Robbery & Burglary Archives

Police ask public to help identify truck seen in ATM theft

December 14, 2019 8:45 PM Barry Mangold

An ATM carrying an undisclosed amount of money was stolen early Sunday morning.

Columbia liquor store robbed for second time in less than a month

December 10, 2019 2:15 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating the second armed robbery in a little more than a month at a southwest Columbia liquor store. Officers were called at about 5 p.m. Monday to Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road in the Cherry Hill area of Columbia. A man wearing a camouflage jacket with dark pants

Huntsville man charged in connection with Moberly armed robbery

December 10, 2019 11:13 AM Madison Fleck

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly went in to Bratcher’s Fuel in Moberly and pulled a gun on an employee. Shawn K. McCormick was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed

Moberly police arrest armed robbery suspect

December 9, 2019 7:24 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery on Monday. According to a news release, detectives arrested the person around 1:30 p.m. The armed robbery happened Saturday at Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street around 6 p.m. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a

Suspect arrested following Fulton home invasion

December 8, 2019 11:09 PM Abbey Lamb

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was arrested following a break-in at a home, according to the Fulton Police Department. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West 6th Street, according to a news release. Police say investigators found that Silas Billups of Fulton forced his way into the home,

Moberly police ask public to help identify armed robbery suspect

December 8, 2019 2:46 PM Barry Mangold

One suspect is at large after an armed robbery at a Moberly store. Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street was robbed around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a store employee. In a Facebook post, police shared photos of the male suspect,

Man accused of armed robbery at Marshall business

December 6, 2019 8:38 AM Madison Fleck

MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly entered a business and pointed a semi-automatic handgun at employees. The Marshall Police Department said Michael K. Bohdan, 30, entered Title Cash in the 1100 block of South Odell Avenue at about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. Employees at the business said Bohdan

Police release photos of suspect in smoke shop robbery

December 3, 2019 12:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released photos on Tuesday of the suspect accused of robbing a local smoke shop. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that a man entered We B Smokin, 2716 Paris Road, at about 1 p.m. Monday and damaged a countertop coin-operated machine with a “large hammer”

Columbia police seek help in smoke shop robbery

December 2, 2019 5:47 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are asking for help identifying the person who stole money after damaging a machine in a northeast Columbia smoke shop. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that a man entered We B Smokin, 2716 Paris Road, at about 1 p.m. Monday and damaged a countertop coin-operated machine with

Police investigating robbery at a Jefferson City grocery store

November 24, 2019 9:49 PM Connor Hirsch

The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a robbery at the Schnucks grocery store on Sunday. According to a press release from the department, police responded to a report of a robbery around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Police say a man walked into the store to the courtesy area, and moments later left with an

Jury hands down Jefferson City post-tornado looting conviction

November 19, 2019 3:45 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County jury on Tuesday convicted a Kansas City man accused of post-tornado looting. The jury found Adam S. Brandt, 40, guilty of unlawful gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon, drug possession and two counts of receiving stolen property, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a news

Remains found in Nebraska linked to Missouri killings

November 19, 2019 9:47 AM Associated Press

Human remains discovered in a Nebraska stock trailer appear to be from one of two Wisconsin brothers who were fatally shot by a Missouri farmer, authorities said Monday.

Man charged for MU fraternity burglary

November 15, 2019 10:47 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man with first-degree burglary and stealing $750 or more from a University of Missouri fraternity house in September. Robert Mull is accused of taking about $17,000 worth of items from the Sigma Chi house at 500 S. College Ave. on Sept. 20. Court documents say Mull entered

Columbia police investigate armed robbery at gas station

November 14, 2019 5:32 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department said it is investigating an armed robbery Thursday morning. Authorities responded to the BreakTime gas station on Forum Boulevard just before 3 a.m. Police described the suspect as a male wearing a black coat with a hood and wearing what appeared to be camouflage pants. Columbia police released this surveillance image

Columbia man pleads guilty in alleged deadly drug conspiracy

November 13, 2019 2:49 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a case tied to a home invasion killing in a posh subdivision and the theft of a U-Haul loaded with marijuana.

Robbers who claim to be FBI leave one man hospitalized

November 10, 2019 10:39 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia police are searching for four suspects after a home invasion and robbery Saturday in Columbia left one victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The Columbia Police Department said four suspects claiming to be with the FBI entered the home in the 1100 block of Eastland Circle around 10 p.m. and ordered the people inside

Man accused of September armed robbery arrested

November 8, 2019 11:15 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man suspected of a Sept. 18 armed robbery at a Columbia gas station. David Slaughter faces a charge of first-degree robbery in the case. He was booked into the Boone County jail Friday. Court documents say Slaughter handed a note to a worker at the Midwest Petroleum

Columbia police looking for armed robber

November 4, 2019 9:34 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm a man stole an undisclosed amount of money from a liquor store Monday night. Officers said it happened at 8:45 p.m. Monday at the Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road. Police say the armed man had a handgun. CPD said no one was taken into custody. No injuries

Grand jury indicts four men in Best Buy burglary

October 31, 2019 10:41 PM Alec Pettus

Micah Lazaro, Keeland Johnson, Jeremy Phillips, and Michael Coleman all charged in Best Buy burglary A Cole County Grand Jury indicted four men for allegedly taking more than $60,000 worth of merchandise from a Best Buy. It happened in August at the Jefferson City store. The suspects in the case are Michael Coleman, Jeremy Phillips,

Columbia police request help in armed robbery investigation

October 31, 2019 12:30 PM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released new photos of the man accused in an armed robbery of a Break Time location early Wednesday morning. The police department said on Twitter Thursday afternoon it needs help from the community to identify the man. @ColumbiaPD Update: Columbia Police seeks public's assistance in identifying suspect in