CRIME & SAFETY
Three hurt in Cooper County crash
Three people were hurt after a car crash Sunday in Cooper County. Eric Northern, 40, of Boonville, was driving a 2006 BMW 325I north on Missouri 135, just south of Interstate 70 Sunday at 8:31 pm. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report states that Northern tried to pass...
Columbia man accused of firing shots at man teaching son to drive in road rage incident
A Columbia man was charged, accused of firing a gun during a road rage incident. Prosecutors charged Nathan A. Griffin, 33, of Columbia, with Assault, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and two counts of Armed Criminal Action. Court documents state a man was teaching his 15-year-old son how to drive...
Judge to former MU employee Brandon Guffey: 'I'm adjudicating you a thief'
A former financial officer in the University of Missouri College of Engineering on Monday pleaded guilty to several counts relating to theft from the university and fraudulent use of a university-issued credit card by himself. Under a plea agreement, Brandon Guffey pleaded guilty to two counts of felony stealing of MU property, appliances and electronic with a value of more than $25,000 for each count. He pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor counts of fraudulent use of...
Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to The post Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Lincoln University's Law Enforcement Academy celebrates its 10th class of graduates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lincoln University of Missouri held its Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA) commencement ceremony Friday evening in Martin Luther King Hall on campus. The academy graduated eight students from their 2024-10 class that spanned 18 weeks and included multiple training scenarios and testing. Lincoln university is...
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