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Police Blotter | 3/6/2019
(Editor’s 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 MorePlane crash in Waterloo
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon in rural Waterloo. The plane, a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Lance flying from Alabama to Cahokia,…
Read MoreYoung boys injured in forklift crash at quarry
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday to a forklift accident involving two young males at the Falling Springs Quarry at 2905 Stolle Road between Cahokia and Dupo. A…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2/27/2019
(Editor’s 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 MoreResidential burglary reported in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Friday in the 100 block of Skyline Drive, which is located off Old State Route 3 near Top Shooters Bar &…
Read MoreTruck drives through Waterloo gas station
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to the Mobil On The Run gas station at 1000 N. Illinois Route 3 early Sunday afternoon after a white Chevrolet Silverado drove…
Read MoreAnnbriar burglar caught in parking lot
A Granite City man was charged with burglary following an early Saturday morning incident at Annbriar Golf Course, located at 1524 Birdie Lane in rural Waterloo. Monroe County Sheriff Neal…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2/27/2019
(Editor’s 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 MoreVehicle stolen outside Columbia gas station
Columbia police are investigating the theft of a vehicle Saturday morning from Red Roof Shell gas station on Southport Drive. At about 8 a.m., a Columbia man parked his dark…
Read MoreWoman arrested in Top Shooters burglary
A woman from Effingham has been charged with the late January burglary of Top Shooters Sports Bar in Columbia. Micheala D. Verdeyen, 53, of Effingham, was taken into custody Wednesday…
Read MorePurse stolen from YMCA; card used locally
Local police agencies are attempting to locate two women who allegedly stole a purse from a car in the Monroe County YMCA parking lot late Thursday afternoon and used a…
Read MoreSmall fire at Garden Place in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department and Waterloo Police Department responded shortly after 9:20 p.m. Wednesday to a small fire at the Garden Place senior living community, 735 Columbia Avenue. No injuries…
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