Clinton County man accused of squeezing baby, breaking bones

ST. ROSE - Justin L. Rode of St. Rose has been accused of pulling the arms and legs and squeezing the ribs of a 5-month-old infant, causing multiple bone fractures.

Rode, 24, was charged with felony reckless conduct in an indictment handed up on Nov. 10. Clinton County State's Attorney John Hudspeth said the baby was recovering and was in the care of a relative.

Kendall Marlowe, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Famly Services, said the department was investigating the allegations but had had no previous contact with Rode. Marlowe said the 5-month-old child and another child had been placed in the care of a relative.

Following the charge against Rode in Clinton County, prosecutors in Bond County moved to revoke a 24-month probation sentence he received last year after pleading guilty of aggravated domestic battery and violation of an order of protection.

Rode, of the 17000 block of St. Rose Road, was free on bail pending further court proceedings in the two counties.  http://goo.gl/VBsrO

Marion County Police Beat for Monday, November 21st, 2011

25-year-old Amanda Marcum of South Pine in Centralia was arrested for alleged domestic battery to Jason Coleman at their home on Sunday. Marcum was taken to the Marion County Jail. 40-year-old David Hopper of South Hester in Centralia was arrested by Wamac Police on an outstanding warrant and resisting arrest following a foot chase. Police say Hopper ran after police attempted to stop a car in which he was a passenger at Tenth and Locust. The original warrant was for failure to appear or pay on a criminal damage to property charge, with bond set at $7,000. The resisting arrest charge was added after Hopper allegedly fled on foot. 21-year-old Donnie Ray Hemmings of South Locust of Centralia remains in jail after being picked up by Centralia Police on an outstanding Washington County warrant. Two people were arrested for alleged driving on a revoked or suspended license. 35-year-old Robert Winkler of Nancy Lane in Salem and 26-year-old Michael Tolliver of East Canton Road in Texico both posted $150 bond and were released.

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Cyber Attack From Russia On Central Illinois Water Pumping Station Under Investigation

(Springfield, IL) -- A cyber attack is suspected in the failure of a central Illinois water pumping station. The incident occurred on November 8th according to a report from the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center. The report indicates access to a water utility computer network was obtained using credentials stolen from a company that produces industrial system control software. The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are both looking into the matter that has much wider implications. If someone can damage a water pump by accessing its controls via the Internet, those same people could, theoretically, bring down entire power grids, stop the flow of goods and services and damage industrial systems worldwide. There have been media reports the affected pump was in the Illinois capital city of Springfield. City officials claim that information is bogus but wouldn't say where the pump was actually located. Weiss, the software company, says it's still not clear whether other networks were also hacked and passwords possibly stolen during the breach of its servers. It has determined the network was hacked from a computer located in Russia.

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Both Salem and Centralia Police Make Drug Arrests

Both Salem and Centralia Police made arrests in drug cases on Sunday. A 30-year-old Centralia man who allegedly made three earlier sales of heroin to a Centralia Police confidential source has been arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Dustin Cody of South Pine was taken into custody at his home. Salem Police arrested a 32-year-old Salem man on a possession of controlled substance charge and on an outstanding Marion County warrant after investigating a driving complaint. Police report they stopped Samuel Bass of Tulsa Avenue outside his car because they knew he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. They allegedly found 1.3-grams of heroin hidden inside a cigarette package in his possession along with drug paraphernalia. The warrant was for failure to appear on a possession of controlled substance charge. Bond on the warrant was set at $25,000.

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