On November 29, 2011, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Dixon Police Department arrested Avary C. Farster, age 23, of 817 South Ottawa Avenue on a Dixon Police Department warrant for Failure of Duty of Sex Offender to Report Change of Address. The arrest was made after members of the police department surrounded a house located at 927 Grant Avenue. Officers learned of Farster's whereabouts earlier in the morning and attempted to make contact at the residence. Farster refused to exit the house but later surrendered after a short stand off.

During a search of the residence, officers recovered just over 2 ½ ounces of cannabis and numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia. Officers also recovered over $1,300.00 in cash during the arrest. The cannabis has an estimated street value of about $550.00.

The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending for the possession of cannabis and the drug paraphernalia.

Citizens can contact the police department at 288-4411 or by calling CrimeStoppers at 1-888-Caught-U (1-888-228-4488) to report information or report suspicious activity they might observe.

The charges are merely an allegation and all parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty.