Lewistown Police Department - Illinois

06/08/2026

Lewistown Police Department May 2026 Activity Report

Total RD – 372 Reports – 29
Business Check - 182 House Check – 4
Traffic stop – 87 Written Warning -21 Verbal Warning – 49
Citations – 24 Traffic Violations – 1 CDP – 2
Theft – 7 Public Complaint – 11 Public Service -17
Suspicious Person – 1 Suspicious Auto – 1 Su***de Threat – 1
AOA – 7 Ordinance – 9 Juvenile Complaint - 2
Animal Complaint – 2 Disturbance – 3
Arrests – 13 Warrant Arrest - 6

Arrests:
Gunter, Ashley – Driving While License Suspended
05/20/26 26-1369
Groutage, Sara – Driving While License Suspended
05/11/26 26-1298
Atchley, Anthony – Driving While License Suspended, Warrant (FTA DWLS) 05/11/26 26-1296
Schoonover, Terry – Driving While License Revoked
05/12/26 26-1315
Coats, Jacob – Driving While License Suspended
05/31/26 26-1532
Irwin, Joshua – DUI
05/07/26 26-1270
Bent, Kara – Driving While License Suspended, Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia
05/06/26 26-1241
Bedwell, Jeremiah – Trespassing
05/07/26 26-1266
Massey, Kurtis – Warrant (FTA Pay Order/Agg DUI)
05/06/26 26-1243
Stanton, Dakota – Warrant (FTA – Driving While License Suspended) 05/03/26 26- 1219
Morgan, Kathy – Warrant (FTA - Theft/Petition to Revoke)
05/03/26 26-1223
Keime, Jason Warrant ( FTA – Contempt of Court)
05/11/26 26-1295
Cox, Kyle – Warrant (FTA Pay Order- Retail Theft)
05/13/26 26-1330

05/16/2026

Just a reminder - permits are available at the city building for $25. 10 day temporary permit stickers are also available for $5.

05/09/2026

On 05/07/26 at approximately 1745 hours, Officers of the Lewistown Police Department received a reckless driving complaint related to a Maroon Chevrolet Blazer in the area of Broadway Street and Great Oaks Lane, Lewistown. Lewistown Police Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle in the area of Main Street and Ave E and subsequently conducted a traffic stop after observing several traffic violations. The driver, 34 y.o. Joshua C. Irwin, was subsequently taken into custody for Driving Under the Influence. Irwin was transported to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and issued additional citations for Driving Under the Influence - BAC greater than 0.08 after chemical testing disclosed Irwin’s BAC of 0.381 to be nearly five times the legal limit. Irwin was also issued traffic citations for Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol, and Failing to Signal When Required.
Irwin was processed at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and later released with an appearance date in Fulton County Court.

All suspects are presumed innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.

05/09/2026

On 5/06/26 at approximately 0655 hours, Lewistown Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of S. Main Street and Ave E. As a result of the traffic stop the driver, Kara R. Bent 40 y.o., of Ipava, was charged with Driving While License Suspended, Possession of Methamphetamine less than 5 grams, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bent was transported to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and processed before being released with an appearance date in Fulton County Court.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

05/08/2026

Lewistown Police Department April 2026 Activity Report

Total RD – 285
Traffic Stop – 29 Citation – 4 Written Warning – 4
Verbal Warning – 25
Business Check – 169 Theft – 5 Burglary – 1 Criminal Damage – 2
Disturbance – 1 Public Complaint – 17 Public Service – 13
AOA - 9 Ordinance – 10 Juvenile – 1
Missing Person – 1 Su***de Threat – 1 Harassment – 1
Suspicious Auto – 2 Traffic Related – 4 Traffic Violations – 1
Reports – 11 Arrests – 4 Warrant Arrest – 2

Arrests:
Halbert, Seanna – Driving While License Suspended
Henderson, Angelique – Possession of Cannabis in Motor Vehicle
Taylor, Chris – Warrant – FTA – Pay Order Uninsured Motor Vehicle
O’Rourke, Mindy – Warrant – FTA – Contempt of Court

04/24/2026

The Lewistown Police Department introduces two new full-time police officers to the ranks!
Ofc. Johnson graduated SWIC police academy on 04/24 and will begin field training 04/27.
Ofc. Williams was sworn in on 4/16 and began field training on 04/20.

04/12/2026

Lewistown Police Department
March 2026 Activity Report
Total Rd – 264
Business check – 161
Reports - 14
T/S – 38 Warning – 29 Citation- 10
Burglary – 0 CDP – 3 Theft – 1
Disturbance – 0 disorderly conduct – 1 Battery – 2
Domestic – 1 Ordinance – 5 Public Complaint – 8
Public Service – 12 AOA – 6 Su***de Threat – 1
Suspicious Person – 6 Traffic Accident – 0 Traffic Violations – 1
Harassment – 2 Juvenile – 3 Missing Person - 1
Arrest - 11
Warrant Arrest – 5

Arrests:
Juvenile – Battery (Juvenile Intake)
Juvenile – Battery (Juvenile Intake)
Juvenile – Disorderly Conduct (Juvenile Intake)
Stoehr, Darah – Trespass
Hutton, Jovie – Driving While License Suspended
Mentzer, Jeremy – Driving While License Revoked
Mahr, Jimmy - Warrant – Residential Burglary
Easley, Richard – Warrant – FTA Possession of Methamphetamine
Stanton, Dakota - Driving While License Suspended, Warrant – FTA DUI
Messer, Matthew – Warrant – FTA Violation of Order of Protection
Vaultonburg, Gregory – Warrant – FTA Trespass to Residence

03/23/2026

Recruits and Lateral Officers - Give Lewistown Police Department a look!
Competitive Pay
Voluntary Overtime
12 Hour shifts with alternating weekends off
Paid Holidays
Top tier and current Training Opportunities
Strong Community Support
Up to date equipment and vehicles

03/23/2026

Just a reminder - application deadline is March 30th.

Good grief …. that went a little sideways so let’s try this again.
Applications will be open until March 30th and can be picked up at City Hall. Unfortunately, the link for online applications is down currently. The next academy starts 05/18/26 through 09/04/26.

03/15/2026

Lewistown Police Department February Activity Report

Total RD – 275 Business checks - 148
Traffic Stops – 42 Verbal Warning – 23
Written Warning - 8 Citation – 7
Traffic Violation – 2 Accident - 1
Theft – 2 Burglary – 0
Domestic – 2 Harassment – 3
Juvenile Inc. – 2 Ordinance – 3
Assist Other Agency – 17 Public Complaint – 14
Public Service – 13
Susp Auto – 2 Susp Person – 5
Arrests – 11 Warrant – 8

Arrests:
Tyler Brown – Driving While License Suspended 26-435 02/10/26
Darah Stoehr – Retail Theft 26-431 02/10/26
William Carter – No Driver’s License, Suspended Registration 26-380 02/04/26
Kole Jockisch – Warrant – FTA Pay Order – False Display of Insurance 26-579 02/26/26
Richard Negley – Warrant – FTA – Contempt of Court 26-394 02/06/26
Donald Ramey – Warrant – FTA – Violation of Order of Protection 26-424 02/09/26
Zaccariah Keime – Warrant – FTA – Pay Order – DUI 26-551 02/23/26
Gavin Hammond – Warrant – FTA Domestic Battery 26-418 02/09/26
Jeremiah Bedwell – Warrant – FTA – Pay Order Possession of Methamphetamine 26-389 02/05/26
Matthew Messer – Warrant - FTA Pay Order Violation of Order of Protection 26-548 02/23/26
Kathy Morgan - Warrant – Retail Theft 26-444 02/10/26