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Cash stolen from unlocked car in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating the Sunday evening theft of money from an unlocked vehicle parked outside of Subway, 881 N. Illinois Route 3. Police said that sometime between 6 and…
CPD investigating vehicle break-in
Columbia police are investigating a burglary to motor vehicle report from the parking lot of Hampton Inn. Shortly after 9:15 a.m. Friday, an officer responded to the hotel, located at…
Wittenauer reflects on service
Monroe County Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer reflected on 12 years of service with the county board following his recent retirement. He and his wife, Sandy, had recently returned from an annual…
Hecker farm ushers in future of field drainage
People driving on Route 156 near Hecker recently observed a growing accumulation of huge spools of large plastic tubing on the farm of Dale Haudrich. “I have considered adding acreage…
CPD vehicle involved in crash
At about 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, a Columbia Police Department Ford Explorer Police Interceptor driven by officer Steve Patton was traveling on Old State Route 3 near the George Weber…
Crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with minor injury on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia shortly after 1 p.m. on Christmas Day. Police said a 2007…
Christmas Eve crash near Columbia
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 7 p.m. Christmas Eve to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 at FF Road with a minor injury. Police said one person was…
Rollover crash on Triple Lakes Road
One person was injured in a rollover crash shortly after midnight Dec. 24 on Triple Lakes Road near Wagner Road north of Columbia in rural St. Clair County. The Columbia…
Felony arrest after eluding police near Hecker
A 33-year-old Belleville man was arrested for aggravated fleeing and eluding police, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon following an early morning incident…
Car stolen in Columbia
Police are investigating the Dec. 22 theft of a car in Columbia. Columbia police were alerted at 6:42 a.m. that a white 2017 Chrysler 300 was missing from the 2600…