Sheriff tests positive for COVID

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday that Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing has tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test result came on Wednesday, according to the department. “Sheriff…

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Boat breaks down on Kaskaskia River

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies assisted conservation police shortly after 1:05 p.m. Sunday in attempting to locate and retrieve an occupied broken-down boat on the Kaskaskia River…

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Vehicle evades police on I-255

Local law enforcement agencies were following and attempting to locate a car out of Collinsville that led police throughout Columbia and rural Monroe and St. Clair counties late Saturday morning.…

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Teen located after search

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance about 1 p.m. Friday in its search for a teenage boy in the 4700 block of Dusty’s Trail off LL Road south of…

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Lansing retiring from MCSD

One of the most prominent individuals in the local law enforcement community is retiring, as Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Under Sheriff Jim Lansing’s last day on the job is this…

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