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Arrest made in Columbia pharmacy robbery
A Waterloo man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a Sept. 19 robbery at The Medicine Shoppe, 134 S. Main Street in Columbia. Jason L. Rey, 50, was arrested at…
Read MoreSaturday night injury crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded just before 6 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on I-255 eastbound near the Columbia exit. A white Jeep SUV went off the roadway and struck a guardrail. …
Read MoreMotorcycle crash between Columbia and Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 6 p.m. Friday for a crash involving a motorcycle and deer on Route 3 northbound near Hope Christian Church between Columbia and Waterloo. Responding agencies included…
Read MoreWednesday night crash into creek south of Waterloo
A 17-year-old Waterloo man was fortunate to avoid injury in a Wednesday night crash near Wartburg. Police said that at about 8:45 p.m., the young driver of a 2004 Toyota…
Read MoreMan bilks money from Valmeyer church
A man is charged with felony theft from a Valmeyer church. Court information alleges that Daniel M. Hatter, 44, who now resides in Winter Garden, Fla., but is originally from…
Read MoreArrest made in burglary east of Waterloo
A New Athens native faces felony charges in connection with a residential burglary early last Sunday evening east of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called to…
Read MoreState’s attorney declines to prosecute Washy’s citation
Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann filed a “motion for nolle prosequi” Thursday, declining to prosecute a citation issued by Illinois State Police to Washy’s Saloon in Waterloo last month…
Read MoreColumbia man charged with stalking, perjury
A Columbia man was charged this week in Monroe County Circuit Court with multiple felonies stemming from actions involving a female victim. Oliver Romero, 42, who resides on Forest View…
Read MoreRift grows between Dupo police, CENCOM
St. Clair County 911 Emergency Telephone Board Executive Director Herb Simmons disputed recent comments made by Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith in regard to a potential disconnect between the village…
Read MoreWaterloo man charged with home invasion, domestic battery in Belleville
A young Waterloo man is facing serious felony charges following an incident last month in Belleville. Devon M. Buckley, 23, was charged with home invasion/causing injury and aggravated domestic battery/strangulation…
Read MoreMCSD investigating thefts, suspicious activity south of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is seeking assistance from residents regarding several investigations taking place in the area of Sportsman Road south of Waterloo. The incidents date back to July 27,…
Read MoreFelony gun, drug arrest in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department arrested a Missouri man Saturday on gun and drug charges. Court information states that Hiakaam D. Preston, 22, of St. Louis, was charged with possession of weapon…
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