(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
May 24 – Kirsten K. Morton, 54, of St. Louis, was arrested on a fugitive from justice out-of-state warrant and also for driving on a revoked license and improper use of registration on Route 3 at Frontage Road.
May 24 – Aaron J. Mardirosian, 24, of Columbia, was arrested on a warrant and charged with DUI stemming from an April 11 incident on Route 156 at D Road.
May 25 – Sabrina R. Stawizynski, 39, of Columbia, was arrested for felony retail theft. She was subsequently sentenced to one year in the Illinois Department of Corrections stemming from a prior charge of theft in February 2015.
May 26 – A 16-year-old was arrested at Bolm-Schuhkraft Park on a St. Clair County warrant and transported to the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention.
May 28 – A 17-year-old Columbia male was arrested for DUI on Ferkel Street at Mueller Street.
May 29 – Grant C. Thornhill, 18, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor at Bolm-Schuhkraft Park. Also arrested was Isaac J. Hoffman-Reichert, 18, of Columbia, for possession of cannabis and possession of alcohol.
May 30 – Ronald D. Chambliss, 48, of Valmeyer, was arrested for DUI, possession of a hypodermic needle, driving while revoked, no insurance and no seat belt on Route 3 at Gilmore Lake Road.

Monroe County Sheriff
May 21 – Joshua D. Newsome, 26, of Waterloo, was arrested for DUI in the 800 block of Sunflower Drive in Waterloo.
May 25 -Rodney T. Dale, 35, of Prairie du Rocher, was arrested for criminal damage to property after he allegedly damaged the windshield of a vehicle on Ames Road.

Waterloo Police
May 21 – Clifford Jackson, 38, of Waterloo, was issued city ordinance violations for failure to restrain a pit bull and failure to inoculate the dog for rabies in the 200 block of Osterhage.
May 23 – Gloria J. Yearian, 56, of Red Bud, was arrested for retail theft at Walmart after allegedly taking diapers, a toddler bed and bassinet from the store.
May 24 – Mandy Herring, 37, of Valmeyer, was arrested for retail theft at Walmart after allegedly taking jewelry boxes and other items from the store.
May 25 – Camden Hurst, 19, of Waterloo, was cited for unlawful consumption of alcohol in the 100 block of Roosevelt.
May 27 – Cory Jones, 25, and Rebecca Hayes, 19, both of Waterloo, were each arrested for retail theft at Walmart. Jones is alleged to have taken a Halo Mega Blok; Hayes is alleged to have taken two DVDs.