Police
Police Blotter | 8/19/2015
(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 MoreMonday afternoon murder-suicide in Columbia
A second victim has died in a murder-suicide that occurred late Monday afternoon outside 901 High Ridge Drive in Columbia in the Pioneer Ridge subdivision. Police initially responded to the…
Read MoreMan arrested for meth following police chase
A Sparta man led authorities on a chase beginning at about 8 p.m. Tuesday along Route 156 between Hecker and Waterloo before being pulled over at Wayne’s One Stop on South Market…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8/12/2015
(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 MoreStorm-related crashes in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department, along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Monroe County Ambulance, responded at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash near 5616…
Read MoreCoroner completes Holmes death investigation
The Monroe County coroner’s office released its findings in the July 8 death of a 23-year-old Waterloo man who was discovered in a burned-out old farmhouse at 968 North Moore…
Read MoreRescue boat comes to county for regional use
A large rescue boat to be used by agencies throughout the region is now being stored at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in Waterloo. The boat is a government military…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8/5/2015
(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 MoreMCSD assists in regional heroin crackdown
Following a joint investigative effort by several metro east law enforcement agencies, 36 suspects were charged this week with heroin-related offenses. The heroin bust involved the work of the Metropolitan…
Read MoreWPD investigating vehicle break-ins, burglary
Waterloo police are investigating multiple vehicle break-ins and a residential burglary that occurred Thursday. Waterloo Police Chief Jim Trantham reminded residents to keep all doors to their vehicles and homes…
Read MoreMonroe County gives fond farewell to Sari
As Monroe County gathered together, in body and in spirit, Saturday to say goodbye to Sari, it was apparent just what a treasure we had in our midst. At a…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7/29/2015
(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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