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Thursday morning crash north of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash on Route 3 at Hanover Road north of Waterloo. None of those involved required medical transport from the…
Read MoreEarly morning fireworks rattle Columbia residents
Several residents of downtown Columbia were roused from their sleep by the sound of loud pops shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Police responded to the vicinity and eventually found evidence…
Read MorePrivate autopsy conducted in Dupo death
After a Dupo woman’s family believed her late January death may have been suspicious due to her residence being the site of many domestic violence calls and the changing stories…
Read MoreRash of vehicle arsons in Columbia
Police investigated a rash of vehicle arsons that took place early Tuesday morning in Columbia. In total, four vehicles in the 200 block of South Metter Avenue, two vehicles in…
Read MoreWoman dies after being struck by car in Waterloo
A young woman died at the scene after she was struck by a car in the roadway last Wednesday evening in Waterloo. Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded shortly…
Read MoreMan enters meat shop with chainsaw
The Waterloo Police Department responded about noon Friday to Schneider’s Quality Meats, 1323 Illinois Route 3, after a 63-year-old man from East Carondelet entered the business carrying a chainsaw, alarming…
Read MoreVehicle flees following Waterloo theft
An Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network broadcast was issued to area law enforcement agencies shortly before noon Thursday following a retail theft in Waterloo that resulted in a police…
Read MoreVan Eck trial date set
Jeremy Van Eck, 35, of rural Waterloo, is expected to stand trial in late May on multiple charges related to alleged sexual assault and abuse of a family member under…
Read MoreDillon waives preliminary hearing
In a brief court appearance, a Columbia man accused of drug-induced homicide waived his right to a preliminary hearing last Wednesday. Derek Dillon, 35, is charged with the Class X…
Read MoreNo injuries in school bus crash near Millstadt
Fortunately, no injuries were reported following a crash involving a school bus Monday morning near Millstadt. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department that that shortly before 7:45 a.m., deputies were…
Read MoreMCSD makes weapons, drug arrests
It was a busy week for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, with four people from Missouri arrested in separate incidents. During a Monday traffic stop on Route 3 near GG…
Read MoreMan gets prison for child porn
A Northern Illinois man was sentenced to prison last week in Monroe County Circuit Court for child pornography. Ethan H. Mayer, 30, of Aurora, was sentenced to four years in…
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