Police Blotter | 7/25/2018

(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
July 19
Elizabeth R. Lambert, 31, of Dupo, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia on Old State Route 3 at Lakeshore Drive. Also arrested in the incident was David W. Wilkerson Jr., 27, of East Carondelet, on a St. Clair County warrant.

July 20
Christopher A. Shadowens, 55, of Waterloo, was arrested for felony aggravated DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, driving while license suspended, illegal lane usage, and failure to signal on I-255 westbound.

July 22
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 2:30 p.m. to a motorcycle crash on the Route 158 exit ramp onto northbound Route 3 in Columbia. A 2001 Honda Goldwing driven by Sean Cochran, 46, of Ballwin, Mo., lost control and traveled down an embankment. Cochran was transported to St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis County.

Millstadt Police
July 1
Scott E. Chandler, 33, of Lenzburg, was arrested on multiple St. Clair County traffic warrants, operation of a vehicle with suspended registration and  expired registration on Douglas Road at Clubhouse Lane.

July 13
About 5:45 p.m., police responded to the alley behind the 200 block of West Washington Street for a disturbance involving a subject armed with a baseball bat. Wesley H. Reinhardt, 44, of Millstadt, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of disorderly conduct. 

Monroe County Sheriff
July 16
Dejuane Holman, 30, of East St. Louis, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.

July 19
Britany Everding, 25, was arrested on a Randolph County warrant following a two-vehicle non-injury crash at 4928 Kaskaskia Road.

July 21
Multiple law enforcement personnel responded to a residence on South Ronnie Drive about 2 p.m. for a domestic matter. Weapons inside the home were placed in the custody of a relative for safe keeping and the male resident left the home for the night. No arrests were made in the incident.

July 22
The possible theft of numerous items from a storage shed at 6265 State Route 3 is under investigation. Items listed as stolen from the shed include AR-15 and Marlin .22 firearms, a Dell computer, tools and ammunition.

Emergency personnel responded about 5:55 p.m. to a motorcycle crash on Route 3 near Hanover Road. Police said a 2013 Harley-Davidson driven by Nicholas A. Shrum, 35, of Waterloo, was traveling south on Route 3 at a high rate of speed when a vehicle started to move into its lane, forcing the motorcycle off the roadway. The bike overturned into the median, ejecting the driver. Shrum refused medical transport at the scene. He was cited for reckless driving.

Valmeyer Police
July 19
Douglas E. Comstock, 32, of Valmeyer, was arrested for felony domestic battery (prior conviction) and misdemeanor domestic battery at 116 E. Harrisonville Drive.

Waterloo Police
July 17
Ashley Barker, 29, of Waterloo, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.

July 19
The possible theft of $200 from an unlocked truck parked outside the Super 8 Motel, 112 Warren Drive, between July 14 and July 19 is under investigation.

July 20
Emily Reeder, 19, of Waterloo, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant.

Amy Bucherich, 44, of Waterloo, was arrested for DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident on Route 3 at Illinois Avenue.

July 21
Julian Henson, 25, of Waterloo, was arrested for DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol and driving without lights when required on Park Street at Route 3.

July 23
Christopher Altnether, 20, of Columbia, was arrested on warrants out of Monroe and St. Clair counties.

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