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Pence enters guilty plea
Garrett Lee Pence, 36, of Granite City, entered a negotiated plea of guilty last Wednesday in Monroe County Circuit Court to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery in connection with…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10/21/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
Read MoreWoman charged with damage to ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs
The Columbia Police Department announced Friday it has charged a 63-year-old Columbia woman with five misdemeanors in connection with recent incidents that occurred outside of a home in the 500…
Read MoreFatal motorcycle crash near Millstadt
A motorcycle crash near Millstadt claimed the life of a 24-year-old man on Thursday morning. Illinois State Police said that shortly after 7 a.m., a motorcycle driven by Bryan Hern,…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10/14/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
Read MoreTwo-car crash on Lakeview Drive in Waterloo
Waterloo police and fire departments, along with Monroe County EMS, were dispatched Tuesday at about 5:50 p.m., to a two-vehicle crash with road blockage on Lakeview Drive at Paul Drive…
Read MoreEvidence of meth production in county
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said evidence of recent illegal methamphetamine production was detected in two area locations over the past week. On Oct. 13, a landowner reported what appeared…
Read MoreWoman identified in Columbia property destruction investigation
The Columbia Police Department has identified a women wanted for questioning in an ongoing criminal damage to property investigation. This photo provided by police was taken near Centerville Avenue and…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10/7/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
Read MoreCPD issues warrants on burglary charges
The Columbia Police Department on Friday obtained arrest warrants on two persons from St. Louis in connection with Sept. 24 thefts from vehicles in town. Police said Kenneth J. Littrell,…
Read MoreDrug forum delivers powerful message
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities hosted a forum titled “Addressing Escalating Drug Abuse in Monroe County” at Hope Christian Church on Oct. 1. “I was very happy with…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9/30/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
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