Wiegand keeps the peace

In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, candlelight vigils are being held throughout the metro-east. The Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois hosted a vigil last Tuesday in…

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Car hits pole in Waterloo

The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded around 10 a.m. Friday to a car that had struck a utility pole on Hamacher Street near Adams Street. Two vehicles…

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Police prepared for the worst

After 31 more people died earlier this month in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, some Americans felt the increasingly familiar anxiety associated with knowing they could…

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Truck stolen in Waterloo

Waterloo police are investigating the theft this week of a black 2006 Ford F350 from the lot of Quality Collision, 1353 N. Illinois Route 3. The truck, which was parked…

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WPD chief retiring

Waterloo Police Chief Mike Douglas has announced his retirement after just more than two years in the position and nearly 30 years in local law enforcement. “It has truly been…

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Former WPD chief pens memoir

Former Waterloo Police Chief Joseph Brauer has written a memoir titled “Gateway Blue: True Life Experiences of a Cop: Bizarre, Raw and Authentic,” which was recently released. The 170-page book…

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Felony firearms arrest in Waterloo

With assistance from Columbia police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the Waterloo Police Department arrested Mitchell P. Runzo, 21, of Waterloo, and Aden C. Kantor, 20, of Goreville on Thursday…

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