(Editor’s note: All 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.)

Columbia Police  
June 30 – Scott N. Ferrario, 54, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, no insurance and improper lane usage on Veterans Parkway at Admiral Parkway.
July 3 – Harold D. Babcock, 51, of Dupo, was arrested for DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no insurance in the 500 block of Old State Route 3.
July 3 – Eddie Pratcher, 28, of Cahokia, was arrested on three St. Clair County warrants and for driving while license suspended on I-255.
July 3 – Austin D. Zimmerman, 23, of Columbia, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.
July 4 – Carlos Van Calhoun, 20, of Cahokia, was cited for unlawful possession of alcohol, driving while suspended and improper lane usage on Admiral Parkway southbound at Carl Street.
July 4 – Evan J. Vogt, 19, of Columbia, was cited for unlawful possession of a fraudulent ID card on Admiral Trost Drive.
July 4 – Dale W. Rea, 20, of East Carondelet, was cited for unlawful consumption of alcohol on Lepp Street at Metter Avenue.

Illinois State Police
July 5 – A fatal crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Route 154 near The Material Works east of Red Bud. Police said Lia Shurn Davis, 23, of St. Louis, was driving a 2012 Kia Soul westbound and for unknown reasons lost control of the vehicle, leaving the roadway and striking a railroad sign and utility pole. The impact with the pole caused wires to fall on the roadway. Barbara E. Wedemeyer, 59, of Baldwin, driving a 2005 Ford Edge, and Robert L. Holley, 74, of Steeleville, driving a 2013 Kia Soul, were both traveling eastbound. Wedemeyer’s vehicle struck the lines in the roadway and lost control, rolled on its side and into the westbound lane, where a 2015 Peterbuilt semi driven by Matthew S. Farris, 21, of Lebanon, stuck the Ford’s front end. The impact with the semi sent the Ford back into the eastbound lane, where it struck Holley’s car in the rear. Wedemeyer was pronounced dead at the scene.

Monroe County Sheriff
June 30 – Crystal Bland, 30, of Waterloo, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.
June 30 – Brian George, 25, of Lebanon, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant.
July 1 – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted the Illinois Department of Corrections with parole compliance checks on several current parolees throughout the county. Investigators located a firearm at 6002 J Road in Waterloo, where Charles Doty Jr., 48, and Joshua Doty, 27, each reside. Both were arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, police said. A third subject, Jeff Schumer, 25, was arrested during a separate check at 1217 N. Main Street in Columbia for violating conditions of his parole. Other agencies involved in the compliance check were the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and Columbia and Waterloo police.
July 1 – A report of burglary to motor vehicle in the area of 6000 Konarcik Road is under investigation. A Coach wallet and video game device were stolen.
July 1 – Brad Ehlers, 38, of Red Bud, was arrested for DUI, no insurance and improper display of plates on South Market Street at Bulldog Boulevard. Also arrested was Cindy Hicks, 44, of Red Bud, for possession of drug paraphernalia.
July 4 – Kodi Lafore, 20, of Prairie du Rocher, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended and no insurance on Legion Drive at Morrison Avenue.
July 5 – Chase Dugan, 19, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of alcohol on Moore Road at Sterritt Run.

Valmeyer Police
June 27 – Brock K. Johnson, 19, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia on Main Street at Bluff Road.

Waterloo Police
June 23 – Donna Esker, 53, of Waterloo, was cited for disorderly conduct at American Nails, 937 Illinois Route 3.
July 2 – Duane Stemmley, 46, of Millstadt, was arrested for DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving while license suspended and improper lane usage on Hoener Avenue.
July 2 – Brandon Johnson, 21, of Bedford, Texas, was issued a city ordinance violation for soliciting outside the established time limits on Vandebrook Drive.
July 4 – Peter Harlan, 24, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI and improper lane usage on Route 3 at Marketplace Drive.