Joseph E. Gaines, 35, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday in Butler County on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), no insurance and no seat belt. He was booked at the Butler County jail on a 24-hour hold.
Jesse O. Harvey, 43, of the 500 block of Oak Street was arrested at 12:39 p.m. Monday, April 19, at his residence on a failure to appear warrant for shoplifting. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
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James J. Taylor, 33, of the 400 block of North B Street and the 100 block of West Harper Street, was arrested at 1:48 p.m. Monday, April 19, in the 1400 block of Black River Industrial Park on a failure to appear warrant for possession of marijuana and a failure to appear warrant for driving while suspended or revoked. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
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Luke A.B. Jenkins, 31, of Lexington, Tennessee, was arrested at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Behavior Health Unit on a warrant from Henderson County, Tennessee, for failing to register as a sex offender. He was booked at the Butler County jail.
Matthew Calhoun, 27, of Qulin was arrested at 8:31 p.m. Saturday, April 10, on New Hampshire Street in Qulin on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.
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John Henson of Myrtle, Missouri, reported at 12 p.m. Saturday, April 10, that his cellphone was stolen while he was walking his dog.
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Shanna Moore of the 3400 block of County Road 462 reported at 12:14 p.m. Saturday, April 17, that her .357 Taurus revolver had been lost or stolen.
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Phillip Chatman of Lisa Avenue reported at 2:33 p.m. Thursday, April 15, that the license plates for his 1993 Chevy Silverado had been stolen.
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June Robinson, 76, of Broseley reported at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, that she believed that her identity had been stolen because her stimulus check had been sent to a bank account that was not hers.
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Billy Burgin, 37, no address given, was arrested at 7:25 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the 4000 block of County Road 534 on suspicion of domestic peace disturbance.
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Joseph J, Ballance, 50, of Harviell was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, April 20, to serve seven days shock time.
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Miranda J. Gregory, 38, of Qulin was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, April 20, on suspicion of speeding and on a failure to appear warrant for driving while revoked or suspended.
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Kenneth R. Law, 65, of the 300 block of Euclid Street was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, April 20, on suspicion of enticing or attempting to entice a child under the age of 15.
County firefighters responded at 2:16 a.m. Thursday, April 15, to an alarm at a residence owned by Terry Wisley at 2334 Highway NN. It was a false alarm.
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County firefighters rendered assistance loading a patient into an ambulance at 12:47 p.m. Thursday, April 15, at an accident at the intersection of Highway 142 and Cravens Road.
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County firefighters assisted in extricating a passenger at 8:35 a.m. Monday, April 19, at an accident at the intersection of Highway B and Highway AA.
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County firefighters responded at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, to a grass fire at property owned by Judy Richardson at 1 Breezy Hill Road. The fire burned about one-half acre.
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County firefighters responded at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, to a fire at a trailer owned by Robert Miller Sr. at 94 Luellan Lane. The trailer was a total loss.