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Police Blotter | 5/27/2015
(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 MoreCoroner: Renault child’s death ruled accidental
The Monroe County Coroner’s Office has determined the death of a 2-year-old Renault boy to be accidental, it was released on Monday. An investigation was conducted into the March 17…
Read MoreSecond new K-9 unit in service at MCSD
A second new K-9 unit has entered into action for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department thanks to a sizeable grant. The Howard Buffett Foundation provided a $72,000 grant to the…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 5/20/2015
(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 MoreCharges filed in fatal January crash
A 20-year-old Red Bud woman is now facing felony charges in connection with a Jan. 10 crash south of Hecker that resulted in the deaths of 19-year-old Abigail Liefer of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 5/13/2015
(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 MoreControversy over ambulance services comes to forefront
The Monroe County Board meeting Monday morning was a scene of irony. On one hand, the commissioners endorsed a proclamation observing May 17-23 as Emergency Medical Services Week. The same…
Read MoreStolen truck recovered near Fults
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is assisting in the investigation into a truck that was discovered in the ditch along Kidd Lake Road just south of Stringtown Road near Fults…
Read MoreSuspect flees from Waterloo police during traffic stop
Local law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for a man who ran from Waterloo police following an early Monday morning traffic stop. The man is believed to be wanted…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 5/6/2015
(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 MoreNew scanner helps MCSD fight crime
Behind bars at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the police officers there have a new device that has already helped speed up the red tape of law enforcement paperwork. The…
Read MoreFormer Columbia resident guilty of child porn
A former Columbia man entered a guilty plea this week to federal child pornography charges, it was announced Friday. Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,…
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