March 22, 2023

Poplar Bluff police Alfred Rivers Jr., 42, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, at his residence in the 9000 block of Ivadene. Rivers was booked in on a Butler County warrant for a probation violation with a $20,000 cash-only bond and he was lodged in the Butler County jail...

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Alfred Rivers Jr., 42, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, at his residence in the 9000 block of Ivadene. Rivers was booked in on a Butler County warrant for a probation violation with a $20,000 cash-only bond and he was lodged in the Butler County jail.

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An employee at O’Neal Elementary School reported at 8:57 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, a juvenile student assaulted a teacher. The child was released to their parents and this matter was referred to the juvenile office, according to the report.

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Michael Arnold, 55, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 11:14 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, at a residence in the 700 block of Foley Street. Arnold was booked in on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and he was lodged in the Butler County jail.

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Dinel Hoja reported at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, someone broke into the residence at 2400 Kanell Boulevard. At the time of the report, it was unclear whether anything was missing.

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Jordan Giorgio reported at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, his car was struck while it was parked in the 800 block of West Maud Street.

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Clinton Wallis reported at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, his cell phone missing. The phone was located using a cell phone tracking app and it was found on the ground under the Fifth Street overpass.

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Cody Potts reported at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the license plates were stolen from his car while it was parked at Mike’s Resale at 1015 E. Pine St.

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Officers responded at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, to a residence in the 2200 block of Mangold Street for a confrontation between a delivery person and a resident.

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Shellie Bowen reported at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, someone broke the window of her apartment in the 100 block of North Riverview.

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Dustin Browning, 37, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at his residence in the 400 block of North Fifth Street. Browning was booked in on Butler County warrants for probation violations with a $5,000 bond, a traffic offense with a $10,000 bond and failure to appear on a dangerous drugs charge with a $5,000 cash-only bond and he was lodged in the Butler County jail.

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Ladonna Dewerff, 71, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, during a traffic stop on South Fifth Street. Dewerff was booked in on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant for failure to appear on a code violation with a $250 bond. Dewerff was unable to post bond and she was released on her own recognizance.

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John Shipp, 41, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, at his residence in the 400 block of North B Street. Shipp was booked in on a charge of third degree domestic assault and he was lodged in the Butler County jail.

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