CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, California Police Department responded to a convenience store about a suspicious substance found in the store. According to police, the substance was field tested and determined to be meth. Officials say that shortly after the officer cleared the scene, the officer was told that a man was in the convenience
Continue Reading
LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, Camden County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in Linn Creek reference a large party. When deputies arrived, they found multiple minors intoxicated and utilizing controlled substances. As a result, the adult hosting the party was arrested. Danielle M Rountree, 35, of Linn Creek, was charged with Felony Endangering
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday morning, a Boone County Sheriff’s Department deputy attempted a traffic stop on Elleta Boulevard near Rangeline Street and a chase ensued. According to officials, the chase ended when the vehicle traveled off Interstate 70 and crashed into a fence at Columbia Pool and Spa, located at 1200 Business Loop 70
Continue Reading
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Camden County deputies attempted a traffic stop but the vehicle drove off leading to a chase. According to officials, deputies were eventually able to get the vehicle stopped and placed both the driver and passenger under arrest for active warrants. Camden County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Codie Dudley and Melissa
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bevy of new defendants have pleaded guilty for taking part in a years-long marijuana-selling operation with ties to a Columbia killing. Five more people admitted on Tuesday to helping sell thousands of pounds of marijuana across the country, including mid-Missouri. That includes Craig D. Smith, Jr., the Oregon man federal
Continue Reading
Mark Conn, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and selling drugs in connection with the Sept. 4 death on Spencer Avenue in Columbia.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with drug trafficking and drug possession after an October 13 arrest. A Boone County probable cause statement reveals Kennis Shepperd-Dickson was arrested at Boone County Jail. According to court documents, Columbia Police served a search warrant at a hotel on the 1600 block of North Providence. According
Continue Reading
CLARKSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Wednesday Morning, Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity at the Clarksburg Baptist Church. Officials say deputies found the vehicle near the junction of Hwy H and Hwy 50. Deputies then attempted to stop the vehicle which then fled onto Hwy 50 heading west. The vehicle then
Continue Reading
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ashland Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies and participating in the fall’s prescription drug take-back program. The event is on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Ashland Police Department located at 601 E. Broadway. APD will accept expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications during
Continue Reading
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, Ashland Police arrested a man after a traffic stop led to a drug seizure. Officials say the driver admitted to having drug paraphernalia and injecting himself with meth earlier that day. During a search of the vehicle, the officers discovered syringes containing a liquid that field-tested positive for meth. Officers
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly trying to mail drugs into the Boone County Jail earlier this month. According to the probable cause statement, Boone County Jail staff intercepted two strips of Suboxone in the mail for someone in custody. Suboxone is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.
Continue Reading
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop in Cooper County leads to a seizure of 152 pounds of marijuana. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver was pulled over for a lane violation. After a consent to search was denied, a K-9 was brought in and the K-9 had a positive alert according
Continue Reading
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in a small eastern Missouri town is warning that illegal drugs found on the street look like candy or children’s vitamins. KTVI-TV reports that officers in Potosi recently seized the drugs during a traffic stop. Potosi Police Chief Michael Gum posted photos of the drugs on the department’s
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A search warrant executed by the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and MUSTANG Drug Task Force leads to a multiple arrests, marijuana seizure and multiple firearm violations. According to the release, law enforcement search a residence on the 2400 block of Livingston street in Jefferson City. Court documents reveal Scott Howell and
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, Cole County Sheriff Deputies and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force arrested an employee of the Jefferson City Correctional Center after a drug investigation. According to the release, the 39-year-old female employee of the Department of Corrections was found to be in possession of 39 grams of meth, packaged in
Continue Reading
Deputies say the employee had methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana, also called K2, wrapped in plastic for distribution.
Continue Reading
A Columbia man was charged in Miller County Thursday linked to a death investigation from August.
Continue Reading
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop due to speeding leads to a an arrest in Moniteau County for drug charges. According to the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 50 just east of Wieneke Branch Road. Deputies made contact with the driver and observed marijuana inside the
Continue Reading
The sheriff’s department first warned the public about possible counterfeit bills on Tuesday.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested the passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop for multiple charges including trafficking drugs, and unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Ethan Leavell was the front passenger in a vehicle that failed to signal a right turn causing the traffic stop. Officials say Leavell consented
Continue Reading