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Waterloo 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.…
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…
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