Police
Police Blotter | 3/23/2016
(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…
Read MoreSpecial prosecutor appointed in Edwards case
In a step that may indicate a decision on charges is forthcoming, a judge last week formally granted an order to appoint a special prosecutor in the case involving Joe…
Read MoreLocal police catch Missouri robbers
Four suspects in a Missouri robbery were apprehended in Columbia late Wednesday morning after they fled across the river in a stolen car and abandoned it in the Columbia Lakes…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/16/2016
(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 MoreItems stolen from unlocked cars in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating the theft of items from unlocked vehicles early Thursday morning. Two cars on the parking lot of the Meadow Ridge East condominiums, located at Veterans Parkway…
Read MoreWaterloo man charged with sex assault
A young Waterloo man is facing a felony sex charge following an alleged incident that occurred Saturday in Monroe County. Joshua B. Doty, 20, of Waterloo, was charged with criminal…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/9/2016
(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 conducting extra St. Patrick’s Day patrols
Widely celebrated across the country, St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is one of the deadliest holidays due to the number of drunk drivers on the road. Drunk driving kills more…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3/2/2016
(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 man charged with child porn
A 39-year-old man was charged this week with one felony count of child pornography in Columbia. Steven D. Blosser was arrested on March 2 by Columbia police, who executed a…
Read MoreWaterloo woman guilty of aggravated DUI
The Waterloo woman involved in a July crash in Columbia that seriously injured a New Athens teen pled guilty on Wednesday to a felony charge of aggravated battery. Katherine A.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2/24/2016
(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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