Fire and Police Reports

City firefighters responded at 11:48 p.m. Saturday, March 28, to a report of a structure fire at 134 W. Harper St. According to the report, firefighters found flames coming from a rear door of a vacant structure. All visible windows previously had been boarded up...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Three area residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 4:28 p.m. Sunday, March 29, on U.S. 62 at Highway 25 in Dunklin County. According to the report, Ran Neisha L. Dunn, 19, of Cape Girardeau was operating a 2007 Chrysler Sebring westbound when it pulled into the path of a 2006 Toyota 4Runner being driven southbound by Ashlie N. Myers, 32, of Bloomfield...

Butler County Sheriff’s Office An Munch and Pump employee reported at 10:25 a.m. Thursday, March 26, that an unknown male reportedly put gas in his car without paying. According to the report, it was a tall black male with a missing front tooth who drove a black two-door Honda vehicle with out-of-state license plates...

City firefighters responded at 10:38 p.m. Thursday, March 26, to a motor-vehicle crash at 1148 Highway 142. According to the report, firefighters assisted emergency-medical-services personnel in packaging and loading patients for transport. _ City firefighters responded at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, March 26, to a report of an unauthorized burn at the intersection of Wilson and Victor streets...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Two Poplar Bluff residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, March 26, on Highway 142, north of County Road 312, in Butler County. According to the report, Austin R. Dodson, 23, was operating a southbound 2001 Ford ZX2, which was attempting to make a left turn when it was struck by a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz being operated southbound by Phillip J. Chatman, 24, of Poplar Bluff...

City firefighters responded at 2:24 a.m. Thursday, March 26, to report of smoke in the area of 3607 Palm Tree Drive. It was investigation only. _____

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Chad E. Kesler, 46, of Oran was arrested at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, on suspicion of DWI. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail and released. _ BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT James Joseph Cassin, 35, of St. Charles, Missouri, was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, March 25, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault, second-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual misconduct. He later was released...

County firefighters responded at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, to a report of a possible structure fire on Mink Lane. According to the report, firefighters found a trash barrel in the back yard smoking. _____

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 22-year-old Piedmont woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, on Forest Service Road 3107, four miles north of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, William P. King, 38, of Piedmont was operating a 2014 Chevrolet pickup southbound when it ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree...

• Jessica A. Hatton, 38, of Dexter was arrested at 7:16 p.m. Saturday, March 21, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (alprazolam). She was booked at the Stoddard County Jail and released. • Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, on Highway Y, five miles south of Bell City...

• A report of tampering with a motor vehicle was made at 7:11 p.m. March 10 at 718 Alice St. Investigation is ongoing. • Kimberly Vincent, 47, of Dexter, was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant at 9:23 a.m. March 12 at 305 Cooper St.

• Jamie Dale Wilkerson, 36, of Little Rock, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on probation violation.   • Michelle Dawn Flanery, 43, of Bloomfield was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...

City firefighters responded at 7:56 a.m. Monday, March 23, to assist police officers with recovering a body at the rear of McCoy’s Scrap Processing, 635 S. Sixth St. According to the report, firefighters used a basket and ropes to remove the body from the side of a hill...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Doyle Michael Brooks, 36, of the 200 block of Discount Drive was booked at the Butler County jail Monday, March 23, on two capias warrants for probation violation on the original charges of fraudulent use of a credit device and passing a bad check...

City firefighters responded at 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 23, to a structure fire at the 1108 Mary St. residence, owned by Demonte Grant, 1909 Sanders St. According to the report, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire showing upon their arrival and used 2,000 gallons of water to put out the fie...

Nathan Dwayne Montgomery, 33, of the 1000 block of Marylane was arrested at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, March 21, in the 300 block of South Westwood Boulevard on three municipal failure to appear warrants for two counts of peace disturbance and property damage. He was booked at the Butler County jail...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF Derek Ian Hillis, 47, of Willamsville was arrested Friday, March 20, on a failure to appear warrant for stealing $750 or more. He was booked into the Butler County jail. _ Jeremy Klinder Rankin, 42, of Poplar Bluff was booked Friday, March 20, for 48 hours of shock detention and placed into the Butler County jail...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Shane J. Hanley, 27, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 1:45 a.m. Friday, March 20, on suspicion of DWI and possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana. He was booked at the Butler County jail and released. _ James E. Blair, 56, of Jackson was arrested at 3:12 p.m. Thursday, March 19, on suspicion of DWI, no valid license, no insurance and failure to drive on the right half of the road resulting in a crash. He was booked at the Wayne County Jail...

City firefighters responded at 11:43 p.m. Thursday, March 19, to a motor-vehicle crash on Shelby Road. According to the report, firefighters provided lighting and blocked the road until wrecker personnel could remove the vehicle. _____

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Four Poplar Bluff residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at noon Wednesday, March 18, on Highway 142, three miles south of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Jason W. Myers, 30, of Poplar Bluff was operating an eastbound 2001 Buick Lasabre when it pulled into the path of a 2007 Saturn Ion being driven southbound by Charles C. Robbins, 29, of Poplar Bluff...

City firefighters were contacted at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, by a man who reported his brother was overdosing in the backseat of a vehicle in front of the station on South Broadway. According to the report, firefighters called for an ambulance and administered Narcan to the man, who subsequently regained consciousness...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, on Highway Y, five miles south of Bell City. According to the report, Justin D. Arduser, 30, of Clarksville, Tenn., was operating a 2002 Hyundai Accent southbound when it crossed the center line and struck a 2009 Toyota Corolla head on...

• William E. Pate, 23, of Dexter was arrested at 12:08 a.m. Thursday, March 12, on suspicion of DWI. He was booked at the Stoddard County Jail and released. • William D. Gray, 19, of Dudley was arrested at 12:08 a.m. Saturday, March 14, in Stoddard County on a felony Butler County warrant and a failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. He was held in the Butler County jail...

• Jesse Scott Brown, 26, out of Scott City, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for speeding-school zone. • Kalleigh Ann Reeves, 24, out of Mayfield, KY-was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on two separate warrants for Failure to Appear-Misdemeanor...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 51-year-old Malden man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, on Highway W, five miles north of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Siera L. Simpson, 32, of Poplar Bluff was operating a southbound 2007 Hummer H3, which was making a left and was struck in the rear by a 2017 Jeep Wrangler being operated by Donald C. Schrieber, 67, of Poplar Bluff...