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Police Blotter | 12/14/2016
(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 MoreMan playing Santa arrested in Waterloo
A man playing Santa was arrested Monday night in Waterloo on a warrant stemming from a federal charge. The man, identified as 26-year-old Cody James Alexander of Hillsboro, was portraying…
Read MoreBreak-in at Waterloo jewelry store
Waterloo police are investigating a break-in that occurred early Tuesday morning at JSR Jewelry, located at 201 N. Main Street. Police were dispatched at 4:49 a.m. to an alarm sounding…
Read MoreMan rescued days after crashing near Hecker
It was the type of scenario that sends chills down the spines of parents and fear that spawned the phrase, “Call me when you get home.” But thanks to two…
Read MoreWaterloo man facing felony drug charges
Police executed an arrest warrant Monday on a 48-year-old Waterloo man suspected of dealing drugs in the area. Charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12/7/2016
(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 MoreColumbia woman, grandson die in Route 158 crash
A 74-year-old Columbia woman and her 24-year-old grandson were among three who died in a Friday crash on Route 158 near Belleville. Illinois State Police said Jerilyn Hess, 74, of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/30/2016
(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 MorePolice assist with threat against WHS
The Waterloo Police Department provided assistance to Waterloo school district officials following a recent threat made against Waterloo High School by a juvenile on social media. The threat was not…
Read MoreMen arrested for rural Waterloo burglary
Two men from Randolph County are facing felony residential burglary charges following a Tuesday incident east of Waterloo. Oscar A. Perez, 19, of Baldwin, and Paul S. Blackmore, 19, of…
Read MoreBivens reflects on ISP career
Dave Bivens of Waterloo remembers poring over his father’s homicide cases as a young boy, vicariously feeling the thrill of engaging in detective work. “I saw other family members do…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/23/2016
(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…
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