(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 guilty and charges may sometimes be dropped or reduced as part of the legal process.)

Columbia Police
Feb. 15 – Deangelo J. Perry, 30, of Belleville, was arrested on in-state warrants for retail theft and no license.
Feb. 17 – Mary Beth Lockett, 36, of Dupo, was arrested on an in-state warrant for disorderly conduct on Admiral Parkway northbound at Wedgewood.
Feb. 17 – Ahrens of Columbia was arrested on a Monroe County warrant on South Main Street at Madison.
Feb. 18 – Sherry L. Merriweather, 43, of St. Louis, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant on Admiral Parkway at Carl Street.
Feb. 18 – David A. Southerland, 32, of Waterloo, was arrested on an in-state warrant and cited for speeding on Admiral Parkway at Mark Drive.
Feb. 18 – Terrell T. Crymes of Cahokia was arrested on an in-state warrant at the police station.
Feb. 18 – Columbia police received assistance from an Illinois State Police crime scene unit in investigating a felony report of vandalism to a home in the 2000 block of Overview Drive in Columbia Lakes. Police received the report about 4:45 p.m. Anyone who may have observed suspicious activity in that area in the hours preceding the damage being reported is asked to call 281-5151.
Feb. 20 – Tori J. Killy, 18, of Columbia, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant for revocation of court supervision on Columbia Lakes Drive at Brookfield Court.
Feb. 20 – Kyle P. Guebert, 38, of Columbia, was arrested for DUI on Bluff Road at Valmeyer Road.
Feb. 21 – Michael Patterson Jr., 41, of Columbia, was arrested on two counts of retail theft at 220 W. Ludman Street.
Feb. 21 – Jerry D. Counts, 47, of Millstadt, was arrested for DUI, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, improper lane usage and no insurance at Moto Mart.
Feb. 22 – A report of criminal damage to property at Bethany United Methodist Church, 1608 Hill Top Road, is under investigation. Windows were reported broken at the church sometime around 5:30 p.m.

Monroe County Sheriff
Feb. 20 – Jacob Delisle of Collinsville was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.
Feb. 22 – Donna L. Powell, 47, of Waterloo, was charged with felony intimidation after she allegedly threatened to expose the supposed criminal behavior of a man without lawful authority.

Waterloo Police
Feb. 16 – Summit Ruhmann, 19, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia on Dannehold Farms Drive and Warren Drive.
Feb. 23 – Waterloo police have received multiple complaints from elderly residents who are getting scam phone calls from a supposed “grandchild” who has been “arrested.” The caller then begs this grandparent to not tell the parents and to send “bond money” right away. Police said this has been occurring over the past few years as scammers try to make the grandparent believe a grandchild is “locked up” by the police in an effort to obtain money. Police ask the community to alert family and friends who may be targets of this type of scam call.
Clarification – A clarification was requested following a report in the Feb. 10 police blotter following the Feb. 6 arrest of Deborah Rusteberg, 50, of Waterloo, for DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving on the wrong side of the roadway on Rogers Street at Hamacher Street.
There are two Deborah Rustebergs living in Waterloo. Deborah Ann, 47, was at home the evening of Feb. 6 and does not drink alcohol.