Around 9:30 pm on Sunday, November 28th, Galesburg Police conducted a traffic stop on a speeding sedan that failed to signal when turning from West North Street onto Highland Avenue. Officers made contact with the driver: 28-year old Sean Swing of Knoxville. Swing admitted to officers that he didn't have a valid driver's license or proof of insurance for the vehicle. He was taken into custody and officers, along with assistance from Illinois State Troopers, conducted a search of the vehicle. Police located a glass smoking pipe in Swing's pocket which field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Inside the vehicle, officers found 9 Oxycodone Hydrochloride pills, 7 Oxycontin pills, 3 Alprazolam pills and another unidentified pill. Police also found another glass smoking pipe with cannabis residue, a "blunt" with cannabis inside, and 4 hypodermic needles. Swing was charged with Possession of Meth, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Hypodermic Needle
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Hundreds of police officers and other mourners filled a southern Illinois convention center for the funeral of a police officer who was fatally shot last week at a gas station.