__POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT__
City firefighters were dispatched to a reported dumpster fire at 12:36 a.m. Friday, June 19, at 400 N. 6th St. Upon their arrival, firefighters found an unattended bag of trash burning in the alley and used 20 gallons of water to put out the fire.
__BUTLER COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT__
County firefighters responded at 2:13 p.m. Thursday, June 18, to a call of a vehicle overturned on County Road 323. Upon their arrival, the driver had already made it out of the vehicle.
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County firefighters responded at 2:29 p.m. Thursday, June 18, to a grass fire at 4018 Highway FF. According to the report, a small area burned before firefighters put out the fire.
__POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT__
Mary Woodruff reported at 5:40 a.m. Friday, June 19, that her unlocked 2004 Ford Taurus had been entered while it was parked at her Spring Street residence and an owner’s manual and change stolen.
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Victoria Dawn Wilder, 27, of the 1800 block of Indiana was arrested at 7:26 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Walmart Supercenter on suspicion of stealing. She was booked and released pending a review of her case by the prosecutor.
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Police responded at 5 a.m. Friday, June 19, to a report of shots fired in the 600 block of Selma. Nothing was found.
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Dennis Wickham reported at 3:18 p.m. Thursday. June 18, that his 2013 Chevy Equinox was struck while parked at Lemonade House Grille and the other driver had left the scene.
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Craig Elliott Matthews, 33, of the 100 block of Highway AA was arrested at 4:39 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at 1890 N. Westwood Blvd. on a warrant for driving while revoked and two failure to appear warrants for peace disturbance and driving while revoked. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
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Officers responded at 2:50 a.m. Thursday, June 18, to a report of shots fired in the 170 block of Hampton Court. Nothing was found.
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James L. Lampston, 52, of the 1300 block of Highway AA was arrested at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at Palmer Slough on a warrant for possession of marijuana. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
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Vanessa Powell reported at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, June 18, that while her unlocked vehicle was parked at Planet Fitness between 9-9:30 a.m. on June 16, someone entered the vehicle and stole a backpack containing a MacBook Pro laptop and a Sig Sauer P365 pistol.
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Kacey Bess reported at 8:28 a.m. Thursday, June 18, that a second floor window had been broken out at First Missouri State Bank at 2910 Barron Road. The damage was believed to have occurred sometime between 6 p.m. June 17 and 7 a.m. June 18.
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Joel Justice of the 2200 block of Ruth reported at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, that after giving a ride to a couple, he discovered his computer missing from his car. Upon returning home, he found his house had been broken into and three Metro phones and an iPad stolen.
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Valerie Dotch reported at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, that a rental apartment at 604 Kinzer had been entered sometime between 6:30 p.m. June 16 and 6 p.m. June 17 and a bucket of paint had been splattered on the floors and windows.
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Daniel Carl Burks, 29, of the 800 block of Lester was arrested at 10:01 a.m. Thursday, June 18 at 317 Roxie drive on two failure to appear warrants for no trash service and resisting arrest. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
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Employees of Auto Zone at 335 N. Westwood Blvd. reported at 8:16 a.m. Thursday, June 16, that the company’s pickup truck had sustained a broken window from an apparent rock through at it.
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Kenneth Loness of the 100 block of Broadway reported at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, that two unauthorized charges were made in St. Louis to his Missouri Access Benefits Card totaling $525.01.
Butler County Sheriff
Gregory Lee Battson, 49, of Scurry, Texas, was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on a warrant for online solicitation of a minor.
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Daniel Carl Burks, 29, of the 800 block of Lestre Street was booked in the Bulter County jail Thursday, June 18, on failure to appear warrants on the original charges of prohibited trash practices and resisting arrest.
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Hunter Logan Ellsworth, 17, of Harviell was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft.
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Andrew Lee Hill, 19, of the 1000 block of Nooney Street was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on a failure to appear warrant on the original charge of first-degree tampering of a motor vehicle.
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James Benton Hillis, 31, of Broseley was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon as well as warrants for probation violation and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Kenneth Allin Lacey, 47, of the 100 block of Windy Ridge Circle was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on suspicion of failure to register as a sex offender.
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Justin Michael Miltenberger, 34 of Piedmont was booked in the Bulter County jail Thursday, June 18, on a capias parole warrant for the original charge of second-degree domestic assault.
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Alyssa Brooke Pennington, 28, of the 300 block of County Road 572 C was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on a failure to appear warrant on the original charge of stealing.
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Amber Nicole Sallee, 22, of the 1500 block of Grand Ave, was booked in the Butler County jail Thursday, June 18, on a failure to appear warrant on the original charge of no proof of auto insurance.