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Police Blotter 12/12/12
Columbia Police Dec. 7 Denise A. Range, 25, of Dupo, was arrested on Monroe and Randolph County warrants at 100 Admiral Weinel Blvd. Dec. 8 Kristian R. Reed, 34, of…
Read MoreGuilty verdict means ‘Justice for Tony’ in Denver
The man accused of murdering a U.S. Army veteran from Columbia in Denver, Colo., in July 2011 was found guilty by a jury last week. Sgt. Anthony Silva, 25, of…
Read MoreISP agent charged with felony domestic battery
A Monroe County man who works as a special agent for the Illinois State Police was arrested by Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies following a domestic incident that occurred late Wednesday night…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/5/12
Columbia Police Nov. 27 Justin M. Jennings, 23, of Columbia, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant at 223 Southwoods Drive. Dec. 1 Trevor J. Stoltz, 25, of Columbia,…
Read MoreCar, truck collide on Route 3 south of Waterloo
Surprisingly, no serious injuries occurred when a car and truck collided head-on in the area of Route 3 and Old Red Bud Road south of Waterloo shortly after 1 p.m.…
Read MorePolice Blotter 11/28/12
Columbia Police Nov. 14 A two-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at South Main and Admiral Parkway. A white 1997 Mercury driven by Gabriel Suchman, 84, turned northbound onto…
Read MoreMan awarded $3.2 million in lawsuit against bar
Early Thursday evening, a Monroe County jury awarded more than $3.2 million to a 47-year-old Waterloo man who was severely injured during a February 2010 incident at Fourth Street Bar…
Read MoreAnother strange object sighting reported
A follow-up to last month’s story of strange unidentified lights seen by police and onlookers in the sky east of Waterloo on Oct. 23, an Oakville, Mo. man reported a…
Read MorePolice Blotter 11/21/12
Columbia Police Nov. 15 Daniel M. Stroud, 52, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia at 2607 Columbia Lakes Drive. Nov. 17 Stacey L.…
Read MoreWPD investigating rash of burglaries
The Waterloo Police Department is busy dealing with multiple reports of burglaries to homes, businesses and vehicles that occurred over the past several days. The first reported burglary was to…
Read MoreFire damages Waterloo home
Fortunately, no one was inside at the time flames broke out in the upper level of a brick home at 402 Morrison Avenue in Waterloo around 11:10 a.m. Wednesday. Waterloo…
Read MoreJudge: Coleman bodies can be relocated
A Randolph County judge on Monday afternoon ruled that the bodies of a Columbia mother and her two sons murdered in 2009 can be moved from their current resting places…
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