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Sterling Police
George E. Henson, 80, of Rock Falls; 8:07 a.m. Friday at First Avenue and Wallace Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; released with promise to comply.
Elizabeth A. Vandersnick, 42, of Sterling; 10:16 a.m. Friday at Sixth Avenue and LeFevre Road; disobeyed stop sign; released with promise to comply.
Robert M. Williams, 35, of Polo; 8:59 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and East Seventh Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.
John J. Juarez Jr., 72, of Sterling; 11:04 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and East Third Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.
Dustin D. Lindsley, 28, of Sterling; 11:14 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Third Avenue; Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear (larceny); taken to Whiteside County Jail.
Bruce E. Kelly, 50, of Sterling; 5:04 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of West Sixth Street; felony retail theft, Whiteside County warrant for burglary and domestic battery; taken to Whiteside County Jail.
Dixon Police
Girl, 13, of Dixon; midnight Saturday in the 700 block of North Ottawa Avenue; runaway; released to a parent.
Cory M. Flynn, 34, of Dixon; 3:50 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of West Second Street; aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery subsequent offense, and domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.
Two injured in two-vehicle wreck
DIXON – Two Sterling residents were injured Friday evening in a two-vehicle accident in Dixon.
James Allen, 75, was driving a Chevy Tahoe westbound on state Route 2 when he turned in front of an eastbound Dodge pickup driven by Daniel Coers, 21, of Sterling. Coers and his passenger, Lindsey Bradley, 21, also of Sterling, were transported from the scene by ambulance.
Allen refused treatment at the scene.
Allen was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a class 2 felony and a class 4 felony. He was also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor charge, and failure to yield when turning left.
The collision remains under investigation.