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Police Blotter 4/17/13
Columbia Police April 8 Kristopher M. Webb, 23, of St. Charles, Mo., was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle (1969 Chevrolet El Camino), possession of a stolen certificate of…
Read MoreSunday night fire guts vacant Fults home
The Maeystown, Valmeyer and Prairie du Rocher fire departments battled a fire to a vacant home at 3109 Maeystown Road near the corner of Bluff Road in Fults on Sunday…
Read MoreRunaway barges lead to overnight closure of J.B. Bridge
The U.S. Coast Guard requested closure of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge as part of a shutdown of the river in that area early Sunday to inspect it for safety after…
Read MoreArea departments battle blaze that destroys Cahokia business
Columbia, Waterloo and Prairie du Pont were among several fire departments assisting Cahokia with a fire to a recently shuttered cleaning business at 313 Jerome Lane on Wednesday afternoon. Flames…
Read MorePolice Blotter 4/10/13
Columbia Police March 18 A 14-year-old Columbia boy was transported by ambulance to St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis after he was struck by a vehicle while walking west…
Read MoreWaterloo man charged in St. Clair County burglaries
A Waterloo man has been charged in St. Clair County in connection with two recent burglaries. The St. Clair County Sheriff’sDepartment stated in a news release that it received information…
Read MoreSunday blaze damages Dupo home
The Dupo Fire Department received assistance from Columbia and Prairie du Pont firefighters in handling a blaze that appears to have severely damaged a home at 1413 Muskopf Place in…
Read MoreDupo man acquitted in heroin-related death
A Dupo man was acquitted Thursday on the federal charge alleging he provided a fatal dose of heroin to a Columbia man in July 2011. The jury did convict Jacob…
Read MorePolice Blotter 4/3/13
Columbia Police March 30 Anthony James Reichwein, 19, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis on Route 3 at I-255 northbound. Monroe County Sheriff…
Read MoreMan seriously hurt after jumping off I-255 ramp following crash
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded to the report of a traffic crash involving a car that had driven into a guardrail on the Route 3 northbound ramp to I-255…
Read MoreArea 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.…
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