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Cape Girardeau police investigating business burglary
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Police are investigating a reported business burglary on Saturday, July 20. According to Patrolman Bobby Newton with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, officers responded to the 300 block of South Spanish Street around 6:20 p.m. for a reported burglary. The reporting party told them a...
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes on tollway, Illinois State Police say
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was involved in a rollover accident on the Tri-State Tollway near west suburban Oak Brook late Monday morning, Illinois State Police said. The famed hot dog-shaped vehicle was traveling north near Roosevelt Road about 11:10 a.m. when it hit a Hyundai sedan that was also traveling north, state police said. The wienermobile lost control and overcorrected after ...
Four arrested for copper theft
Four people have been arrested in Scott City for copper theft. Officers from the Scott City Police Department arrested Randall Hanstein, Tommy Kraft, Erin Glueck, and Ricky Hunter, all of Scott City, for stealing approximately three thousand feet of copper from Union Pacific Railroad property over several days, totaling $13 thousand. Investigators discovered the copper was sold at different recycling locations throughout Southeast Missouri. Hanstein and Hunter were each charged with stealing and damage to a critical infrastructure facility while Kraft and Glueck were charged with stealing. Hanstein is being held without bond while the others are being held with $40-$75 thousand bond each.
City of Cape Girardeau Holds First Gun Violence Task Force Meeting
For months, there have been growing concerns in Cape Girardeau about the prevalence of gun violence and gun-related crimes. On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, a community-wide gun violence task force met for the first time to address this issue and look for solutions. Pastor Scott Johnson of Soulful Harvest Ministries...
S.A.L.T. honors Cape Police Chief Wes Blair with farewell presentation
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - As longtime police chief Wes Blair marks his final full week with the Cape Girardeau Department, a local group wishes him well. “Still mad at him, but I’m so proud of him,” said longtime S.A.L.T., or Seniors and Lawmen Together, member Doug Austin.
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