Police
Sunday afternoon crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash with injury about 3:05 p.m. Sunday on Route 3 just south of South Market Street in Waterloo. Responding agencies included the Monroe County…
Read MoreRollover crash in Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash on Woodland Ridge at Bluff Meadows Drive in Valmeyer. Upon arrival, a Valmeyer police officer observed an SUV on…
Read MoreMan combative with police during custody exchange in Waterloo
A Columbia man faces charges following a custody exchange gone awry Thursday morning in Waterloo. Waterloo police said one of its officers was requested to stand by for safety during…
Read MoreCPD officer involved in snowy I-255 crash
A Columbia police officer responding to a stalled vehicle in the snow on I-255 was rear-ended by another vehicle late Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred about 3:10 p.m. Illinois State…
Read MoreEmergency responders aid suicidal man
The Columbia Police Department and Columbia EMS were able to handle a delicate situation Thursday morning involving a suicidal man at Hampton Inn, 165 Admiral Trost Drive. Police first responded…
Read MoreSex assault charges for Waterloo man
A Waterloo man was charged this week with sex crimes following a recent incident. Travis W. Turner, 47, faces four counts of sexual assault/force, which is a Class 1 felony.…
Read MoreVehicle stolen, several others entered in Columbia Lakes
Police are investigating a rash of burglary to vehicle reports that occurred early Monday morning in the Columbia Lakes subdivision – including one stolen vehicle. Columbia Police Chief Jason Donjon…
Read MoreMan in custody after running from police
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted the Waterloo Police Department in the apprehension of a man wanted on multiple warrants who ran from police about 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies…
Read MoreWrong-way driver on I-255 captured after police pursuit
Neighboring police agencies were alerted about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday as a vehicle eluding St. Louis police crossed the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 eastbound in the westbound lanes into Illinois.…
Read MoreCrime totals closer to pre-pandemic times
While some crime reports have increased, Monroe County law enforcement agencies have not seen a call volume like prior to the COVID pandemic. Monroe County The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreChild porn, sex abuse charges for rural Waterloo man
A rural Waterloo man was charged this week with several felony counts related to incidents involving a woman when she was underage. Charged in this case is Gene R. Schmidt…
Read MoreRoad rage incident in Columbia
Police are investigating a road rage incident that took place about 3 p.m. Thursday in Columbia. Two male drivers were traveling south on Route 3 from I-255, police said, when…
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