Apartment fire in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department was joined by multiple neighboring departments in battling an apartment complex fire at 205 Agnew Street off Bottom Avenue early Monday night. Flames were showing from…

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Sheriff: DEA involvement paying off

Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing touted the benefits of his department’s involvement in the Drug Enforcement Agency task force during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. “We have been…

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CPD adds officers

Professional police officers nationwide spend much of their days on the job embattled and at odds with the populace they are sworn to protect. But Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul,…

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Police Blotter | 1/2/2019

(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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Semi overturns in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 a.m. Monday to an overturned Swift semi tractor-trailer hauling potatoes on Frontage Road across from Gilmore Lake Road off Route 3 in Columbia. No injuries…

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MCSD makes drug arrests

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced a handful of drug arrests made during the week throughout the county. On Thursday, deputies with the MCSD’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit observed a suspicious…

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Former 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…

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Longtime 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…

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