Posts Tagged ‘Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’
Police pursuit results in meth arrest
One person was arrested on drug charges following a police pursuit Sunday evening near Waterloo. At about 8 p.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department sergeant was patrolling near Burksville when…
Read MoreFreedom Lake put on notice
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met recently to address several projects as well as two matters of apparent non-compliance with previously granted special use exceptions. One of these…
Read MorePolice handle threats at CCSI, Red Brick
Officials at Career Center of Southern Illinois and Red Brick Safe School near Hecker took precautions following separate possible threats made by students last week. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreThursday crash in Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Monroe and Main streets (Routes 156 and 159) in…
Read MoreMonday evening crash near Red Bud
Emergency agencies responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Ames Road near Red Bud. Initial reports are that one occupant reported a bloody…
Read MoreMCSD sergeant honored for bravery
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Eric Waszak was recently recognized for his work as a member of the Metro East Special Weapons and Tactics team. The SWAT team received a…
Read MoreVan Eck talks after emotional trial
Jeremy Van Eck was charged with several felonies concerning alleged instances of sexual assault involving a young female family member in the fall of 2019. Three years later, a Monroe…
Read MoreNew Year’s arrest after I-255 chase
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and other area police departments responded about 4:40 a.m. Jan. 1 for a report of a driver travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-255…
Read MoreThursday afternoon crash in Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 2:45 p.m. Thursday to a crash in the snow on Woodland Ridge near Bluff Road in Valmeyer. The adult driver of the vehicle and two…
Read MoreThursday crash north of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly after 11:40 a.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Route 3 and Hanover Road north of Waterloo. The vehicle, a…
Read MoreInjury crash on Bluff Road near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:05 p.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash with injury and entrapment in the area of 10857 Bluff Road near Steppig Road in rural Columbia. The female…
Read MoreSaturday crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 156 at Old Baum Church Road west of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that…
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