__Poplar Bluff Police__
An employee at Empire Comfort Systems at 2450 S. 11th St. reported at 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, scrap metal was stolen from bins on their property.
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Elizabeth Hart, 46, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 9:12 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at the probation/parole community supervision center at 1441 Black River Industrial Park Road. Hart was booked in on a St. Francois County warrant for failure to appear on charges of forgery with a $2,000 bond and she was lodged in the Butler County jail.
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An employee at Menard’s reported at 10:24 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, two white males stole tools from the store between April 3 and April 10. The thefts were captured on surveillance video.
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Richard Simmers, 45, of Poplar Bluff was booked at 10:41 a.m. Thursday, May 11, on a Poplar Bluff Municipal warrant for failure to appear on a traffic offense, and he was released on bond.
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An employee at Poplar Bluff Middle School reported at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, May 11, a THC vaping device was seized from a juvenile student on May 10. The device was placed into evidence, and the matter was referred to the Juvenile Office.
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An adult male reported at 11:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, an adult female abused him and stole from him.
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Officers with the Poplar Bluff Police Department assisted in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle at 11:07 a.m. Thursday, May 11, as it entered Poplar Bluff city limits on South Westwood Boulevard. The vehicle left city limits on East Pine Street.
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Taylor Boles reported at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, May 11, his wife refused to give him custody of their child in violation of a protection order.
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Ricky Tropf, 42, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 2:22 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at his residence in the 800 block of Kinzer Street. Tropf was booked in on a charge of stealing and he was released pending review by the Butler County prosecutor.
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Victoria Roberts reported at 2:43 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, her juvenile son received threatening texts from another juvenile. The juvenile suspect’s guardian was contacted and the matter was referred to the Juvenile Office.
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Jamie Carter, 46, of Poplar Bluff was booked at the police department at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 11, on Poplar Bluff Municipal warrants for failure to appear on two counts of stealing and a traffic offense. She was released on bond.
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An employee at Beehive Liquor at 208 S. Westwood Blvd. reported at 3:31 p.m. Thursday, May 11, one of their outside A/C units was stolen.
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Jolene Ellis reported at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, her juvenile daughter had been harassed by another juvenile. This information was forwarded to the school district and the juvenile office.
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Bill Pettypool reported at 4:36 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, a motorcycle had been stolen from his residence in the 900 block of North Street.
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Levi Faughn, 22, of Piedmont was booked at the police department at 6:36 p.m. Thursday, May 11, on a Poplar Bluff Municipal warrant for failure to appear on possession of marijuana. Faughn was unable to post bond and he was released on his own recognizance.
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Officers pursued a white passenger vehicle at 12:14 a.m. Thursday, May 12, after the driver refused to pull over for a traffic violation on Highway 53. The pursuit was terminated when the suspect vehicle crossed into Arkansas on County Road 278.
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An adult female reported at 2:51 a.m. Thursday, May 12, her boyfriend assaulted her and threatened her with a handgun during an argument at her residence on South Ninth Street. The suspect left before the police department was called.