Man gets 47 years in Alton robbery killing
May 16An Alton man has been ordered to spend 47 years in prison in the robbery killing of a 77-year-old man. »
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Car stolen in metro-east carjacking crashes in St. Louis Co.
Apr 19Authorities are searching for at least two suspects after a car taken in a carjacking in Alton, Ill., crashed early Thursday in St. Louis County. »
Couple arrested in Alton, Highland Walmart thefts, police say
Apr 13Madison County Sheriff's investigators asked for the public's help to identify a couple who took laptops and electronics from the Alton and Highland Walmart stores. »
'Sadistic crime': Metro-east man found guilty in robbery-homicide case
Mar 09An Alton man was found guilty of murder in a robbery-homicide case Thursday. »
Man convicted in Alton killing
Mar 09An Alton man was found guilty of murder in a robbery-homicide case Thursday. »
Man dies, woman hospitalized after shooting in Granite City
Mar 08A 62-year-old Granite City man, suspected in shooting himself and a 50-year-old woman believed to be his wife, died at St. Louis University Hospital at 5:15 a.m. Thursday. »
Third man charged with killing Alton man
Jan 07A third man was charged Friday in connection with the December homicide of a 23-year-old Alton man. »
Man gets 12 years for selling cocaine to undercover cop at Alton motel
Jan 05An Alton man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to an undercover officer. »
Man arrested at Shop 'N Save for alleged theft, confrontation
Dec 31Alton police say a 19-year-old man was arrested at Shop 'N Save for allegedly taking grocery store items without paying for them and getting into a confrontation with a police officer in the store parking lot. »
Police: Madison County man faces DUI charges after swerving into squad car
Dec 28A Madison County man faces charges of intentionally swerving into a police car.Police were called to The Hill Tavern at 6:41 p.m. Saturday on reports that Stephen G. Bolin, 41, of Staunton, was causing a disturbance. »
Two men accused of killing man during robbery attempt
Dec 23Two men have been charged with the robbery shooting death of an Alton man, and one is on the run. »
Two charged in Alton robbery-homicide; one suspect still at large
Dec 22ALTON - Two men have been charged with the robbery shooting death of an Alton man, and one is on the run. »
Man sentenced to 42 years for killing woman, burning home
Dec 14The man who stabbed an Alton woman to death and set her house on fire was sentenced Tuesday to serve 42 years in prison. »
Police ask witnesses in Alton shooting death to come forward
Dec 09Police are seeking witnesses after a gunshot victim was found on Hampton Avenue Wednesday night. »
Metro-east man charged after bar fight ends in stabbing
Nov 22Madison County prosecutors on Monday charged Paul Lott, 23, of Alton, with aggravated battery after a fight early Sunday at Schlemer's Lounge in Cottage Hills. »
