Police Blotter | 3/16/2016

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may sometimes be dropped or reduced as part of the legal process.)

Columbia Police
March 7 – Samantha M. Turner, 21, of Dupo, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant and for no insurance and no rear registration plate light on Old State Route 3 at AA Road.
March 9 – Anthony J. Newcom, 35, of Columbia, was cited for public intoxication in the 200 block of North Main Street.
March 9 – Reginald D. Pittman, 36, of St. Louis, was arrested on an in-state warrant and for driving while license suspended and driving too fast for conditions on I-255 westbound.
March 10 – Jeffrey E. Furlong, 42, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, no valid registration and driving while license suspended on Admiral Parkway northbound at Veterans Parkway.
March 10 – Robert J. Statler, 25, of Columbia, was arrested on an in-state warrant at 327 N. Main Street. Also arrested at that address was Ryan J. Aukema, 18, of Columbia, for possession of cannabis and criminal damage to property, that being a vehicle in the 100 block of West Legion Street.
March 11 – Robert L. Powell, 24, of St. Louis, was arrested on a fugitive from justice out-of-state warrant on I-255 westbound.
March 12 – Bradley K. Rahmoeller, 29, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI and illegal transportation of alcohol on Route 3 near Palmer Road.
March 12 – Brandon L. Petrillo, 29, of Granite City, was arrested for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and on an in-state warrant on Rueck Road at Quarry Road.
March 13 – Derek L. Done, 30, of Columbia, was cited for disorderly conduct at 2607 Columbia Lakes Drive.
March 13 – Aeron J. Brown, 19, of Swansea, was arrested for DUI on Route 3 at Frontage Road.

Monroe County Sheriff
March 3 – A domestic incident on East Lincoln Street in Hecker involving multiple subjects is under investigation.
March 7 – Randi N. Reitz, 21, of New Athens, was arrested in Hecker on a Monroe County warrant for failure to appear on the original charges of possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespass to property.
March 10 – Donald R. Mueller, 43, of New Memphis, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.
March 11 – Aaron J. Brigance, 21, of Valmeyer, was arrested on an in-state warrant near Maeystown.
March 11 – Kyle J. Wacholtz, 45, of Prairie du Rocher, was arrested for domestic battery following an incident on McBride Road in Prairie du Rocher.

Waterloo Police
March 9 – Meg Nordike, 26, of Waterloo, was arrested on a Monroe County failure to appear warrant.
March 10 – Zachary Dillon, 23, of Waterloo, was arrested on an in-state warrant on Main Street at Gardner.
March 10 – Emma Schaefer, 21, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 100 block of North Church Street. Also arrested in the incident was Austin Kennedy, 18, of Waterloo, for possession of drug paraphernalia.
March 13 – Zachary Buckman, 18, of Waterloo, was arrested on a Monroe County failure to appear warrant.
March 13 – Kelly Ann Voelker, 23, of Millstadt, was arrested for felony retail theft after she allegedly took merchandise valued at more than $300 from Walmart.
March 13 – Sophie Thorburg, 20, of Waterloo, was arrested for domestic battery and felony aggravated battery at 311 West Mill Street. The aggravated battery charge was added after she allegedly pushed a Waterloo police officer.
March 13 – Robert McRoberts, 30, of Waterloo, Eric Jost, 30, of Belleville, and Aaron Mardirosian, 24, of Waterloo, were each issued city ordinance violations for public fighting at Denny’s, 959 North Illinois State Route 3.

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