(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
Sept. 18
The theft of lawn chairs outside of a home in the 500 block of South Riebeling Street is under investigation.
Sept. 20
Mitchell Balogh, 23, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI in the 1500 block of North Main Street.

Monroe County Sheriff
Sept. 13
Lancel Mason, 60, of Cahokia, Robert Thornton, 31, of Alorton, and Daniel Tucker, 25, of Cahokia, were each cited for criminal trespassing on Levee Road south of Luhr’s Landing.
Sept. 18
Craig A. Schuchardt, 48, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI, illegal transportation and driving on the shoulder at Fast Stop.
Sept. 21
Nicole Mathews, 24, of Waterloo, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Zachary Kenyon-Luska, 18, of Dupo, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Valmeyer Police
Sept. 19
The possible theft of a laptop from a home on Nellie’s Ridge is under investigation.

Waterloo Police
Sept. 16
Travis Sneed, 23, of Waterloo, was arrested for domestic battery in the 800 block of Illinois Avenue.
Sept. 17
Two men were arrested following a theft at Walmart that resulted in a police pursuit which carried over into south St. Louis County. The incident took place about 6:45 p.m. Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies, who were getting gas at U-Gas, observed the suspect vehicle leaving the Walmart parking lot and followed the car north on Route 3. This turned into a chase in the area of Hanover Road and continued through Columbia onto I-255 into St. Louis County, resulting in the car being stopped behind the South County Walmart and suspects apprehended. All items reported stolen from the Waterloo Walmart — a microwave, power tools and clothing — were recovered. The car’s driver, Terrance Higgins, 41, was taken into custody by St. Louis County Police on felony warrants. Charges of retail theft and aggravated fleeing are pending in Monroe County. The passenger, Demarcus Lewis, 32, of Cahokia, was also arrested for retail theft but those charges were later dropped.