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Missouri couple guilty of Columbia bank robbery
Two Chesterfield, Mo., residents entered guilty pleas Thursday in federal court to the Feb. 4, 2013 bank robbery of Commerce Bank in Columbia. Darren E. Everett, 43, and girlfriend…
Read MorePolice Blotter 8/20/14
Columbia Police Aug. 15: Nicholas A. Shea, 18, of Belleville, was cited for possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor at Turner Hall, 211 E. Cherry Street. Aug. 16:…
Read MoreWPD Senior Police Academy begins Sept. 24
The Waterloo Police Department will again host its Senior Police Academy on Wednesday afternoons beginning Sept. 24. The academy will be a seven-week program ending with a presentation of certificates…
Read MoreTentative trial date set for Kuykendall
A tentative trial date of Nov. 17 has been set in the case involving accused murderer Jordan Kuykendall. It is alleged that during the morning of June 27, 2013, Kuykendall,…
Read MoreCPD to conduct holiday safety patrols
Starting now through the Labor Day holiday weekend, officers from the Columbia Police Department are participating in the nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” traffic safety campaign. Funding from…
Read MorePolice Blotter 8/13/14
Columbia Police Aug. 7: John W. Lawrence, 57, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant for failure to appear in court and also for no rear registration plate light…
Read MoreColumbia man dies in Randolph County crash
A Columbia man died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday evening in Randolph County. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash occurred on Route 3 southbound just south of…
Read MoreCourt sides with Sheri Coleman family in lawsuit against ministry
An appeals court on Tuesday sided with attorneys for the family of slain Columbia mother Sheri Coleman in remanding to Monroe County Circuit Court two of three counts of a…
Read MorePolice Blotter 8/6/14
Columbia Police July 30 – Shelly M. Brown, 34, of Waterloo, was arrested for DUI and use of unsafe tire on Route 3 at Southwoods Center. Aug. 2 – Jeff…
Read MoreWaterloo burglar caught again
John H. Cooper, 40, of 311 S. Market Street, Waterloo, was charged this week in Monroe County Circuit Court with residential burglary following an incident that occurred late Tuesday night.…
Read MoreTwardoski convicted of murder
The North County News in Red Bud reports that Derrick J. Twardoski, 34, was found guilty Wednesday morning at the Randolph County Courthouse of first degree murder in connection with…
Read MorePolice Blotter 7/30/14
Columbia Police July 21: David C. Calvert, 57, of Belleville, was arrested for DUI, speeding and failure to use turn signal on Route 158 at Campbell Lane. July 22: Heather…
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