Police
Columbia welcomes new EMS director
Kim Lamprecht may have only recently taken the helm of Columbia Emergency Medical Services as ambulance director, but her to-do list is growing every day. “I’m excited,” Lamprecht said of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/22/2017
(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 MorePolice Blotter | 11/15/2017
(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 MoreMissouri man charged with sex crimes
A Missouri man was taken into custody over the weekend on felony sex charges stemming from alleged incidents that occurred five years ago in Waterloo. Glenn Patrick Ward, 54, of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 11/8/2017
(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 MorePolice Blotter | 11/1/2017
(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 MoreScary clown arrested in Columbia on Halloween
A 19-year-old man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased several young trick-or-treaters while wearing a clown costume and carrying a steak knife in a Columbia subdivision on Halloween…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10/25/2017
(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 MorePolice Blotter | 10/18/2017
(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 MoreSex assault victims can ‘Call for Help’
Every 98 seconds, another person in the United States becomes the victim of a sexual assault, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network states. Such an act can lead to…
Read MoreThefts from unlocked vehicles in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles in town. Officers were first called shortly before 7 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Amber Court to investigate recovered property found…
Read MoreColumbia talks drones, dope
Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul addressed the Columbia City Council Committee of the Whole on Monday night with requests to change the way local law enforcement handles both minor marijuana…
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