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CPD conducting July 4 patrols
The Columbia Police Department will participate in the July 4 holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” traffic safety campaigns. The added patrols will focus…
Read MoreNew state laws on ticket quotas, poker runs
Beginning Jan. 1, local governments will no longer be able to require police officers to meet ticket quotas, under new legislation signed into law last week, State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld…
Read MorePolice Blotter 6/18/14
Columbia Police June 11: Matthew T. Walker, 31, of Pembroke, Ky., was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant at the police station. June 13: Robert E. Rachels, 49, of…
Read MoreFormer Columbia resident gets 9 years for child porn
A former Columbia resident and past member of the U.S. Navy Reserves was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison on child porn charges. Neil E. Purdy, 30, entered…
Read MorePolice Blotter 6/11/14
Columbia Police June 2: Thomas S. Whitehouse, 20, of Columbia, was arrested for unlawful use of weapon and two counts of aggravated assault following an incident that occurred at the…
Read MoreMan wanted on multiple charges
Illinois State Police are searching for William J. Wellmon, who was involved in a fatal accident on April 18th. He has been charged and ISP is asking for the…
Read MoreCheck fraud warning issued
The Criminal Investigations Division of the Illinois Department of Revenue is warning metro east businesses to be wary of individuals attempting to cash fraudulent tax refund checks. The department has…
Read MorePolice Blotter 6/4/14
Columbia Police May 30: Columbia police were notified around 9 a.m. Friday of a suspicious white male, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Woody, walking on I-255 toward Columbia. He was described…
Read MoreValmeyer woman guilty of ID theft
A former home health personal nursing assistant from Valmeyer entered a guilty plea Thursday in federal court to charges of aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection to…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/28/14
Columbia Police May 21 – William J. Goodnick, 54, of Waterloo, was arrested for DUI and improper lane usage on Bluff Road at Bottom Road. Thomas W. Buckley of Hecker…
Read MoreValmeyer woman guilty of aggravated ID theft
A former home health personal nursing assistant from Valmeyer entered a guilty plea Thursday in federal court to charges of aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection to…
Read MoreKuykendall case continued again
The case against accused murderer Jordan Kuykendall was continued yet again during a May 21 docket call proceeding at the Monroe County Courthouse. The next docket call will take place…
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