Posts Tagged ‘Columbia Police Department’
Columbia man charged with sex crimes
A 20-year-old Columbia man was arrested Saturday on felony sex charges involving a female victim. Arek M. Boren was picked up by police at his home in the 300 block…
Read MoreInjury crash Friday evening in Columbia
A man was transported to an area hospital following a two-vehicle crash in the steady rain on Route 3 northbound at Wedgewood Lane in Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Friday.…
Read MoreCPD conducting special Cinco De Mayo safety patrols
Columbia Police Department officers, thanks to grant funding provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will join Illinois State Police and other area law enforcement agencies by participating in a…
Read MoreColumbia man facing federal child porn charges
A Columbia man was arraigned last week in federal court on charges he received and possessed images of child pornography. Neil Erin Purdy, 28, of Columbia,was charged Friday in U.S.…
Read MoreDupo man acquitted in heroin-related death
A Dupo man was acquitted Thursday on the federal charge alleging he provided a fatal dose of heroin to a Columbia man in July 2011. The jury did convict Jacob…
Read MoreMan seriously hurt after jumping off I-255 ramp following crash
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded to the report of a traffic crash involving a car that had driven into a guardrail on the Route 3 northbound ramp to I-255…
Read MorePolice Blotter 3/20/13
Columbia Police March 11 Travis M. Cafolla, 34, of Columbia, was arrested on Monroe and St. Clair County warrants at Columbia High School. March 12 Penny R. Bandy, 39, of…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex crime
Neil Erin Purdy, 28, of Columbia, was sentenced this week to 180 days in Monroe County Jail with credit for time served, placed on probation for 30 months, and fined $270 plus…
Read MoreYoung pedestrian hit by truck in Columbia
A young male was transported by ambulance to St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis with undisclosed injuries after he was apparently struck by a 2009 GMC Sierra while crossing the roadway…
Read MoreCPD investigating woman’s death
The Columbia Police Department received assistance from an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit and the Monroe County Coroner’s office for an active death investigation at a residence in…
Read MoreArea police chase ends with crash in Columbia
Two suspects wanted for an armed robbery in Cahokia led police on a high-speed chase around 8 p.m. Monday that went south on Interstate 255 and across the Jefferson Barracks…
Read MoreColumbia man arrested in sword incident
A 33-year-old Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident involving a samurai sword in his apartment on Thursday night. Police were called to an apartment at…
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