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WPD responds to indecent exposure report
Waterloo police responded to a possible report of indecent exposure late Wednesday night in the area of West Fourth Street near Route 3. Police said the call, which came in…
Read MoreCar eludes police in Columbia
Neighboring law enforcement agencies were alerted to a car that fled from a traffic stop attempt on Route 3 in Columbia early Wednesday evening. A Columbia police officer said a…
Read MoreBurglary arrest in New Athens
A Red Bud man was charged in connection with a Sunday burglary in New Athens. At about 7:30 a.m., St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 2500 block…
Read MoreMCSD getting body cams
Sheriff Neal Rohlfing brought a proposal to the Monroe County Board meeting on Monday to purchase 14 body cameras for deputies. The cameras are Motorola V300 models with magnetic chest…
Read MoreWaterloo man guilty of defrauding trucking company
Timothy P. Mayer, 41, of Waterloo, pled guilty in federal court Tuesday morning to defrauding his former employer, Jung Truck Service of Mascoutah, out of $600,000. Beginning in July 2019,…
Read MoreSUV stolen, vehicles entered in Columbia
A St. Louis man was taken into custody after one vehicle was stolen and several others were entered early Monday morning in Columbia, leading to a pursuit that ended with…
Read MoreMotorcyclist dies in crash near Modoc
A Prairie du Rocher man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided head-on with a pickup truck on Bluff Road in Randolph County shortly after 7 p.m. Monday. The…
Read MoreSaturday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a two-car crash with injuries on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. Responding agencies included Columbia police and fire departments…
Read MoreSaturday morning rollover in Columbia
No injuries were reported after a vehicle driven by a Waterloo man overturned off Route 3 in Columbia early Saturday morning. Police said a silver 2014 Ford Fiesta driven by…
Read MoreMotorist strikes vaccine clinic workers
A Missouri man was charged with felonies after the SUV he was driving struck two men who were directing traffic Monday afternoon at the entrance to the Monroe County Fairgrounds…
Read MoreSuspect nabbed in Millstadt truck theft
A suspect who stole a pickup truck from a Millstadt subdivision early Tuesday morning was apprehended a short time later after running from a traffic stop. At approximately 4:30 a.m.,…
Read MoreSunday crash on Route 158
Illinois State Police was assisted by Millstadt and Columbia EMS personnel and the Milstadt Fire Department in responding shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on…
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