May 5, 2021

City firefighters responded at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, to a report of a vehicle fire on Sanders Street. According to the report, when crews arrived, they found a motor vehicle accident with a vehicle with steam coming from under the hood. Crews disconnected the battery and waited for the vehicle to cool down before clearing scene...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT

City firefighters responded at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, to a report of a vehicle fire on Sanders Street. According to the report, when crews arrived, they found a motor vehicle accident with a vehicle with steam coming from under the hood. Crews disconnected the battery and waited for the vehicle to cool down before clearing scene.

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City firefighters responded at 12:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, to a report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 53 and Shelby Road. According to the report, firefighters discovered an accident with no injuries. Crews cleaned the roadway and cleared the scene.

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT

Ronald Joseph Wilson, 26, of Naylor was arrested and released on his own recognizance at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center on a warrant for stealing.

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Christopher G. Depew, 41, of Malden was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Academy Sports+Outdoors on an outstanding warrant from Malden for expired registration. Officers were called to the business concerning a customer who had been concealing items on his person. Police made contact with Depew in the bathroom, where several knives from the business were discovered on him. Depew was booked at the Butler County jail.

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Johnathan Michael Shepard, 24, address unavailable, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, on a failure to appear warrant out of Butler County. Officers were dispatched to an accident on 11th Street, where contact was made with Shepard. He was booked at the Butler County jail.

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Samantha Jo Freeze, 33, of Ellington was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, May 4, on a failure to appear warrant for stealing.

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Chance Alexander Hubbard, 29, of Fairdealing, was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, May 4, on two failure appear warrants for stealing and possession of a controlled substance.

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Ketrick Dewane Jones, 30, of Hernando, Mississippi, was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, May 4, on a failure to appear warrant for third-degree assault.

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