Police
Police nab 3 for theft after chase
Area law enforcement agencies worked together to apprehend three suspects who stole more than $300 worth of items from the Waterloo Walmart early Wednesday morning and led police on a…
Read MoreColumbia police report vehicle break-ins
The Columbia Police Department is asking the community for assistance in solving a new rash of vehicle “smash-and-grabs” in town over recent days. As of Friday, there have been three…
Read MoreMultiple agencies battle Dupo fire
Multiple area fire departments responded about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to a two-story apartment complex fire at 406 Lindemann Avenue in Dupo. While Dupo, Prairie du Pont, Columbia, Cahokia, Millstadt and…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/15/2016
(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 MoreSteinheimer pleads guilty to aggravated DUI
Crystal Steinheimer entered a guilty plea Friday afternoon in Monroe County Court to aggravated DUI, thus avoiding a jury trial set to begin Monday. A charge of reckless homicide was…
Read MoreWoman gets 7 years for serious injury crash
The Waterloo woman convicted of aggravated DUI following a crash last July in Columbia that seriously injured a New Athens girl was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison. Katherine…
Read MoreSteinheimer trial to start next week
After unsuccessful last-minute legal wranglings by public defender Arlie Traughber, jury selection in Crystal Steinheimer’s aggravated DUI and reckless homicide trial is set to begin June 20 at the Monroe…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 6/8/2016
(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 MoreSmash and grab at Waterloo sporting goods store
The Waterloo Police Department is seeking information from the public as it investigates a “smash and grab” incident that occurred early Monday morning at Hibbett Sports, 915 N. Illinois Route…
Read MoreFire near Columbia quarry
The Columbia Fire Department received assistance from the Millstadt, Camp Jackson, Prairie du Pont and Waterloo firefighters in knocking down a fire in the area of 6725 Bluffside Drive near…
Read MoreWPD receives complaint of possible food tampering
Waterloo police are notifying the public following a complaint this week of possible food tampering. On Wednesday night, a local resident reported to police that a pill was found in…
Read MoreWaterloo man gets 5 years for child porn
A Waterloo man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Nicholas J. Perjak, 35, entered a guilty plea earlier this year on the charges,…
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