Police
Local crime news 1/3/14
•Waterloo police are investigating a couple of car break-ins that occurred Jan. 1 on the Waterloo Cinema parking lot. A GPS device was stolen from an unlocked vehicle, while the…
Read MoreMan robs brass parts from Waterloo Lumber
Waterloo police are investigating the theft of more than $1,500 worth of brass parts from Waterloo Lumber Company on Monday. The suspect, a white male with a goatee wearing a…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/25/13
Columbia Police Dec. 17 Hayley K. Krauss, 18, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. Monroe County Sheriff Dec. 12 Deputies assisted the Waterloo Fire Department in responding…
Read MoreLate week accidents and fire calls
Friday crash in Waterloo Thursday crash on Bluff Road Fortunately, no injuries were reported following a vehicle rollover in the area of 5203 Bluff Road around noon on Thursday.…
Read MoreVehicle break-ins, residential burglaries reported in Columbia
Columbia police are still seeking help from the public as they investigate a rash of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred starting Christmas night and continuing through Monday. Shortly before…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/18/13
Columbia Police Dec. 10 Columbia police, fire and EMS responded along with Illinois State Police to a rear-end collision between two vans on Interstate 255 eastbound at the exit ramp…
Read MoreExtra holiday patrols for CPD
During the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, officers from the Columbia Police Department will be participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket”…
Read MoreSuspect in attempted theft injured in high speed crash
A Missouri man with an extensive criminal history was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of injuries sustained during a Sunday evening car crash in Waterloo that occurred…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/11/13
Columbia Police Dec. 3 Darrell R. Gamblin, 45, of Columbia, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant at the police department. Dec. 7 Police and EMS assisted the Columbia Fire…
Read MoreSuspect in attempted theft airlifted following high speed crash
A Missouri man with an extensive criminal record was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when he drove away from the scene of an attempted…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/4/13
Columbia Police Nov. 29 Brandi Walls, 25, of Centreville, was charged with theft following an Oct. 26 incident at Taco Bell. Monroe County Sheriff Nov. 28 The theft of a…
Read MoreRed Bud police still on alert for fake bills
Red Bud police are warning people to remain diligent about checking their money. Last week, Red Bud Police Detective John Brittingham told the North County News there is still some…
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