Police
Police Blotter 2/27/13
Columbia Police Feb. 21 Thomas R. Norman, 41, of Dupo, was arrested on an in-state warrant for battery at the police station. Officers assisted Columbia Fire Department personnel with a…
Read MoreYoung man found dead at rural Waterloo farm
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is working with the coroner’s office to determine what caused the death of a 20-year-old man found deceased in a yard early Tuesday morning at…
Read MoreFire destroys rural Columbia home
Three area fire departments battled a sunset blaze that destroyed a family’s home in rural Columbia shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department received assistance from Millstadt…
Read MoreDupo man charged with sex crimes
Joseph A. Gould, 26, of Dupo, has been charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault for incidents involving a female victim who was under the age of 13…
Read MorePolice Blotter 2/20/13
Columbia Police Feb. 14 Columbia Police Department officers handled two separate incidents of suspicious subjects at Walgreens within two hours of each other, resulting in eight persons arrested on drug-related…
Read MoreRecovering addicts tell of past drug abuse, offer help
A crowd of 75 eager listeners filled the banquet room at Bully’s Smokehouse in Columbia last Tuesday night to hear from members of St. Louis Heroin Help during a public forum sponsored by the Columbia Kiwanis Club.…
Read MoreCPD investigating woman’s death
The Columbia Police Department received assistance from an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit and the Monroe County Coroner’s office for an active death investigation at a residence in…
Read MoreJudge again sides with ministry in Coleman wrongful death suit
A judge dismissed counts against Joyce Meyer Ministries in a recently refiled wrongful death lawsuit against the ministry and its former employee, Chris Coleman, during a hearing held Wednesday afternoon…
Read MorePolice Blotter 2/13/13
Columbia Police Feb. 4 Jessy D. Ledbetter, 28, of Columbia, has been charged with a violation of probation following an arrest for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a…
Read MoreCharges pending in Columbia bank robbery
Columbia police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and area agencies to help track down those believed to be responsible for last Monday’s robbery at Commerce Bank in Columbia.…
Read MorePolice Blotter 2/6/13
Columbia Police Jan. 22 A two-vehicle crash occurred on Admiral Parkway northbound about 500 feet south of Veterans Parkway around 9:30 a.m. A Dodge Caliber driven by Vicki Jerashen, 51,…
Read MoreFour from Dupo injured in South County crash
Multiple emergency crews responded to a crash with serious injuries on Kinswood Drive near I-255 in South St. Louis County, Mo., around 1:30 a.m.on Feb. 2. The names of those…
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