Posts Tagged ‘Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’
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…
Read MoreLongtime 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…
Read MoreChristmas Eve crash near Columbia
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 7 p.m. Christmas Eve to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 at FF Road with a minor injury. Police said one person was…
Read MoreFelony arrest after eluding police near Hecker
A 33-year-old Belleville man was arrested for aggravated fleeing and eluding police, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon following an early morning incident…
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…
Read MoreNew task force aims to ‘break the chain’
Law enforcement officials, pastors, a county commissioner, a doctor, mental health experts, an educator and EMS representatives gathered Friday to take steps to reduce recidivism. This took place at the…
Read MoreHSS, local officials plan to reduce recidivism
Members of Human Support Services and local officials gathered last week for a community strategic planning for crisis and crime prevention response. Nineteen people attended the workshop, including HSS staff,…
Read MoreWoman injured in Valmeyer crash
Emergency personnel responded about 10 a.m. Wednesday to a vehicle crash on Woodland Ridge about a half mile east of Bluff Road in Valmeyer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said…
Read MoreCounty board hears school safety update
Monroe Randolph Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis presented an update on school safety to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners at their regular Monday meeting. Among initiatives Davis identified…
Read MoreAnother meth dealer gets prison time
A Lenzburg man who was arrested following a motorcycle chase in Monroe County in 2016 will serve 15.5 years in federal prison on methamphetamine charges. Garrick E.R. Recker, a/k/a “Curtis…
Read MoreMeth dealer sentenced to federal prison
A Randolph County man who was arrested following a police chase between Hecker and Waterloo in August 2015 was sentenced Thursday to federal prison on methamphetamine charges. Joseph S. Hatley,…
Read MoreTwo men arrested in cannabis operation
Multiple police agencies were involved in the Tuesday arrest of two men on felony drug charges south of Waterloo. Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing said members of the Metropolitan Enforcement…
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