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Woman arrested for felony retail theft in Columbia
A Belleville woman was arrested following a retail theft reported early Wednesday evening at CVS Pharmacy, 100 Admiral Trost Road, Columbia. Shortly after 5 p.m., Columbia police officers were notified…
Read MoreArrests made in Columbia carjacking
Area law enforcement agencies assisted Columbia police following an armed carjacking and robbery that took place late Tuesday night in Bolm-Schuhkraft Park. Three suspects, two of them juveniles, were taken…
Read MoreThefts from CVS in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating two thefts reported at CVS Pharmacy, 100 Admiral Trost Road, in recent days. On Thursday, police were searching for a maroon Mazda 3 sedan with Missouri…
Read MoreFatal crash on Route 3 in Columbia
A Missouri man died from injuries sustained in a Tuesday morning crash on Route 3 in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:30 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on Route…
Read MoreStolen vehicle, eluding police charges in Columbia
A Belleville man driving a car reported stolen elsewhere was arrested early Friday morning after fleeing a traffic stop in Columbia. About 3 a.m., a Columbia police officer attempted to…
Read MoreTruck stolen in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating the theft this week of a black 2006 Ford F350 from the lot of Quality Collision, 1353 N. Illinois Route 3. The truck, which was parked…
Read MoreDeath investigation in Maeystown
The death of a 40-year-old Monroe County man is under investigation after emergency personnel responded to what was reported to 911 as a fatal gunshot wound at a residence in…
Read MoreStolen truck strikes CPD officer’s vehicle during pursuit
A Columbia Police Department officer engaged in a pursuit about 1 a.m. Wednesday after he identified a vehicle as being stolen out of St. Louis County. The officer spotted the…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreMan arrested after fleeing Waterloo traffic stop
A Cahokia man was taken into custody after leading police on an hour-long foot pursuit in Waterloo early Saturday evening. Waterloo police conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block…
Read MoreColumbia projects in the works
Columbia will be experiencing a wide variety of revitalization projects over the next few years, including construction of several residential complexes near Old State Route 3 and Columbia Lakes Drive,…
Read MoreVHS grad dies in motorcycle crash
A Monroe County native and former officer in the Belleville Police Department died Monday morning following a motorcycle crash on Interstate 64 in East St. Louis. Media outlets reported that…
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