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Vehicles entered on Columbia’s Main Street
Police are investigating after two unlocked vehicles were unlawfully entered between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning in Columbia. The vehicles, a white 2017 Ford Flex and silver Chevrolet…
Read MoreDispatch upgrades for county
Monroe County’s dispatch center has recently received a wealth of changes intended to expand and improve public safety capabilities. Monroe County Public Safety/EMA Director Kevin Scheibe spoke about the various…
Read MoreArrests made in Columbia residential burglaries
Two men from St. Louis were arrested this week in connection with a pair of residential burglaries that occurred the evening of Sept. 24 in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreTwo residential burglaries in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating two residential burglaries that were reported Saturday night. The first burglary was reported shortly after 9 p.m. on Oak Ridge Drive, located off West Bottom Avenue.…
Read MoreTruck strikes tree west of Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Friday to the 5500 block of MM Road east of Reed Road in rural Monroe County after a Dodge Ram struck a tree. The…
Read MoreNo cash bail causes concern
The Pretrial Fairness Act passed early last year as part of the larger SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform bill will eliminate the cash bail system for anyone cited for alleged…
Read MoreTuesday crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on the I-255 southbound exit ramp to Route 3 in Columbia. The vehicle came to rest on…
Read MorePursuit from Smithton ends in Columbia
A man sought on traffic charges following a Friday night incident in Smithton was apprehended Saturday morning in Columbia after fleeing from his vehicle following a pursuit. At about 10:45…
Read MoreMissouri couple charged with Columbia thefts
Charges were filed against a married couple from Fenton, Mo., in connection with recent thefts and burglaries in Columbia. Casey Turner, 34, is in custody at the Jefferson County (Mo.)…
Read MoreSUV sought after attempted theft
Law enforcement agencies were on the lookout late Thursday morning for a blue Ford SUV with Missouri plates in connection with an attempted theft in Monroe County. The Monroe County…
Read MoreFatal crash south of Paderborn
An Illinois State Police accident reconstruction team continues to investigate a fatal multi-vehicle crash south of Paderborn. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly before 5:50 a.m. Thursday,…
Read MoreCrash on I-255 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS assisted Illinois State Police in responding to a two-vehicle crash shortly after 10:20 a.m. Wednesday on I-255 northbound at milemarker 7.2 near the George…
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