Police
Area fire departments battle salvage yard blaze in Cahokia
Multiple area fire departments, including Columbia, Millstadt, Dupo and Waterloo, responded to a fire in the salvage yard outside Marty’s Used Car & Truck Parts at 2014 Camp Jackson Road…
Read MorePolice make robbery arrest near Hecker
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies quickly caught up to a vehicle attempting to flee from what was called in as an armed robbery south of Hecker around 8 p.m. Thursday.…
Read MorePolice Blotter 3/27/13
Columbia Police March 5 Arec M. Boren, 21, and Zachary Walsh, 19, both of Columbia, were charged with theft of lost or mislaid property (golf clubs) at 303 N. Briegel…
Read MoreWaterloo Schnucks part of areawide security breach
The Waterloo Schnucks location may have been part of an areawide security breach reported this week in connection with a rash of credit and debit card thefts across the region.…
Read MoreSinkhole victim sues golf course
The Missouri man who fell into a sinkhole while golfing at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo earlier this month filed suit this week. The plaintiff, Mark Mihal, claims that during…
Read MorePolice Blotter 3/20/13
Columbia Police March 11 Travis M. Cafolla, 34, of Columbia, was arrested on Monroe and St. Clair County warrants at Columbia High School. March 12 Penny R. Bandy, 39, of…
Read MoreFedEx truck flips on side in Monday crash
The Waterloo Fire Department assisted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS with a crash involving a FedEx box truck that had fallen on its side in the…
Read MoreTwo more rollover crashes in Monroe County
The recent string of vehicle crashes in Monroe County continued on Friday with an early morning rollover on I-255 followed by a car crashing into a field near Valmeyer around…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex crime
Neil Erin Purdy, 28, of Columbia, was sentenced this week to 180 days in Monroe County Jail with credit for time served, placed on probation for 30 months, and fined $270 plus…
Read MoreYoung pedestrian hit by truck in Columbia
A young male was transported by ambulance to St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis with undisclosed injuries after he was apparently struck by a 2009 GMC Sierra while crossing the roadway…
Read MoreCar crashes near ambulance garage early Wednesday
Waterloo police, fire and EMS personnel responded to a single-car crash off Route 3 near Illinois Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Fortunately, it appears serious injury was avoided. The car…
Read MoreValmeyer Fire Department celebrates 75 years
By ROBYN DEXTER and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times The Valmeyer Fire Department marked its 75th anniversary Saturday night with a ceremony at St. Mary’s Parish Center. Not only did…
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