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Police 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…
Read MoreTuesday evening injury crash in Columbia
A Waterloo man was arrested for felony DUI following an early Tuesday evening injury crash in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded at 5:30 p.m. to a head-on crash at the intersection…
Read MoreSuspect arrested following Millstadt robbery
A Breese man was charged following a Friday morning robbery at Breadeaux Pizza, 105 S. Jefferson Street, Millstadt. At 11:14 a.m., police said a man wearing a mask entered Breadeaux…
Read MoreO’Fallon shooting suspect arrested in Columbia
A man wanted in connection with a shooting inside an O’Fallon bowling alley late Wednesday night was taken into custody early Thursday morning in Columbia and charged Friday. Brett J.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12/5/2018
(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 MoreWaterloo man guilty of child porn
A Waterloo man has entered a guilty plea in federal court on a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Monday. Mark A.…
Read MoreWaterloo man violent with medical staff after arrest
A young Waterloo man is facing multiple felonies after getting into altercations with medical staff following a DUI arrest in Millstadt last Wednesday. Millstadt police said that shortly after 1:20…
Read MoreLafore negotiates guilty pleas for murder, meth dealing
What was scheduled as a Friday bond hearing turned into a negotiated guilty plea for a Waterloo man accused in a fatal January stabbing near Red Bud. “To some degree,…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man entered a guilty plea this week in Monroe County Circuit Court to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Court information states that Matthew Brawley, 27, of…
Read MoreWaterloo man dies in crash on I-255 near Dupo
Emergency personnel responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash on I-255 near the Dupo exit that resulted in the death of a young Waterloo man. The Columbia Fire…
Read MoreColumbia cares for its community at Christmas
The Columbia school district and Columbia Police Department are teaming up once again to bring Christmas cheer to children in need. The organizations are doing that through the nonprofit Columbia…
Read More‘It’s been an honor:’ MCSD deputy retires
After 25 years as a member of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Larry Gardner retired on Thursday. “It’s been an honor to serve the citizens of Monroe County for the…
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