Traffic stop for headlight issue and substance, Mt Sterling IL

Traffic

Reported: 11/7/2025 05:04 PM

S Capitol Ave & W Main St, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

An officer in Mount Sterling, Illinois, stopped a white Ford truck near Main and Capitol for a headlight issue. The driver was given a verbal warning after a small quantity of a substance was found.

Audio|Source: Pike County Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement

03:35

Transcript:

00:00

Mount Sterling, M5, traffic stop.

00:07

M5, Mount Sterling, go ahead.

00:11

I'll be at Main and Capitol with a white Ford truck.

00:17

28is compete (number withheld) D-David repeat (number withheld) D-David that's going to be a truck plate

00:31

please (number withheld) it seemed like it was on a sequence

00:37

(number withheld) D-D-Davit (number withheld) D-D-David

00:46

(number withheld) on D-D-David draft (number withheld) is not clear and valid

00:51

Purringly and FS Incorporated Jacksonville Y 2015 for pick-up

01:01

M5 not strongly did you copy

01:07

Standby.

01:13

PK7, 1027, 1027.

01:18

PK7, 1027.

01:27

1027-(number withheld) repeating (number withheld) Repeating (number withheld) No,

01:42

Sterling 560, you show me (number withheld)

01:47

Yeah, it works.

01:49

PK7-Begony 1027, shown valid and clear to a (name withheld) out of Chappahill, Tennessee.

01:57

104, secure, back out of the car.

02:00

104.

02:06

Mount Surly M5, driver 27 by following,

02:12

ready?

02:14

Go ahead.

02:17

Pink (number withheld).

02:21

Repeat, Frank (number withheld).

02:25

Frank, (number withheld).

02:26

All right, case seven,

02:32

this position.

02:35

KC7A. No stop your conviction.

02:37

Okay.

02:39

Position B, Cove 1,

02:41

or warning, one headlight, tonight,

02:44

or the other.

02:45

10-4.

02:48

10-4.

02:53

What's your K-4?

02:55

6-84?

02:59

6-84, go ahead.

03:05

1050 property damage out on.

03:07

I need a crashboard number.

03:09

16 for 104.

03:17

I'll certainly have five to the boat.

03:21

Go ahead.

03:26

He's getting verbal warning for discovering a substance.

03:34

84 information.

Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.

Location mentioned:

S Capitol Ave & W Main St, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.

Correct

Incorrect

Recent Traffic Incidents in Mt Sterling, IL

Collision between car and bus at 8th Street and Veterans

Traffic

11/4/2025 02:54 PM

Veterans Memorial, 100 E Main St, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

A car and a small bus collided at the intersection of 8th Street and Veterans in Mount Sterling. The bus was not a school bus. The bus driver's employer was expected to report the incident. A license plate and name for the bus were to be obtained shortly.

Police respond to loud argument near Main St

Disorderly Conduct

11/6/2025 01:38 PM

Near W Main St, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

Police were called to a residence near Main St in Mount Sterling after a report of a loud argument between two people, with screaming heard in the background.

Vehicle hits deer near Market Scrap in Mount Sterling

Traffic

11/7/2025 04:37 AM

Mt Sterling, IL 62353

A vehicle collided with a deer near Market Scrap in Mount Sterling. The vehicle was disabled and off the road. A tow service was called.

Police assist ambulance with violent patient at rehab center

Medical Emergency

11/3/2025 01:35 PM

Mt Sterling, IL 62353

Police are helping an ambulance with a violent patient at Mount Sterling Health and Rehab who refuses to leave due to no court order.

Minor two-vehicle accident at Union and Capitol intersection

Traffic

11/8/2025 03:21 PM

W Union St & S Capitol Ave, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

Officers responded to a minor two-vehicle traffic accident with no injuries at the intersection of Union Street and Capitol Avenue in Mount Sterling, Illinois.