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Road rage incident ends in arrest
What started as road rage on Bluff Road north of Valmeyer ended with the arrest of a Missouri man on assault and weapons charges early Tuesday evening. Shortly before 6…
Read MoreDupo man guilty of child porn
James K. Young, 66, of Dupo, pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving child pornography, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Tuesday. Young was also charged with five counts of…
Read MoreThefts from Rural King in Waterloo
Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert following two retail thefts from Rural King in Waterloo this weekend. The first one occurred about about 6 p.m. Saturday and involved…
Read MoreChanging of the guard at VPD
In a rare event for the Valmeyer Police Department, there is a new police chief. Marty Seitz has taken over that job after former chief Tom Andres retired last week…
Read MoreFatal rollover crash near Red Bud
A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3 near Red Bud shortly before 6…
Read MoreMissouri man charged after stolen BMW recovered in Columbia
A Missouri man was charged this week after a car discovered on the side of the interstate in Columbia late Monday turned up stolen. The Metro East Auto Theft Task…
Read MoreFalse fentanyl scare results in charges
A man and woman from St. Louis are facing charges in Monroe County following a series of incidents in Waterloo. Police responded Saturday night to the Waterloo Walmart for a…
Read MoreColumbia man charged with sex crimes
A Columbia man was charged with 11 counts of felony sex crimes stemming from alleged acts that date back to six years ago. Benjamin J. Foxx, 48, was arrested at…
Read MoreStolen car crashes in Columbia, helper has truck stolen
The Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force is investigating following an early Monday morning incident involving a car stolen out of Missouri that resulted in a truck stolen in Columbia. Shortly…
Read MoreFire destroys Dupo home
Multiple departments battled a house fire at 500 S. Main Street in Dupo late Sunday night. The call came out about 10:30 p.m. The structure, located directly across the street…
Read MorePolice report 2019 totals
Like in 2018, calls for service increased at two of the main police departments in Monroe County last year, though the two that went up were different than in 2018. …
Read MoreRollover crash south of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a rollover crash in the area of Route 3 and Crook Road south of Waterloo shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. It was determined that the crash,…
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