Police
Vehicles stolen from Columbia auto dealership
The Columbia Police Department is being assisted by an Illinois State Police crime scene unit in investigating the Dec. 31 theft of three vehicles from the lot of Royal Gate…
Read MoreFormer WPD chief pens memoir
Former Waterloo Police Chief Joseph Brauer has written a memoir titled “Gateway Blue: True Life Experiences of a Cop: Bizarre, Raw and Authentic,” which was recently released. The 170-page book…
Read MoreLongtime deputy retires
For the second time in a month, a fixture of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has retired. This time, the retiree is Under Sheriff Dan Hannon, who has worked at…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12/19/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreCash stolen from unlocked car in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating the Sunday evening theft of money from an unlocked vehicle parked outside of Subway, 881 N. Illinois Route 3. Police said that sometime between 6 and…
Read MoreCPD vehicle involved in crash
At about 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, a Columbia Police Department Ford Explorer Police Interceptor driven by officer Steve Patton was traveling on Old State Route 3 near the George Weber…
Read MoreFelony arrest after eluding police near Hecker
A 33-year-old Belleville man was arrested for aggravated fleeing and eluding police, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon following an early morning incident…
Read MoreRollover crash near Maeystown
A local man was airlifted by medical helicopter to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a rollover crash near Maeystown on Saturday night. Emergency personnel responded…
Read MoreMotion to dismiss Coleman petition
In what may finally bring the murder conviction of Chris Coleman to a close, Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann filed a motion last week to dismiss a post conviction…
Read MoreColumbia traffic tickets to go electronic
The Columbia City Council on Monday agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s office to implement digiTicket in CPD cars. The two will share the…
Read MoreWPD seeks person of interest in fraud case
Waterloo police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying a man who allegedly used a fraudulent check to purchase merchandise valued at more than $1,000 from the Sunset Ford…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12/12/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
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