Galena
CRIME & SAFETY
Galena Man Runs from and Fights Police
A Galena man is arrested after fleeing from and fighting with police. This weekend, the Galena Police Department was notified of a physical altercation around 11th and Keller Street. As officers arrived one of the individuals took off on foot. During their pursuit, the man attempted to enter three residences and then ended up taking a bicycle from a woman as she rode past him. He eventually ditched the bike and ran into a wooded area, crossing a fence line into a thick brush. After officers caught up to the man, he continued to resist. As officers placed hand restraints on him, he spit, attempted to smear blood and other body fluids on the arresting officers and made threats to all responding personnel.
Ottawa County shooting victim intoxicated during fatal altercation
MIAMI, Okla. — An autopsy report shows an Ottawa County man fatally shot during an argument tested positive for drugs and alcohol. Matthew Vincent Locastro, 27, of Miami, died on Jan. 5 from a gunshot wound to his head. The manner of death is listed as a homicide, according to the nine-page autopsy report released […]
Missouri Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Kidnapping, Murder of Osage Nation Woman
The last of nine defendants in the kidnapping and murder of an Osage Nation woman learns his fate. 30-year-old Tre Robert Allen Ackerson of Webb City, Missouri, was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison on Friday for his part in the kidnapping and murder of 35-year-old Jolene Walker Campbell in July 2020. The victim’s body was found in a remote field in Mayes County. The investigation showed that Jolene was robbed and kidnapped in Missouri and driven into the State of Oklahoma, where she was murdered by Ackerson.
Carl Junction PD begins to fill out force with new recruits
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Keeping the peace in Carl Junction is getting a little easier thanks to some recent additions to the police force. Three new officers have been hired, helping to fill vacancies that had plagued the PD for several months. They’re authorized to have 12 on the force but had been stalled with just seven for quite a while.
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