Police
Monday morning fires near Millstadt considered suspicious
It was a busy Monday morning for area firefighters, who responded to two suspicious fires along the same road near Millstadt within 30 minutes of each other. Shortly before 6…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2/10/2016
(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 police chief placed on leave
Columbia Police Chief Joe Edwards has been placed on paid administrative leave while the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department conducts an investigation into a domestic matter involving his family. Edwards was placed…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2/3/2016
(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 MorePolice Blotter | 1/27/2016
(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 MoreWaterloo woman dies in crash near Red Bud
A Waterloo woman is being remembered for possessing strong family values following a Sunday night crash near Red Bud that claimed her life and injured her husband and children. The…
Read MoreMissouri taxi driver gets 5 years for fatal 2014 crash
A taxi driver from Missouri who was traveling in the wrong direction while drunk when his cab was involved in a July 2014 crash that resulted in the death of…
Read MorePolice involved in high-speed chase into Missouri
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is working with area police agencies to track down a subject who may have had plans to rob the Taco Bell in Columbia on Friday…
Read MoreWoman gets probation for Quick Cash robbery
A Red Bud woman was sentenced this week to probation and community service for the robbery of the Quick Cash store in Waterloo last January. Mallary B. Jarrett, 29, of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/20/2016
(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 MoreFatal Friday night crash near New Athens
A 24-year-old New Athens woman died in a two-car crash on Route 156 just east of Geo Leilich Road near New Athens in St. Clair County on Friday night. The…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/13/2016
(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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