Adams County Sheriff's Department

If you see more a larger than normal law enforcement presence in the Quincy, Illinois area this weekend, there's a good reason why. Several law enforcement agencies will be involved in an effort to address rising gun violence.

An Ursa man is in the Adams County Jail in connection with an alleged Christmas Eve vehicle theft.

A dozen different charges have been filed against a Quincy woman in connection with a string of stolen vehicles and a two-state high speed chase Wednesday.

A Camp Point man is seriously injured and is ticketed following a two vehicle crash on East 2100th Street south of N1200th Avenue at 10 p.m. Saturday.

Three Kahoka men face charges in connection with a break-in at a Quincy business early Friday morning.

Three are hurt, one seriously, and the driver is ticketed after a one car crash on E500th at N2850th west of Lima in Adams County at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday.

An investigation continues into a pedestrian-train incident late Monday afternoon.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office warns of a possible scam involving the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

After months of delays the Adams County Sheriff’s Department has finally moved into their new facility at 6th and Broadway in Quincy.

People are being scammed everyday in America and right here in the Tri-State area, but the latest scam here has a different twist to it. The people being scammed this time are registered sex-offenders.