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Police reports, Dec. 7BUTLER COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Butler County firefighters spent two hours fighting a structure fire at 12:06 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 188 County Road 512. The seven county firefighters used 250 gallons of water to put out the fire in Donald Salings’ home’s crawl space, according to county fire reports...
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Police reports, Dec. 6POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Quality Tech Transmission at 1700 S. Broadway reported at 7:41 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, a derelict vehicle, a red 1998 Dodge Dakota, had been abandoned on the side of the road in front of the business. _ Terry Hays reported at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, an adult acquaintance he was staying with had stolen prescription medications from him...
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Stoddard County Sheriff's report week of December 6• Christopher Michael Edwards, 50 of Kennett, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on Stoddard County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of distribute/deliver/manufacture/produce a controlled substance. • Norma Jean Schumacher, 54 of Bloomfield, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on a Wright County warrant for Driver/front seat passenger fail to wear properly...
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Police reports, Dec. 4POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Poplar Bluff Junior High School reported at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, a juvenile student confronted another student in the hallway and threatened them with a pencil. This matter was referred to the Juvenile Office...
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Patrol reports — Dec. 1-3MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Kolby W. Sutton, 20, of Ellington was arrested at 10:06 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in Reynolds County on suspicion of misdemeanor DWI. He was cited and released. _ Holden B. McClung, 35, of New Madrid was arrested at 3:53 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in Stoddard County on suspicion of DWI (prior offender), failure to register a motor vehicle and no insurance. He was released...
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Police reports, Dec. 1POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Robert Dodd, 61, of Seguin, Texas, was arrested at 7:21 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the United Gospel Rescue Mission at 400 S. Broadway. Dodd was booked on Wayne County warrants for failure to appear on DWI and an unspecified traffic offense. He was held at the Butler County jail...
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Police reports — Nov. 29POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Daniel Peterek reported at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, he was assaulted by an adult female trespasser in his apartment building in the 1100 block of North Main Street. The suspect left before the police were called. _...
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Police reports — Nov. 28POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Cash’s Car Clinic at 1926 S. Broadway reported at 7:53 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, windows were broken on several vehicles parked at the business. _ Jason McGee, 49, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 2:18 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the 1800 block of South Broadway. McGee was booked on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant for failure to appear on resisting arrest and held at the Butler County jail...
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Fire reports — Nov. 27-28Poplar Bluff Fire Department Poplar Bluff firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at 8:49 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27 at 100 N. Main St. According to Battalion Chief Kevin D. Edgar’s report they arrived to find Poplar Bluff police with the subject, who reportedly had been struck by a vehicle in the parking lot. The firefighters left when Butler County EMS arrived...
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Police reports — Nov. 27POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Southeast Sign and Graphics at 304 Hazel St. reported at 7:35 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, someone damaged security cameras and soffit on the outside of their building. The suspect was identified from surveillance video footage and the matter was referred to the Butler County prosecutor...
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Patrol reports — Nov. 27MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Andrew W. Wright, 24, of Kennett was arrested at 3:36 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in Dunklin County on a felony probation violation warrant out of Greene County, Arkansas, a Dunklin County warrant for failure to appear on traffic violations, and on suspicion of speeding, no driver’s license and no seat belt. He was booked at the Dunklin County jail...
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Patrol reports — Nov. 24-26MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Jacob M. Fraze, 27, of Grapevine, Texas was arrested at 8:46 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, in Butler County on suspicion of DWI (alcohol). He was booked at the Butler County jail on a 12-hour hold. _ Tony R. Barrera, 35, of Tuscola, Texas was arrested at 9:11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, in Wayne County on suspicion of DWI (alcohol). He was released...
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Police reports — Nov. 24-27POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Myrtle’s Place at 109 N. Broadway reported at 8:38 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, a camera outside the business was damaged. _ Cole Cooper reported at 10:27 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, a rifle and a laptop computer were stolen from his truck while it was parked at his residence in the 1600 block of Big Bend Road...
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Police reports, Nov. 24BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Jessica A. Angelly, 33, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, Nov. 22, on a warrant for failure to appear for no seat belt. _ Daniel C. Burks Jr., 33, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, Nov. 22, on a warrant for failure to appear for no insurance...
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Police reports, Nov. 23POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT A silver 2008 Dodge Charger was found abandoned and disabled at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Larry Hillis Dodge at 3211 N. Westwood Blvd. after it struck a light pole on the lot. Efforts to identify the owner failed and the vehicle was towed...
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Police reports, Nov. 22POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Barry Tucker reported at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, his EBT card was used without his permission. _ An employee at Poplar Bluff Tobacco reported at 12:14 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, the exterior AC unit for their building at 200 S. Westwood Blvd. had been stolen...
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Police reports, Nov. 21POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT A customer at Menard’s at 3105 Oak Grove Road reported at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20, a cashier identified a $50 bill as counterfeit. The customer thought they received the counterfeit bill in Ripley County. _ Jackie Hamilton, 36, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 4:11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at Walmart Supercenter at 333 S. Westwood Blvd. Hamilton was booked on a charge of stealing and lodged in the Butler County jail...
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Police reports, Nov. 20MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Eric D. Whitehead, 42, of Broseley was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Stoddard County on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, no insurance, operating a motorcycle without proper endorsement and failure to display valid plates. He was booked at the Stoddard County jail on a 24-hour hold...
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Police reports, Nov. 17POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) reported at 8:49 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, a firearm transfer was denied at Godwin’s 303 Sporting Goods at 1000 Highway 53. According to the report, the purchaser was previously convicted of a felony offense...
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Police reports — Nov. 15-16POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Brooklyn Sprinkles reported at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, someone stole prescription medication from her residence in the 700 block of West Davis Street. _ Elijah Brown reported at 7:53 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, his cousin assaulted him at his residence in the 1000 block of Lois Street...
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Police reports, Nov. 16MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Six teenagers were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, on County Road 280, one mile southeast of Gideon. According to the report, a 16-year-old female from Tallapoosa was operating a 2015 Ford Fusion eastbound when it struck an embankment and overturned...
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Stoddard County Sheriff's report week of November 15• Malik Leroy Perkins, 28 of Malden, was booked at the Stoddard County jail on a warrant for failure to appear on original charge of exceeded posted speed limit (exceeded by 16-19mph). • Charles Michael Montgomery, 48 of Puxico, was booked at the Stoddard County jail on two out of county warrants, first for DWI and second for failure to appear on original charge of harassment...
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Dexter Police week of November 15• Richard Brock, 55 of Malden, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on the charge of stealing. • Dantrail Tipler, 34 of Cape Girardeau, was booked at the Dexter City Jail on the charge of stealing. • Dustin Hadley, 39 of Dexter, was booked at the Dexter City Jail for probation/parole warrant...
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Patrol reports — Nov. 13MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A Blytheville, Arkansas, man was killed at 4:18 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in a one-vehicle accident on Highway N, five miles west of Cotton Plant. According to the report, Dennis C. Blocker, 60, was westbound in a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and over-corrected, then traveled off the left side of the road. ...
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Police reports — Nov. 13-14POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Tina Kreiman reported at 6:44 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, a package was stolen from the front porch of her residence in the 1300 block of North Main. The theft was captured on an exterior doorbell camera. _ Joshua Bardell, 20, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:17 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the 800 block of West Pine Street. Bardell was booked in on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and domestic assault third degree and he was lodged in the Butler County jail...