Police
Carol Sue keeps CVFD afloat
The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department recently acquired a new boat, providing local first responders a safer means of conducting rescue or firefighting operations along the Mississippi River. The boat, named…
Read MoreMeet Columbia’s new SRO
The wave of new staff and faculty members in the Columbia School District this year are joined by a new school resource officer who’s eager to continue building a relationship…
Read MoreMore details in sex case
Police provided more details on a case involving a Waterloo man who now faces multiple felony counts related to alleged sex acts with a minor earlier this year. Jorge Cruz-Lopez,…
Read MoreVehicle thieves nabbed in Columbia
Police were quick to act following a tip about a stolen car elsewhere in the metro east that drove into Columbia about shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. An officer assigned…
Read MoreNew SRO for Waterloo
Students and faculty throughout the Waterloo School District are bound to have noticed a new face walking the halls in his newly appointed role for the community. While the Waterloo…
Read MoreSex charges for Waterloo man
A Monroe County man is facing multiple felony charges related to seducing and committing sexual acts with a minor earlier this year. Jorge Cruz-Lopez, 30, of Waterloo, was charged Friday…
Read MoreBurglary thwarted at Columbia auto dealership
One man is in custody and another remains at large following an early-morning break-in at George Weber Chevrolet, 701 Old Route 3 in Columbia. Columbia police said the incident began…
Read MoreWrong way driver nabbed for DUI, resisting arrest
A Missouri man faces several charges stemming from an early Thursday morning incident on in Waterloo. The Waterloo Police Department alerted neighboring agencies shortly after 3 a.m. about a red…
Read MoreISP launches online crash reporting
The Illinois State Police is launching a Civilian Crash Reporting System that allows the public to create a crash report online without having to wait roadside for a Trooper to…
Read MoreMore LPR cameras coming
The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east. Earlier this year, ISP began…
Read MoreTuesday morning rollover in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:10 a.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash on Hoener Avenue just east of South Library Street in Waterloo. Preliminary information provided by Waterloo police indicates…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:20 a.m. Monday to a fatal crash on I-255 westbound at milepost 5.8 in Columbia. A car drove into the rear of a tractor-trailer that was…
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