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Police Blotter 1/30/13
Columbia Police Jan. 13 – Amy Morales, 35, of Millstadt, was arrested for battery at Columbia City Saloon, 1101 Valmeyer Road. Jan. 24 – Samantha M. Slater, 21, of East…
Read MoreMissouri man, woman to be charged with Columbia bank robbery
Columbia police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and area agencies to help track down those responsible for robbing Commerce Bank in Columbia shortly after 1 p.m. last Monday.…
Read MorePolice Blotter 1/23/13
Columbia Police Jan. 16 – Timothy B. Vinyard, 20, of Columbia, was arrested for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia at Moto Mart. Jan. 17 – A crash involving a…
Read MorePolice Blotter 1/16/13
Columbia Police Jan. 8 John G. Walla, 44, of Waterloo, was arrested on an ordinance violation warrant and for no insurance and speeding on Route 3 northbound at Palmer Road.…
Read MoreArea police chase ends with crash in Columbia
Two suspects wanted for an armed robbery in Cahokia led police on a high-speed chase around 8 p.m. Monday that went south on Interstate 255 and across the Jefferson Barracks…
Read MoreColumbia man arrested in sword incident
A 33-year-old Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident involving a samurai sword in his apartment on Thursday night. Police were called to an apartment at…
Read MorePolice Blotter 1/9/13
Columbia Police Dec. 30 Mark C. Nichols, 18, of St. Louis, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful consumption of alcohol at 602 N. Main Street. A 17-year-old…
Read MoreDogs bite young girl in New Athens
Around 6 p.m. Thursday, New Athens police asked the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to assist them with a call because the suspect was an employee of the police department.…
Read MoreWoman injured in two-car crash near Red Bud
Illinois State Police said a blue 1999 Ford driven by Brenda K. Alberson, 58, of Prairie du Rocher, was westbound on Route 3 and had stopped to attempt a left…
Read MoreCar veers off road, strikes house near Dupo
Miraculously, no injuries were reported after a car veered off the roadway and struck the corner of a house east of Dupo before overturning shortly before midnight late Wednesday night.…
Read MorePolice Blotter 1/2/13
Columbia Police Dec. 23 Adam S. Goessling, 19, was cited for unlawful consumption of alcohol in the 1000 block of North Main Street. Jonathan M. Truesdale, 32, of Millstadt, was…
Read MorePolice Blotter 12/26/12
Columbia Police Dec. 19 Christopher M. Sanders, 37, of Columbia, was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender at 428 Fairfax Drive. Joseph S. Grimaldi, 48, of High…
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