Crime & Courts | Bureau County Republican

A Granville man was developed as a suspect in Monday’s robbery at Granville National Bank and will be prosecuted in federal court.

A Henry County man is headed to prison for four years after pleading guilty Thursday to hauling fentanyl-laced heroin on Interstate 80 near Ottawa.

A Marseilles man charged with attempted murder will argue for pre-trial release on April 10. Depending on the outcome, Brian G. Reinhart could stand trial in early June.

A Streator woman will serve 30 months’ felony probation with conditions after pleading guilty to firing gunshots in her neighborhood. There were no injuries.

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A Deer Grove man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence during a head-on crash that killed a Sterling businessman admitted to using drugs while on probation and could now face prison.

Two DePue men were ordered detained Thursday in Bureau County Jail after being charged with non-probationable drug offenses.

Two men await detention hearings after a Wednesday traffic stop in Peru yielded more than 2 ounces of cocaine -- and after a pair of search warrants yielded guns and another 4-plus pounds of cocaine.

A 78-year-old Princeton man was hurt in train-truck accident early Wednesday, the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said.


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