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Ajaysinh Pravinsinh Vaghela, 36, of Addison, Illinois, has been charged in Jasper County after police say he threatened to kill hospital staff and responding officers during an incident at Franciscan Health Rensselaer Hospital in the ....

A 43-year-old DeMotte man, James David Bean, has been charged in Jasper Circuit Court after police say he arrived in the parking lot of a DeMotte CVS to meet a person he believed was a ....

A Jasper County man has been formally charged after authorities say he pointed a loaded crossbow at three household members and threatened to kill them during a domestic disturbance on November 15, 2025, at a ....

Rensselaer- A 36-year-old Rensselaer man, Colton Johnson, has been charged following a violent domestic assault that was reportedly captured on security footage and involved injuries described in court documents as causing permanent disfigurement. The affidavit ....

Jasper County- A 35-year-old Illinois woman is facing major felony drug charges after a Lake County Sheriff’s Highway Interdiction Unit traffic stop on Interstate 65 in Jasper County led to the seizure of more than ....

Rensselaer- Court documents show a 39-year-old Rensselaer man has been charged with multiple felonies including attempted murder after a shooting near North McKinley Street on the evening of October 9, 2025. According to a probable ....

Rensselaer- A Rensselaer man has been charged in Jasper County after police say he attempted to force entry into a residence, setting off a motion sensor alarm before being confronted by officers. According to a ....

A Jasper County man has been charged with multiple counts of child molesting following an investigation that authorities say uncovered years of abuse and included admissions from the suspect. According to court documents, 73-year-old Ronald ....

According to court documents, Jordan McLaughlin, 23, of Wheatfield, has been charged after a family fight escalated into a stabbing that left his mother with a serious arm injury. Police reported they were called around ....

According to court documents, Jasper County deputies responded on August 30, 2025, around 7:00 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that her neighbor, later identified as Joseph J. Amelio, 39, came onto her property on ....