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Police 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…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/21/14
Columbia Police May 9 – Heather Sharp, 40, of Columbia, was arrested for retail theft at the Columbia Schnucks. May 12 – Russell E. Parris, 25, of Imperial, Mo., was…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/14/14
Columbia Police May 9: Steven M. Meiners Jr., 29, of St. Louis, was arrested on an in- state warrant on Old State Route 3. Monroe County Sheriff May 10: Jason…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/7/14
Columbia Police April 24: Benjamin F. Garrett, 41, of Granite City, was arrested for domestic battery. April 29: A 14-year-old is charged with four counts of criminal damage to state…
Read MoreFatal shooting in suspected home invasion east of Dupo
A 62-year-old man is dead following a suspected home invasion at 2113 Imbs Station Road near Triple Lakes Road east of Dupo early Thursday afternoon that resulted in a shooting.…
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