Are you speeding? Are you talking on your cell phone through construction zones? Are you still in the graduated driver’s licensing program?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, chances are you are in for a visit with a Morton Police Department officer.
Now, and continuing through the remainder of Jackson Street resurfacing, Morton police are planning to step up enforcement, particularly near school and construction zones.
Two Néstlé-Libby’s employees remain hospitalized this week following a Friday morning fire that broke out at the pumpkin-canning plant in Morton.
North, south, east and west — the village’s recent spat of car burglaries have been everywhere. That has made it difficult for police to pinpoint at-risk areas in Morton.
However, following the arrest of three individuals, Morton police think they have suspects in up to 17 car burglaries in town.
Police arrested Christopher Armstrong of 317 E. Monroe Aug. 3, Nicholas Majewski of East Peoria June 27, and Larry Finkel of 309 N. First June 26. The three are known to have been involved in at least eight car burglaries, but possibly more.
Illinois State Police Master Sgt. David Kraft of Morton retired from the force July 31.
Kraft began his law enforcement career June 17, 1985, when he entered the Illinois State Police Training Academy. Upon graduation, Kraft was assigned to District 9 in Springfield. In 1987, Kraft was appointed as District 9 canine officer. In 1988, he transferred to the Illinois State Police Academy and assumed the duties of the statewide canine section supervisor and was promoted to the rank of sergeant ...
A Mt. Zion man was arrested in Morton for driving under the influence of alcohol even after his friends tried to stop him from driving.
A man was sentenced to five years in prison in 10th Judicial Circuit Court recently for selling methadone to a man who died as a result of an overdose.
The Tazewell County State’s Attorney’s office on May 19 charged Robert J. Kessler, 27, of 529 S. Main St., in Morton, with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, in connection with the death. Drug-induced homicide carries a sentence ranging from six to 30 years.
By day, Jay Winkel runs a lawn care and landscape maintenance business, by night he helps to warn Morton residents of potentially dangerous storms.
Winkel is one of the 16 Morton Police Auxiliary officers who also serve as storm spotters.
“Storm spotting is very dangerous and fascinating at the same time,” Winkel said. “I would not recommend chasing a storm under any circumstances or spotting any storms without having weather education. It should never be done alone.”
Morton Police Chief Nick Graff said about 10 unlocked vehicles were burgled recently. And, he is disappointed.
To truly understand the inner workings of the new Morton Fire Department headquarters on Courtland Avenue, one would have to see for themselves. But, perhaps nobody knows the station better than Morton Fire Department Chief Joe Kelley.
He has been involved in the planning, construction and transitional phases of the new station since day one.
“Those original plans look nothing like what we built,” Kelley said of the first drawings for the station.
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Three teenagers were arrested by Morton police June 7 following a vandalism spree that left a number of businesses and residents no choice but to remove eggs and paintballs from their property.
Among the many targets, Morton Mayor Norm Durflinger's residence was hit, according to a Morton Police Department report.
A judge sentenced a Morton man to three-and-a-half years in state prison Monday for causing an automobile accident that injured 12 people, including himself, while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The Morton Police Department announced the results of a recent tobacco-compliance check.
A Morton man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for trying to solicit someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex.
Yet another fire broke out during the weekend in Morton at about 6:27 p.m. Saturday.
Morton firefighters responded to a call from a passing motorist who noticed smoke coming from the residence at 233 S. Baltimore Ave., said Morton Fire Department Chief Joe Kelley.
A fire at a Baltimore Avenue home visibly damaged the left portion of the house Saturday at about 6:15 p.m. and a dog may have escaped the blaze.
A 27-year-old Morton woman was arrested April 17 after allegedly inhaling an aerosol product while at Wal-mart, according to a Morton Police Department report.
An 80-year-old Morton woman was arrested April 22 for driving under the influence of alcohol after she crashed into a tree in Morton according to a Morton Police Department arrest report.
The driver in a crash that sent 12 people to area hospitals on Sept. 16, 2009, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tazewell County’s Tenth Judicial Circuit Court to driving under the influence and causing great bodily harm to others.
Morton High School junior and senior students witnessed the tragic events of a prom night disaster Thursday afternoon.
