Edgar County Sheriff Department

31 Jul Resign with your Dignity? Part III

Posted at 19:19h in 911 Board, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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What happens when you hire your buddy or your buddies buddy as part of the ongoing good old boy policy in this County?  You get the good old boy that in many cases doesn’t know his back side from his front side, literally! The idea of...

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29 Jul Dignity? Part II

Posted at 18:54h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Dignity?  Part II  Can anyone honestly claim former Sheriff Tim Crippes should not be charged with official misconduct in relation to the attempted cover up of the jailers who were later convicted?  Yes, cover up!  The record stands on it own!  (720 ILCS 5/33.3) (from Ch. 38,...

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29 Jul “History Breaths…….It Belongs to You”

Posted at 09:33h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General, IL State Reps by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Every day I wake up and pray that more people will see what John and I see in this great nation and its people. Sure we all have our problems and challenges to deal with but those are stepping-stones to the building of our character...

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23 Jul Dignity? I want to Vomit!

Posted at 21:24h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. - “Dignity is a term used in moral, ethical and political discussions to signify that a being has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity) A sign or token of respect; nobility or elevation of character; worthiness, the quality or state...

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21 Jul Can we recover our Moral Fiber?

Posted at 09:22h in 911 Board, City of Paris, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Our Moral Fiber is being destroyed in this country, this state, this county, one day, one event, one person at a time. What is Moral Fiber? I think the definition I found here spells it out very well. Moral Fiber "Moral fiber is the capacity to do what...

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13 Jul County Board Ignores Misappropriations!

Posted at 11:17h in 911 Board, Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, General by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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As usual, the county board sits silent and does nothing to hold people accountable for misappropriations of county funds even with stacks of evidence. More amazing is the auditors report and 2 page letter of suggestions the board should implement to prevent further misappropriations, fraud, and theft of...

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28 Jun Immunity Denied – Burgin/Rogers ruling .

Posted at 17:39h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. - Rule 50 Motion Denied Judge McCuskey denied the defendants Rule 50 motion in an order dated today and entered final judgment in the amount of $70,000.00 for Ms. Cianfaglione. The orders are below.  Burgin and Rogers do not have qualified immunity! County insurance will pay judgement Get...

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19 Jun Money Generation – A Family Affair!

Posted at 22:08h in 911 Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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You may recall we did several stories on Revenue generation after the County Board chairman asked us to assist in finding revenue for the county.  Although we have identified numerous areas for them to establish revenue it appears the only options they are interested in...

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09 Jun Civil Suit Verdict – GUILTY! – Burgin & Rogers

Posted at 15:10h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO. -  Another black eye to Edgar County under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes. "After a 4 day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of the strip search in favor of plaintiff Angelina Cianfaglione and against: Dee Burgin for $15,000 compensatory damages and $20,000 punitive damages Terry...

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08 Jun More Lawsuits under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes

Posted at 19:56h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. -  A Civil Rights Lawsuit has been filed against the now convicted jailers Jason Ball and Kent Rhoads as well as former jail administrator Terry Weger, who we believe is also currently running for County Board. Courtney Utterback, while serving her sentence for a Class A...

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