Carbondale Bytelife

In case you missed this from last week, most of the charges against city council member Lance jack, including DUI and possession of marijuana, were dismissed on the 23 because the judge found the arresting officer lacked probable cause. Improper changing of lanes is still bad though and Jack paid a $75 fine.

Labels: City council, Lance Jack, police

According to a report by the C'dale Police Dept., four black males attacked and robbed a 24 year old man near the corner of Schwartz and Forest last night. Apparently, they aren't too concerned about getting caught as the report specifically states they "left walking".

Labels: crime, police

According to this posting from the C'dale Police Departments website, police found 60 year old James Burklow dead last Thursday morning near the old Bowen Gym on West High Street. According to what I've heard second hand, he was found one of the classrooms and suicide is suspected but not confirmed.

Edited to reflect the post in the comments.

Labels: Carbondale, police

And the councilman was charged with DUI and possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis. It appears as if one of the commentors on the article may know a bit more about what happened:

The Southern also says, “ Jack cooperated with officers”. Well, lets praise him for doing what he should have and not condemn him for what he did. First, not giving chemical testing or participating in field sobriety after almost striking a patrol car is not much cooperation to me. How about you?

Labels: Carbondale, police

If this is the Crime of the Week for the Carbondale Police Department, as was mentioned on WSIU earlier this week, why isn't it more prominently featured on the Carbondale Police website? Currently, its in the latest news area of the site, with no indication that it's the Crime of the Week. Any way, for Pete's sake, why isn't there a Crime of the Week link on either the site's main page or in the Crimestopper's area of the site?

Update: The above link to the Crime of the Week is no good because the page has been removed from the Carbondale Police website, apparently after the suspect turned himself in.

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Saturday, it was McAndrew Stadium, today it's the police station needing renovation. Apparently, according to the letter from Don Monty, the PD has been asking for money for some time for repairs, only to be told there wasn't any.

Labels: City council, city government, police, taxes