A Lee’s Summit, Missouri, man who illegally purchased 15 firearms pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms and to making a false statement on a federal form in order to purchase those firearms. Jay C. Miller, 28, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to one count of possessing firearms while […]
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Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period, from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019. : Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics for 2019 Crashes ─ 404 Injuries ─ 166 Fatalities ─ 7 DWI ─ 94 Drug Arrests ─ 63 During the 2018 Thanksgiving […]
Coffee with a Cop set for December at Hy-Vee in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department’s next Coffee with a Cop will be in December. Community members can meet and visit with members of the Trenton Police Department and ask questions about the department, special programs, or law enforcement in general at the Hy-Vee Food Store in Trenton The event is scheduled for the morning of December […]
Trenton Police Department reports on nuisances filed in 2019
The Trenton Police Department reports 296 nuisance incidents have been filed so far in 2019. A Nuisance Summary shows the greatest number of incidents filed involve grass and weeds with 139. There have been 101 regarding trash and debris, 32 involving open storage of a disabled vehicle, and 24 regarding an unregistered vehicle. Twenty-nine of […]
Applications for “Christmas Wish Project” now open
The Trenton Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with KTTN Radio, has opened the application process for the Christmas Wish Project. The program is designed to help low-income families with children 12 years old and younger have Christmas gifts for the children. Each child can request a gift valued at $30 or less. To be eligible for […]
Audio: Moberly man arrested in child abuse case where he struck child with toolbox and cell phone
A baby girl in Moberly has life-threatening injuries in a case of possible child abuse. Police were originally notified of the case around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday after the child had to be flown by helicopter from Moberly Regional Medical Center to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The child was listed as critical and had “obvious […]
Twenty defendants charged with distributing heroin/fentanyl in Missouri
Twenty defendants have been charged in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl in the Springfield, Missouri, area. Many of the defendants were arrested in a coordinated law enforcement sweep that began Thursday, November 14 and continued into the weekend, after five criminal complaints were filed under seal on […]
Trenton businesses pass alcohol compliance check with zero failures
Trenton Police and the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force conducted alcohol retail outlet compliance checks in Trenton on Saturday, November 16. Chief Rex Ross announces the underage person, working on behalf of the task force, was not able to complete any purchases at dozen retail establishments and bars in Trenton. The Task Force provides the […]
One dead, one injured in 4-vehicle crash near Carrollton
A Hannibal man died and a Pittsfield, Illinois woman sustained moderate injuries as the result of a chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles near Carrollton on Friday afternoon. The body of 57-year-old Bradley Griggs was transported to Frontier Forensics. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Carroll County Chief Deputy Erik Dempsey about five minutes […]
Crash in Trenton injures two teenagers, closes Mable Street for repair of utility pole
The Trenton Police Department reports two Trenton teens sustained injuries, and a utility pole broke off at the ground, as a result of a car accident near East 15th and Mable streets on Thursday morning. The driver, 17-year-old Camryn Michele Willey, was reported to have an injury to her left wrist, and passenger 17-year-old Sabastian […]
Former Missouri police officer sentenced to 8-year prison term for bank robbery
A former Lee’s Summit, Missouri, police officer who led officers on a 100-miles-per-hour vehicle pursuit has been sentenced in federal court for armed bank robbery. Richard W. Hagerty, 36, of Independence, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Wednesday, Nov. 13, to eight years in federal prison without parole. On March 12, […]
Chillicothe Police Department begins investigation into sexual misconduct, enticement of a minor
The Chillicothe Police Department began an investigation Tuesday on sexual misconduct, statutory rape, sodomy, and enticement of a minor. Police Chief Jon Maples reports Chillicothe School staff contacted officers in reference to an allegation by a juvenile female in reference to the enticement of a minor while at home. Officers of the police department, Livingston […]
Trenton Police Department accepting donations for Shop with a Cop program
The Trenton Police Department is accepting donations for its Seventh Annual Shop with a Cop to be held next month. The program allows children an opportunity to have positive interaction with law enforcement and allows the police department to assist children in a time of need during the Christmas season. The program is possible because […]
Former Greenwood, Missouri police chief indicted for violating civil rights
The former police chief of Greenwood, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the civil rights of a person he assaulted while handcuffed and restrained. Greg Hallgrimson, 50, of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged in a one-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Hallgrimson was the police chief […]
Chillicothe School Resource Officer completes “A.L.I.C.E.” Training
Chillicothe School Resource Officer Eric Menconi completed a two-day instructors training program with the ALICE Training Institute last week. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. The Chillicothe Police Department explains “the program is dedicated to promoting strategies to improve the chances of survival during a violent critical incident, such as an active […]
Animal licenses for 2020 now available at Trenton City Hall
The Trenton Police Department advises that animal licenses for 2020 are available at Trenton City Hall. All animals in the City of Trenton are required to have an annual animal license purchased for them. Owners must have a certificate from a duly licensed veterinarian that animals have been inoculated for rabies and pay a $5 […]
Missing Kirksville woman found deceased
The Kirksville Police Department has canceled an endangered person advisory for a missing person incident on October 30th. The Highway Patrol reports 55-year-old Meredith Ann Water Lewis was “located deceased.” A representative from Adair County Dispatch says the incident is still an “active investigation,” and no more information has been released at this time on […]
Man who threatened to kill deputy enters plea of “Not Guilty”
A Richmond man charged with first-degree harassment for allegedly threatening to kill a Livingston County deputy in September waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Forty-year-old Joseph Anderson had his case continued to December 3rd. Sheriff Steve Cox previously reported Anderson fled […]
Authorities conduct search of THS and TMS for narcotics
The Trenton Police Department reports nothing of evidentiary value was located during a search for illegal narcotics at Trenton High School and Middle School on Tuesday. Trenton Police officers, as well as Livingston County Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and K-9 Zaki, conducted the search at the request of the Trenton R-9 School District. THS Principal Kasey […]
Trenton Police Department arrest four on alleged burglary and motor vehicle theft
The Trenton Police Department reports four people have been taken into custody on suspicion of theft and burglary following an investigation of suspicious activities on Monday. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 36-year-old Jonathan Leroy Davis of Trenton, 28-year-old Brandon Tyler May of Coffey, 25-year-old Connie Lyn McCollum of Laclede, and 42-year-old Christy Lynn Russell […]