burgess was advised that Cone did not want him to come back onto her property, and Burgess said he would stay away from her.
An incident report was completed and placed on file at the White County Sheriff’s Department.
by Kathy Sands
Janet Burton reported a break-in at her late mother’s residence of 508 HIckory Street in Enfield on August 5, 2019. Burton now owns the property. A few months ago the locks were changed at the residence and Burton had not been there for a couple of months. On Aug. 5, she checked the residence and observed that the back door was unlocked. A 32 inch flat screen tv was taken from the living room and a refrigerator had been moved from its location. A door had been damaged as if the suspect was trying to remove the refrigerator. There was suspected blood on the back door of the residence and Illinois State Police Crime Scene unit was called to the scene.
by Kathy Sands
James E. Steele, age 28 of Enfield, Ill. was arrested on a White County warrant by the White County Sheriff’s Department on Aug. 3, 2019. Steele was located at Lewis Scrap Yard in Burnt Prairie. the warrant for violation of an order of protection with a $1000 cash bone. It was determined that Steele was riding a Honda 300 four wheeler which had been reported stolen from Enfield. Steele was also charged with Possession of Stolen Property. He is being held in county jail.
