A Quincy man was arrested on a suspicion of insurance fraud in connection with a fire at his farm.

The West Central Illinois Task Force and Adams County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dean J. Mowen, 52, on Friday on a charge of insurance fraud over $100,000.

The charge stems from an investigation into an Oct. 1, 2015, fire that destroyed a combine and tractor on Mowen’s farm.

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Mowen remains in the Adams County Jail pending a bond hearing.

David L. Speer, 67, of Quincy, was arrested in January for the same offense. Speer also is being held in the Adams County Jail.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 94-year-old man last seen in north Houston.

Vinhcuu Peter was last seen on foot around 5:40 p.m. Saturday at his family’s home in the 7300 block of Heron Lake drive in the Heron Lakes subdivision.

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He is diabetic and suffers from Alzheimer’s, deputies said

Family members said he may be somewhere on foot near the surrounding neighborhood.

Anyone with information on Peter’s whereabouts are asked to call HCSO’s Missing Person Unit at 713-755-7427.

A man has been charged in connection to a robbery that took place earlier this month at a Georgetown pizza restaurant.

Officers say on February 17th, a man entered the Domino’s Pizza on Lexington Road and displayed a weapon before demanding money from the store and safe. The employees complied and the suspect fled the store.

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Detectives say they have identified that man was Anthony Butler. Butler has been arrested and charged with robbery.

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old “at-risk” man who was last seen leaving his job in Philadelphia last week.

John Kohlbecker is described as a white man, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 135 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes, according to New Jersey State Police.

The 27-year-old, who police describe as an “at risk” person, was last seen leaving his job in Philadelphia on Feb. 11.

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On Sunday, police recovered Kohlbecker’s 1995 white Toyota Camry, with Pennsylvania license plate JXA5834, at the Green Bank State Forest Station in Wharton State Forest in New Jersey.

Anyone who has information that can help safely locate Kohlbecker is asked to call 911 or contact the New Jersey State Police Major Crimes Unite at 609-561-1800 ext. 3355.

Authorities have found the body of a western Kentucky woman for whom an arrest warrant had been issued earlier this month.

Kentucky State Police spokesman Michael Robichaud tells news outlets that investigators are working to determine the cause of 31-year-old Jennifer Hicks’ death. He declined to say where in Calloway County the body was found Thursday.

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Hicks had been the subject of a missing person investigation since Feb. 9.

Last week, Kentucky State Police obtained an arrest warrant charging her with theft of more than $10,000. It’s unclear where the theft charge stems from.

WPSD reports Calloway County Coroner Rick Harris is scheduled to perform an autopsy on Hicks’ body Friday.

Investigators in Grant County hope that the public will be able to help them identify two men who tried to hold up a gas station Thursday night.

They responded to reports of the armed robbery at the Marathon on Owenton Road in Corinth just before 8:00 p.m. last night.

“She walked back in the store and told the male patron and the male employee thought they were fixin’ to get robbed,” said Deputy Scott Conrad with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. “At that time, the two males walked outside and confronted the individual where the gun was brandished.”

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As the masked man held a gun in the face of the male employee, the woman who worked there bolted the doors closed.

“After she locked the door, one of the suspects came up and attempted to open the door, but they were locked. At that time that male subject, according to the witnesses statements, said, ‘common let’s go,’ and they both ran off,” said Conrad.

Gray Capito, a restaurant owner down the road from the Marathon, says it is not the first time businesses along Owenton Road have been targeted.

He says it is very unnerving to see someone have a pistol stuck in their face.

Although the robbers were scared off this time and nobody was hurt, deputies say the best thing to do is cooperate whenever a weapon is involved.

“Just do what they ask then call us,” said Conrad. “A couple hundred dollars isn’t worth someone’s life.”

Witnesses say the suspects fled in a silver car that had a front left marker light out.

If you have any information on this crime, you can leave an anonymous tip here.

A former high school teacher and wrestling coach charged with sexually abusing a female student faces at least six years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to six felony counts.

Richard “Dickie” Howell II pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust, a felony that carries a minimum mandatory sentence of two years in prison.

He also pleaded guilty to three counts of fourth-degree rape, a felony that carries no mandatory prison time.

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Howell, who faces a maximum sentence of 120 years in prison, was immediately taken into custody pending sentencing April 26.

Howell, 51, showed no emotion during the brief plea hearing, answering the judge’s questions in a subdued voice.

Prosecutor Kathy Dickerson and defense attorney Alexander Funk declined to comment after the hearing.

Howell was arrested in January 2015 after a 17-year-old student at Caesar Rodney High School reported that he had sex with her over several months in 2014, including encounters at school and his home. Investigators reportedly found graphic photos and videos of Howell on the girl’s cell phone.

Howell was later indicted on 50 felony counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust and sexual solicitation of a child. The remaining charges were dropped as part of the plea agreement.

His trial, which was repeatedly postponed, had been scheduled to begin March 8.

Howell served as wrestling coach at Caesar Rodney since being hired 1991. He led the wrestling team to eight state championships, including five consecutive titles from 2003 to 2007.

His brother Kurt, who was in the courtroom Friday, is also a wrestling coach, leading Smyrna High School earlier this month to its fourth straight state championship, including title wins over Dickie Howell’s teams in 2013 and 2014.