Feb 10, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Multiple departments completed a human trafficking rescue late on Feb. 5. The St. Joseph Police, assisted by several law enforcement agencies including the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, managed to rescue eight victims – five...
Feb 10, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Freddie L. Stacy Jr., 53, Cameron, was charged with DWI, driving while revoked, and operating a vehicle in a careless manner on Feb. 4. In a probable cause report provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sgt. J. Cross reported that he observed Stacy in a black...
Feb 10, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Buckner Lewis, 55, Ridgeway, hit the end of a guard rail in a 2013 Nissan Murano, four miles south of Pattonsburg at 10:32 am on Feb. 4. The vehicle was traveling northbound on I-35 just outside of Pattonsburg when it traveled off the west side of the road and struck...
Feb 10, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A 1992 Chevy Pickup lost control and ended up in a ditch on US 36, one mile south of Kidder, around 11 a.m. on Feb. 8. The driver Joshua S. Rauber, 37, Cameron, was traveling westbound on US 36 when he lost control of his pickup, presumedly because of the hazardous...
Feb 9, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Crash involving three vehicles four miles east of Jamesport resulted in the death of Trenton woman Valerie Johnson on Feb. 4. Kenneth Talley, 70, Trenton, was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger eastbound on MO-6 with Valerie Johnson, 56, Trenton, in the vehicle. The other two...
Feb 3, 2021 | Law Enforcement
1/26/21 8 am – Gallatin assisting medical call. 5:33 pm – Winston investigation. 1/27/21 1:08 pm – Winston follow-up investigation. 4:03 pm – Winston follow-up investigation. 7:08 pm – Gallatin investigation. 1/28/21 10:53 am – Winston investigation. 1/29/21 Nothing...
Feb 2, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Daviess County Sheriff’s Department welcomed new Deputy Sheriff Riley Christensen as he was sworn in on Jan. 29. Christensen was sworn in as Deputy Sheriff at the age of 21. Prior to being sworn in as Deputy Sheriff, Christensen assisted on his family’s local farm in...
Feb 2, 2021 | Law Enforcement
Lawson suspect Kevin Barnett, 35, was taken into custody after the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old woman in Polo and a “lengthy” manhunt. Responding deputies found a woman wounded after reports of multiple shots fired into an intersection after 10:10 a.m. on Jan. 27....
Feb 2, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Pennsylvania man driving a 2018 freightliner lost control while crossing a bridge on I-35 at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 27. Keith Holecki, 49, Harrisburg, PA, was traveling over a bridge southbound I-35 when he lost control due to the snow coverage. The freightliner veered...
Jan 27, 2021 | Law Enforcement
I-35 traffic stop results in arrest of Plattsburg man Matthew Morgan, 29, Plattsburg, was arrested Jan. 22 and taken to DDCRJ after a traffic stop on northbound I-35 near the 78 mile marker for speeding and multiple lane violations. According to the probable cause...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
The Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail Board will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 at 102 North Meadows Lane in Pattonsburg. Old business will cover courthouse security and lot drainage. New business will hear about 2021 officer rotation; extraditions;...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Captain Clark N. Stratton, commanding officer Troop H, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers to Northwest Missouri. The new troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 110th Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on...
Jan 20, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
A warrant was recently issued for Joseph Lee Boyles, 39, Excelsior Springs, after he was charged with tampering with a witness and three counts of violation of protective order on Dec. 20, 2020. According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office probable cause...
Jan 20, 2021 | Law Enforcement
1/12/21 3:20 pm – Coffey civil stand by. 5:04 pm – Car accident in Altamont. Assisting with traffic control. 1/13/21 9 am – Court in session. 10:37 am – Gallatin investigation. 11:16 am – Winston investigation. 1:23 pm – Winston domestic investigation. Lori Bolin,...
Jan 19, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
A Jamesport man was hurt in an accident at about 4:37 p.m. on Jan. 15 when his vehicle lost control in slush on Hwy. A and overturned in Livingston County. According to the highway patrol, Jeffrey Hale, 59, Jamesport, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Impala eastbound on...
Jan 13, 2021 | Law Enforcement
1/5/21 9 am – Court in session. 10:13 am – Pattonsburg follow-up investigation. 1:01 pm – Winston follow-up investigation. 1/6/21 9 am – Court in session. 10:38 am – Gallatin investigation. 7:11 pm – Altamont follow-up investigation. 8:43 pm – Winston follow-up...
Jan 13, 2021 | Law Enforcement, Traffic Accidents
Bryson Fattig, 23, Saint Joseph, struck a utility pole on the north side of MO 6 in Altamont at 4:50 p.m. on Jan. 12. According to the Missouri state Highway Patrol traffic report, Fattig, driving a 2016 Chevy, was headed westbound on MO 6 in Altamont when he veered...
Jan 13, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Michael A. Moore, 51, and Bruce A. Breasure, 51, were arrested for possession of a controlled substance after being pulled over on I-35 on Jan. 9. The driver, Moore, was pulled over by Tpr. N. Regan for an expired Missouri registration. Moore was also driving without...
Jan 13, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Joseph Leggio, 23, Winston, was arrested for tampering with a vehicle by the Kansas City Police Department on Jan. 4, 2021. During Leggio’s arrest, Leggio was also found with a stolen trailer and plates to a stolen vehicle from Cameron. This evidence led to a search...
Jan 13, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
After several case investigations and charges against him, Steven Dale Lawrence, 73, Pattonsburg, was arrested on Jan. 7. Sexual abuse allegedly took place at Lawrence’s residence. Victims included grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Victims range in age from 4 to...
