Posts Tagged ‘suicide’
Death investigation in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department, Monroe County Coroner’s Office and an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit are investigating the death of a man found deceased Saturday afternoon in the…
Read MoreEmergency responders aid suicidal man
The Columbia Police Department and Columbia EMS were able to handle a delicate situation Thursday morning involving a suicidal man at Hampton Inn, 165 Admiral Trost Drive. Police first responded…
Read MorePossible JB Bridge jumper not located
Fire departments on both sides of the Mississippi River searched near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 for a possible bridge jumper shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. A black car…
Read MoreTraining crucial in bridge save
Columbia Police Department Sgt. Josh Bayer was instrumental in talking a suicidal man off a steel structure underneath the Jefferson Barracks Bridge to safety the evening of April 13. Despite…
Read MoreWoman dies after jump from JB Bridge
A 70-year-old Belleville woman jumped to her death from the Jefferson Barracks Bridge near Columbia on Tuesday morning. Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel, along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s…
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