Local births

BENNETT To Preston Bennett and Starr Riordan of Grand Island, a son born April 12 at St. Francis Medical Center.

LEWIS To Barry and Amy (Bryson) Lewis of Grand Island, a son born March 30 at St. Francis Medical Center.

VON OHLEN To Jetta Von Ohlen of Worms, a son born April 11 at St. Francis Medical Center.

Area birth

PURVIS To Cole and Jamie (Boutin) Purvis of Hastings, a son born April 10 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.

State births

JESCH To Elliot and Jackelyn (McTavish) Jesch of Lincoln, a daughter born April 4 at St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. Grandparents are Charles and Barbara McTavish of Wood River and Doug and Debra Jesch of Kearney. Great-grandparents are Erma Mazour of Wood River, Isabelle Runge of Kearney and Bud and Donna Jesch of Stratton.

OSBORN To Bill and Lisa (Widman) Osborn of Bellevue, a daughter born March 25 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Grandparents are Darrell and Twila Widman of Chapman. Great-grandparents are Loyal and Clara Ruhl of Central City.

Police/Sheriff

Anyone with information about any crime in the state may call the Grand Island-Hall County Crime Stoppers, 381-8822. Crime Stoppers guarantees that callers will remain anonymous.

A reward of up to $1,000 will be paid after law enforcement agencies have determined the seriousness of the crime and the usefulness of the information.

Inmate custody status can be obtained by calling the VINE hotline at (877) NE 4 VINE. Information is available 24 hours a day.

If you see a crime happening, call the Grand Island-Hall County Emergency Center 911.

Grand Island Police

The following felonies were reported:

* Jackie Verba, 1630 Jerry Drive, reported the unauthorized use of a financial transaction device.

* Alex Rebolledo and Maria Lopez, 2323 Bellwood Drive, Apt. 148, reported a theft there.

* Devin Jackson, 2604 Charles St., reported a burglary there.

* Cheryl Preister and Grand Island Senior High School reported a theft at 1111 N. Clark St.

* Leaseway Inc., 1419 Stagecoach Road, reported a theft at 1401 North Front St. A vehicle was stolen.

Hall County Sheriff

Law enforcement arrested four people on warrants in five cases. No felonies were reported.

For more information visit www.hallcountyne.gov and click on the sheriff link.

Hall County Jail

The Hall County Jail has 138 inmates, booked in 12 people and released 14 people.

Court report

Hall County District Court

* Ronald J. Vincent, 46, Sargent, pleaded not guilty to third-offense driving under the influence aggravated for a Dec. 10, 2007, incident. His pretrial is scheduled for May 28.

* Matthew A. Miller, 24, 1205 Cedar Ridge Court, 15B, pleaded not guilty to burglary and three counts of attempted theft by receiving stolen property for a Sept. 17, 2007, incident involving property of David Miller, Sara Hansen and Melissa Green. His trial is scheduled for June.

* Janie J. Long, 44, 2534 W. North Front St., Apt. 3, pleaded not guilty to two counts of unauthorized use of a financial transaction device for incidents that occurred between June 19 and Sept. 4, 2007.

* Wesley Velasquez, 30, 115 W. 15th St., was sentenced to nine months in jail for possession of methamphetamine for a Dec. 23, 2005, incident.

* Jennifer J. Parker, also known as Jennifer Fry, 27, 212 North Lane, pleaded no contest to attempted possession of methamphetamine, reduced from possession, for a May 25, 2007, incident. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 3.

* Gloria J. Porter, 34, 101 Lynn Lane, pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor theft by deception, one reduced from a felony, for a June 2, 2006, incident involving property of Five Points Bank and Tommy Chada. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 3.

* Michael W. Pollock, 39, 1503 St. Paul Road, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine for a July 17, 2007, incident. His pretrial is scheduled for May 28.

Hall County Court

* Matthew M. Hodgson, 28, Kenesaw, was charged with strangulation, terroristic threats, third-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest for an April 14 incident involving Flora Hodgson.