Bureau County Sheriff
Deer accidents
Toni M. Pickard, 43, of Sheffield reported she was traveling at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 on Route 34, two miles south of 1500 East Street, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Kenneth L. Bland, 62, of Cherry reported he was traveling at 4:59 a.m. Nov. 8 on Plank Road, 25 feet south of 1660 North Avenue, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Paul J. Goble, 85, of Princeton reported he was traveling at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 on 1550 North Avenue, at the intersection with Interstate 180, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Alice R. Steele, 60, of Princeton reported she was traveling at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 on 1825 North Avenue, one-half mile east of 2900 East Street, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Shelly R. Polte, 49, of Walnut reported she was traveling at 5:35 p.m. Nov. 8 on 1300 East Street, 20 feet south of 2775 North Avenue, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Miranda L. Lund, 46, of Princeton reported she was traveling at 7:40 p.m. Nov. 2 on Route 26, one-fourth mile north of Long Street, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Tamara L. Workman-Dunlap, 43, of Putnam reported she was traveling at 10:59 p.m. Nov. 6 on Interstate 180, one-fourth mile north of Route 29, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Lorry E. Estrada, 51, of Princeton reported she was traveling at 11:57 p.m. Nov. 8 on Interstate 180, one mile south of Route 6, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Vincent T. Rapp, 36, of Princeton reported he was traveling at 9:50 p.m. Nov. 5 on 2200 East Street, 20 feet north of 2100 North Avenue, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Stephanie L. White, 27, of Princeton reported she was traveling at 5:18 p.m. Nov. 8 on Interstate 80, at the intersection with Interstate 180, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Barbara A. Wade, 52, of Princeton reported she was traveling at 7:45 p.m. Nov. 8 on Route 6, at 1845 East Street, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Brian K. Kitterman, 47, of Princeton reported he was traveling at 5:38 a.m. Nov. 5 on Park Avenue West, at Lovers Lane in rural Princeton, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Matthew T. Stone, 26, of Wyanet reported he was traveling at 9:04 p.m. Nov. 10 on Interstate 180, at the intersection with Route 29, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Katie M. Neidetcher, 19, of Arlington reported she was traveling at 6:17 p.m. Nov. 10 on Route 89, at the intersection with 2100 North Avenue, when her vehicle hit a deer.
Collin R. Piccatto, 16, of Spring Valley reported he was traveling at 5:31 p.m. Nov. 6 on the Peru/Princeton Road, one-half mile east of 3150 East Street, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Gerald W. Buckman, 61, of Buda reported he was traveling at 6:10 p.m. Nov. 12 on Route 40, one mile north of 1310 North Avenue, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Jackie L. Hooker, 61, of Tiskilwa reported he was traveling at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in rural Tiskilwa when his vehicle hit a deer.
Gordan L. Minnaert, 55, of Sheffield reported he was traveling at 5:50 p.m. Nov. 12 on Route 6, 500 feet west of Lock 21, when his vehicle hit a deer.
Accidents
Chad A. Poruba, 21, of Wyanet was involved in a single-vehicle accident at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 6 on the Wyanet/Walnut Blacktop, one-fourth mile south of Route 6.
Tiffany R. Rich, 24, of Wyanet, and Debra Wendt, 55, of Tiskilwa were involved in a two-vehicle accident at 4:20 p.m. Nov. 8 on Route 6/34, two-tenths mile east of Park Avenue West.
Katie M. Ioder, 17, of Walnut, and Shelby L. Crew, 16, of Yuma, Ariz., were involved in a two-vehicle accident at 10:04 p.m. Nov. 7 on Route 26, at the intersection of Route 92 in Ohio.
David J. Barkley, 41, and Cynthia A. Thompson, 61, of Princeton were involved in a two-vehicle accident at 5:47 p.m. Nov. 4 on Route 26, one-half mile from 2200 North Avenue.
Battery
Matthew R. Pelka, 33, of Bureau was charged with battery following an incident at 10:26 p.m. Nov. 8 in Bureau.
Chad R. Gripp, 39, of Sheffield was charged with battery after an incident at 5:02 p.m. Nov. 9 on Route 6, two miles east of Mineral.
Domestic battery
Kirk P. Ballard, 23, of Princeton was charged with domestic battery and reckless driving at 3:18 p.m. Nov. 15 following an incident in Maple Acres, Princeton.
Operating uninsured vehicle
Catherine E. Baker, 36, of Bureau was charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving without a driver’s license and failure to report an accident following an incident Nov. 7 in DePue.
Leaving scene of accident
Heather A. Hammerich, 30, of Princeton was charged with leaving the scene of a property-damage accident at 6:13 p.m. Nov. 15 on Interstate 180, at the exit ramp from Hennepin. She was also charged with failure to report an accident, improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and obstructing justice.










