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Monroe County dispatchers honored
During Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, three members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department dispatching team were recognized for outstanding performance and professionalism in handling two separate calls…
Read MoreFirearm flashed from van on I-255
Police agencies were on the lookout Saturday evening for a white late-1990s GMC Sierra van with its back window busted out following an alleged incident on I-255 in Columbia. At…
Read MoreDrug arrest after truck stalls on I-255
A Missouri man is facing multiple charges following a bizarre incident Tuesday evening on I-255 in Columbia. At about 7:45 p.m., a Columbia police officer patrolling the interstate observed a…
Read MoreShot fired at Monroe County campground
In what police described as an isolated incident involving individuals who knew each other, possible charges are pending after a firearm was discharged Thursday night at the Freedom Lakes Campground,…
Read MoreFriday morning crash north of Waterloo
A minivan and tractor pulling a wheel rake collided shortly after 10 a.m. Friday on Route 3 near GG Road north of Waterloo. The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded…
Read MoreTuesday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash shortly before 10:10 a.m. Tuesday on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a black Dodge van owned…
Read MoreFelony arrest in Columbia
An East Carondelet man was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly entering a Columbia home with people inside. Robert L. Haney, 50, was charged with felony criminal trespass to residence. Bond…
Read MoreWoman tries to disarm Columbia police officer
A woman was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly attempting to disarm a police officer during an arrest early Sunday morning in Columbia. Shakena M. Ellis, 34, of East St.…
Read MoreBramlett retires from CPD
Columbia Police Department Detective Kelly Bramlett was honored over the airwaves on July 1 with her final 10-42 sign-off as she began her retirement from nearly four decades in law…
Read MoreRollover crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle rollover crash shortly after 7:10 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Route 156 west of Waterloo near Foster Pond. Both occupants of…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:05 p.m. Thursday to a motorcycle crash with injury on the Route 158 ramp to Millstadt from southbound Route 3 in Columbia. An ARCH Air…
Read MoreAnxieties about state bail reform persist
A substantial piece of criminal justice reform legislation set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023 continues to raise concerns from law enforcement officials in the state. One of the bigger…
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