__POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT__
An employee at Family Counseling Center at 686 Lester St. reported at 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, someone spray-painted a message on their sign.
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The National Instant Background Check System reported at 10:23 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, a firearm transfer was denied at Bomgaars at 2235 North Westwood Blvd. after it was determined the purchaser had a pending felony charge.
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Greg West reported at 2:28 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, someone broke into a property in the 300 block of North D St.
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Taylor Blasingain reported at 3:20 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, an employee’s spouse sent her a text message in which they threatened to kill her.
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Officers responded at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, to a residence in the 100 block of South Eighth Street for an adult male suffering a mental health crisis. The victim was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for evaluation.
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Travis Brown, 34, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 7:27 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, his residence in the 1000 block of North Grand Street. Brown was booked in on a charge of property damage and he was lodged in the Butler County jail.
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Damarcus Leech, 27, of Dexter was arrested at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, during a traffic stop on West Vine Street. Leech was booked in on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant for failure to appear on resisting arrest and he was released on bond.
__MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL__
Kevin G. Little, 49, of Greenville was arrested at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, alcohol. He was arrested in Warren County and booked in the Wayne County jail.