Trenton Missouri Police Department (TPD)

Trenton Police Department arrest two teenagers on assault allegations

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports several area individuals arrested Saturday were charged Sunday. The Trenton Police Department arrested two Trenton residents following an incident allegedly involving assault. Eighteen-year-old Nathan Wayne Hinkle has been charged with felony third-degree assault. Eighteen-year-old Zane Wolf Rottman has been charged with the misdemeanors of unlawful possession of an illegal […]

Virginia Wainwright

Troopers arrest woman in Daviess County on drug allegations

The highway patrol reports the arrest Monday night in Daviess County involving a Lee’s Summit resident amid several allegations. Twenty-two-year-old Virginia Wainwright was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail on a 24-hour hold. Wainwright is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated involving drugs, as […]

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Three-car crash injures Brookfield man

A Brookfield resident was injured Monday afternoon in an accident involving three cars on Highway 36, three miles to the east of Brookfield. Forty-four-year-old Michael St. Lawrence of Brookfield received minor injuries and sought treatment at Pershing Memorial Hospital. Drivers of two other vehicles were not injured. All were using seat belts. A car driven […]

Phone Scam

Social Security scam hits area residents

Chillicothe police say a scam is circulating again in which a telephone caller claims to be with the Social Security office. Police indicate the caller may claim there’s a warrant or other issue that will result in the suspension of the social security number of the person answering the phone if payment is not made. […]

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Unionville man injured in Saturday crash

A Unionville resident was hurt when the car he was driving went off a road northwest of Unionville and hit a ditch. Twenty-two-year-old Mark Dollins was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, Iowa with minor injuries. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon ten miles northwest of Unionville on Route E as the westbound car […]

Death Investigation

1-year-old child dies after being struck by van

A child, who was a pedestrian, was fatally injured early Saturday evening when he was struck by a mini-van on a private driveway in Caldwell County. One-year-old Elijah Galloway of Overland Park, Kansas was taken by ambulance to Liberty Hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the accident. The patrol reports the […]

Child Endangerment

Trenton man arrested on child endangerment allegation

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Thursday on s child endangerment allegation. Thirty-nine-year-old Mark Bottcher has been charged with misdemeanor second degree endangering the welfare of a child. Bond is $3,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court September 10th. Court documents accuse […]