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Police Blotter 5/15/13
Columbia Police May 8 Thomas W. Buckley, 37, of Waterloo, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant and for no insurance and expired registration sticker on Admiral Parkway southbound at…
Read MoreColumbia police dog dies of natural causes
With heavy hearts, the Columbia Police Department on Monday announced the death of its first police dog, Cezar. Cezar, 9, began working with the department in April 2005, and was…
Read MoreSunday crash in Columbia injures one
A St. Louis woman was transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries sustained in a Sunday afternoon crash on Route 3 near Palmer Road in Columbia. The…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/5/13
Columbia Police April 25 Devon L. McClenahan, 29, of Columbia, was arrested for assault at 548 N. Main Street, Lot 15. April 29 Jessica M. Zarlingo, 24, of Waterloo, was…
Read MoreMan charged in fatal Randolph County house fire
Police have charged a man following a house fire that killed four children in the Randolph County town of Percy early Friday morning. The children ranged in ages from 5…
Read MoreDogs rescued after falling into cave sinkhole near Columbia
Two large doberman pinschers were rescued after falling into a deep cave sinkhole opening at Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve near Columbia on Wednesday afternoon. Lisa Marks of Dupo was…
Read MorePolice Blotter 5/1/13
Columbia Police April 24 Terrance Pearson, 26, and Nicole D. Nickles, 25, both of St. Louis, were each arrested on Monroe County warrants for retail theft at 1200 Admiral Weinel…
Read MoreColumbia man charged with sex crimes
A 20-year-old Columbia man was arrested Saturday on felony sex charges involving a female victim. Arek M. Boren was picked up by police at his home in the 300 block…
Read MoreInjury crash Friday evening in Columbia
A man was transported to an area hospital following a two-vehicle crash in the steady rain on Route 3 northbound at Wedgewood Lane in Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Friday.…
Read MoreCPD conducting special Cinco De Mayo safety patrols
Columbia Police Department officers, thanks to grant funding provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will join Illinois State Police and other area law enforcement agencies by participating in a…
Read MorePolice Blotter 4/24/13
Columbia Police April 16 Dane Wells, 25, of Colum- bia, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant at the police station. April 18 Ronald J. Niswonger of Grubville, Mo., was…
Read MoreColumbia man facing federal child porn charges
A Columbia man was arraigned last week in federal court on charges he received and possessed images of child pornography. Neil Erin Purdy, 28, of Columbia,was charged Friday in U.S.…
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