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Dillon pleads guilty in drug death
A Columbia man was sentenced to prison last week in connection with the October 2021 death of 27-year-old Clayton Augustine of Waterloo. Derek A. Dillon, 35, entered a plea of…
Read MoreFriday theft in Waterloo
Local police agencies were put on the lookout for a suspect following a Friday afternoon theft from Sidebarr Technologies, 650 N. Market Street, Waterloo. Shortly before 2 p.m., a young…
Read MoreThursday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 9:40 a.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash in the 700 block of South Main Street in Columbia. Initial reports were that the vehicle, a SUV driven…
Read More‘Orbeez challenge’ reported in Columbia
Police were called to a property in the 800 block of Autumn Rise Lane in Columbia shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a child playing basketball outside was apparently struck…
Read MoreMonday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 8:05 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Ghent Road at Palmer Road in Columbia for a three-vehicle crash. Initial reports were that all occupants of…
Read MoreMonday morning medical call in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a medical situation involving a motorist at the intersection of Route 3 at Country Club Lane.…
Read MoreReckless driving on Bluff Road
Police were alerted to three or four BMWs with Missouri plates on Bluff Road southbound near Fountain Road in Monroe County shortly after 7:20 p.m. Sunday that were traveling at…
Read MoreWednesday morning crash on I-255
Two people were injured in an early morning crash on I-255 in Columbia on Wednesday. Illinois State Police said that shortly before 6:30 a.m., a vehicle with no working taillights…
Read MoreBiggs running for St. Clair County sheriff
Justin Biggs, a current sergeant with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, spent most of his law enforcement career in neighboring St. Clair County. Now, he hopes to return as that…
Read MoreWalmart customers shot by SplatRBall gun
Two teens wanted following an incident Monday night in the Waterloo Walmart parking lot are facing charges through the juvenile court system. Police were on the lookout for a small…
Read MoreBattery arrest in Valmeyer
Two men are facing charges following an altercation early Saturday morning in Valmeyer. Police responded to the 100 block of East Harrisonville Drive about 3:20 a.m. for a report of…
Read MoreArrest made in Columbia vehicle arsons
A young Columbia man has been arrested in connection with a string of vehicle arsons in that city earlier this week. Police said James T. Hines, 18, of Columbia, was…
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