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Driver in Columbia crash charged in St. Clair County
The Waterloo woman involved in a July 15 crash in Columbia that seriously injured a New Athens girl is facing charges in St. Clair County stemming from an incident that…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7/22/2015
(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 launches sex offender website
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department recently launched a new sex offender registration and public notification website called OffenderWatch. Monroe County will now be part…
Read MoreLongtime county police dog passes away
It was with a very heavy heart that Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing announced the passing of beloved longtime K-9 Sari on Monday evening. “Sari had been a dedicated member…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7/15/2015
(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 MoreJudge increases Steinheimer’s bond following arrest
A Monroe County judge increased the bond amount for Crystal Steinheimer to $50,000 during a Thursday hearing she could not attend due to her recent hospitalization for an undisclosed medical…
Read MoreTwo teens recovering from injuries in Columbia crash
A young woman was airlifted and a young man transported by ambulance for treatment of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday on Route 3 northbound…
Read MorePopular Monroe County police dog set to retire
A changing of the guard will take place Aug. 1 at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department as Lt. Jim Lansing’s longtime K-9, Sari, will retire on the 10th anniversary of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7/8/2015
(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 MoreSteinheimer violates bond with weekend arrest
A Red Bud woman charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the January crash that killed two young women south of Hecker violated a condition of her bond over…
Read MoreTruck crashes into Columbia house
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded about 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the scene of a Chevy Avalanche that crashed into the attached garage portion of a house at 606 West…
Read MoreIdentity of man found in smoldering old farmhouse released
The body discovered late Wednesday afternoon while firefighters were extinguishing hotspots at an old farmhouse that went up in flames near the edge of the Waterloo city limits earlier that…
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