Husband And Wife Busted For Heroin

Luke and Jennifer Raley were arrested by TRIDENT drug officials last night after a search warrant was done at their home on St. Paul Street. Detectives say they came after Luke Raley because he delivered heroin to an undercover informant.

While at the Raley’s house, Luke allegedly was found with 26 bags of heroin in his pocket while Jennifer supposedly was seen trying to hide heroin in a wash machine. A search of the wash machine allegedly turned up 212 bags of heroin and 54 tins of the drug. All told, drug officials say the Raley’s had 29 grams of heroin in their possession. TRIDENT officials think it’s the largest amount of packaged heroin ever found in the area.

Both were taken to the Bureau County Jail on charges of unlawful possession of controlled substance with the intent to deliver.

Women accused of breaking into Oglesby home

Oglesby is usually a pretty quiet place, especially at 1am, but that wasn’t the case at a home on the town’s west side overnight.
Police received a 911 call from a woman on Hickory Avenue after someone broke into her home.
Two women from Marseilles were arrested for residential burglary and having burglary tools. Sarah Grever and Misty Grooms were taken to the La Salle County Jail.

Animal rescue teams tests their skills

When a disaster hits, do you have a plan to save your animals?
In times of trouble, the La Salle County Animal Rescue Team could spring into action. The group of veterinarians, farmers, and police among others are one of just a handful of active animal rescue teams in the country.
The rescue teams held an evacuation exercise Thursday night at a farm in Streator. They practiced rescuing everything from horses to rabbits.