Recently, Massac County Sheriff’s Office, assisted in the disposal of Syringes, and unwanted medication with a P2D2 Drug Take Back Day.

On 05/09/19 Deputies received information that a man wanted out of Indiana on Firearm Charges was hiding in Brookport.

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced today that Chad Anthony Miller (DOB 1/21/1991) of Dongola, Illinois has been sentenced to a total of thirty-two (32) years in Illinois Department of Corrections on two (2) counts of Child Pornography, both Class X Felonies.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, May 5-11, 2019

Here's some more information on the keynote speaker at next week's Juvenile Justice Symposium, Brendan Kelly, Acting Director of the Illinois State Police.

On 05/03/19 at around 11:00 P.M. a Deputy stopped a man on a bicycle carrying multiple backpacks near 12th & Market St in Metropolis.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest summary, April 28-May 4, 2019;

Longtime Democratic state Rep. Jerry Costello II (116th District) abruptly announced his resignation on Tuesday, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already appointed him as Director of Law Enforcement at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The First Circuit Juvenile Justice Council in coordination with The Illinois Association of Juvenile Justice Councils (IAJJC), The Southern Illinois Violence Prevention Project (SIVPP) and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) will host the 1st Annual First Circuit Juvenile Justice Council Symposium on May 14, 2019 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

On April 27, 2019 Massac County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the area near the foot of the Brookport Bridge to investigate an Armed Robbery.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, April 21-27, 2019

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this coming Saturday from 10AM to 2PM.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, April 14-20, 2019

Farmer's Market-Vendor Information

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections:

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds joins Illinois law enforcement leaders in Springfield to advocate for crime prevention programs Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and State’s Attorneys urge Governor Pritzker to invest in kids Springfield, Illinois – Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds joined nine other Illinois law enforcement leaders – all members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids – on a visit to Springfield yesterday.

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, April 7-13, 2019

On 03/30/19 an Illinois State Trooper conducted a traffic stop in Metropolis near Hardee's.

The Massac County Sheriff's Office will be holding an auction April 18, 2019 at 1:00 P.M.

From the office of the Director of Public Safety: Arrest Summary, April 1-6, 2019; April 2, 2019 A Metropolis Officer on patrol, observed a green Lincoln parked at the pumps at Acee’s Truck Stop.