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On September 26, there was a dog bite incident in the area of Jennifer Avenue and Lance Lane where an 11-year-old child was bitten on the arm by a dog on a leash being walked by its owner. The owner ended up shooting the dog, but did not kill it.
Carmi Police Chief Carter sent out this additional notice today: [Read more...]
A 54 year old Carmi man was arrested by Carmi Police at Pundrake’s on several charges after he was found to be operating a stolen White County Ambulance. The theft occurred in front of the White County ambulance barn and was reported by a concerned citizen at 5:00 a.m. today after hearing the ambulance at 5th and Stewart doing a burnout on the parking lot. [Read more...]
Chad Michael Carrow, 45 of Carmi, was arrested yesterday on a charge of Unlawful Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and held at the White County Jail on $2500 bond.
Jayla D. Goff, 35 of Carmi, was arrested yesterday on White County warrant 2023-CF-50 for unlawful possession of a stolen or converted vehicle/theft. The amount of the bond was $5000. The vehicle was discovered in a shed on her property on March 21. The vehicle belonged to Robin Holloway.
Sgt.Buttry made the arrest at 609 Fackney Street, Carmi.
Nikolas Brown
Law enforcement and the White County Ambulance were called to 417 Hawthorne Drive early Friday morning on a report of a domestic event in progress. [Read more...]
The City of Carmi has purchased the former Leggett's Market building and property located at 703 Oak St. to house the Police Department sometime in the future. The police department plans to move out of the County Jail sometime in 2022, as space has become tight for both the Carmi Police and the White County Sheriff’s Department. Chief of Police Jason Carter said the split is a financial one and not a relational one and that both departments get along very well and are absolutely committed to working together. Remodeling will start on the former Leggett's Market building in the next few weeks after the paperwork and surveying are completed. [Read more...]
On 07/07/21 at 10:20 a.m., Carmi PO arrested Dale Mclain, 47 of Carmi, on charges of Criminal Damage to Property, Home Invasion and Violating an Order of Protection. Dispatchers received a call stating that Mclain had gone to a residence on Slocumb Street and kicked the bottom half of the front door completely off and entered the residence where two individuals have an Order of Protection against him. Mclain then fled on a bike where he was located by police in the 200 block of Sixth Street and placed under arrest. Later in the day,Officers responded to 510 Sycamore Street on a report of several items left in a house currently unoccupied. Some items were identified as being Mclain's, with other items identified by Mclain's relatives as their property taken by Mclain. He was additionally charged with Criminal Trespass. A report of Mclain kicking in a relative's door around 9:30 a.m. was also made, however,no formal complaint has been filed at this time on that incident.
Dustin Acord
Larry Tyree
At 10:58 a.m. Thursday, June 24, officers with the Carmi PD and the White County Sheriff’s Department responded to the corner of Shipley and Fifth Streets in Carmi to serve arrest warrants on Dustin L. Acord, age 39, and Larry R. Tyree, age 32, both of Carmi, who were inside a camper on the property. Both men were taken into custody. [Read more...]
