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Police Blotter | 1/9/2019
(Editorās note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreAnother vehicle stolen, others entered in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating the theft of an SUV early Sunday morning as well as three vehicle break-ins during the same time period. A black 2007 Cadillac Escalade was stolen…
Read MoreApartment fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was joined by multiple neighboring departments in battling an apartment complex fire at 205 Agnew Street off Bottom Avenue early Monday night. Flames were showing from…
Read MoreMan charged in Waterloo shooting death
Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and shackles, Kyle Roider ambled into a Monroe County courtroom Monday morning with two words to say about a crime that has a community…
Read MoreSheriff: DEA involvement paying off
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing touted the benefits of his departmentās involvement in the Drug Enforcement Agency task force during Mondayās meeting of the Monroe County Board. āWe have been…
Read MoreCPD adds officers
Professional police officers nationwide spend much of their days on the job embattled and at odds with the populace they are sworn to protect. But Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul,…
Read MoreLocal woman killed in Florida
Communities in two states are reeling after the death of beloved former guidance counselor Fran Axley. A winter resident of Naples, Fla., and a summer resident of Waterloo, Axley was…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/2/2019
(Editorās note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreDupo man charged following confrontation
A Dupo man was charged this weekend following a Jan. 3 confrontation involving a firearm just outside of Dupo village limits. Seth L. Creasy, 25, of Dupo, was now faces…
Read MoreSemi overturns in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 a.m. Monday to an overturned Swift semi tractor-trailer hauling potatoes on Frontage Road across from Gilmore Lake Road off Route 3 in Columbia. No injuries…
Read MoreMCSD makes drug arrests
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced a handful of drug arrests made during the week throughout the county. On Thursday, deputies with the MCSD’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement UnitĀ observed a suspicious…
Read MoreVehicles stolen from Columbia auto dealership
The Columbia Police Department is being assisted by an Illinois State Police crime scene unit in investigating the Dec. 31 theft of three vehicles from the lot of Royal Gate…
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