Police
Police Blotter | 2/1/2017
(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 MoreWaterloo thief arrested again
A Waterloo man with multiple prior theft convictions was charged Monday with stealing $40,000 cash and other items from his parents’ home last week. Adam C. Kempf, 34, remains at…
Read MoreWaterloo man gets 8 years in prison
A Waterloo man was sentenced in federal court to more than eight years in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen vehicle. Todd…
Read MoreInstagram post leads to firearms seizure
Possible charges are pending after police found several firearms inside a Waterloo residence that a convicted felon had access to in a case that began on Instagram. The Waterloo Police…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/25/2017
(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 MoreMen arrested for Columbia car break-ins
Two young men have been arrested on felony burglary charges following a rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Columbia last week. Now police are asking the community for assistance…
Read MoreSheriff gives update on MCSD operations
“If we had an unlimited budget, it would be simple,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times Monday. “But we don’t. Our goal, therefore, is to provide the absolute…
Read MorePolice release 2016 enforcement totals
Local law enforcement agencies saw a slight decline in some key crime categories last year while experiencing an uptick in others, recently released statistics show. The Waterloo Police Department handled…
Read MoreEast Carondelet man gets 10 years for child porn
A man from East Carondelet was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. Richard Lee Doerr III, 29, entered a guilty plea…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/18/2017
(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 Blotter | 1/11/2017
(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 MoreIce leads to power outages, but few other problems
While it made for spectacular winter scenery, an ice storm predicted for the region fortunately failed to rear its ugly head. An icy freeze out shut down most activities throughout…
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