July 13, 2021

City firefighters responded to 2781 N. Westwood Blvd. to a call concerning a bomb threat at 5:39 a.m. Tuesday, July 13. Firefighters stood by until given the all clear by city police. _ City firefighters responded to an alarm about a smoke odor at 5:01 p.m. Monday, July 12, at 445 N. Second St. They detected the odor of hydraulic fluid in an elevator and learned the elevators had been serviced recently...

POPLAR BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT

City firefighters responded to 2781 N. Westwood Blvd. to a call concerning a bomb threat at 5:39 a.m. Tuesday, July 13. Firefighters stood by until given the all clear by city police.

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City firefighters responded to an alarm about a smoke odor at 5:01 p.m. Monday, July 12, at 445 N. Second St. They detected the odor of hydraulic fluid in an elevator and learned the elevators had been serviced recently.

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City firefighters responded to an alarm at 202 Timmons at 3:05 p.m. Monday, July 12. Upon arrival they found the fire alarm system was malfunctioning.

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City firefighters responded to a call about a two-vehicle collision at 2:35 p.m. Monday, July 12, at 2783 N. Westwood Blvd. Firefighters assisted EMS personnel with loading a patient for transport.

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City firefighters responded to a call at 1:29 p.m. Monday, July 12, at 1529 N. Main St. Once EMS arrived, they helped load the patient for transport.

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City firefighters responded to a call about a vehicle collision at 1:14 p.m. Monday, July 12, at 2582 N. Westwood Blvd. Firefighters washed down the roadway once the two vehicles were removed from the scene.

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City firefighters responded to a call of a motor vehicle accident at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 12. Firefighters provided first aid to the victim until EMS arrived.

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City firefighters responded to an alarm at the Poplar Bluff Regional Center, 2511 Sunset Terrace, at 11:51 a.m. Monday, July 12. Upon arrival, they were informed by maintenance personnel the alarm was triggered by smoke from cooking.

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City firefighters responded at 6:32 a.m. Monday, July 12, to a call about an unauthorized burn at 1903 Wilson St. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a trash fire behind the house. They advised the owner, Brittany Cooper, about the city’s burn ordinance and she extinguished the fire with a bucket of water.

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City firefighters were dispatched at 11:12 p.m. Sunday, July 11, to a possible motor vehicle collision at the intersection of North 13th Street and Forest View. Before they arrived, they were advised to cancel by dispatchers.

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City firefighters responded to a call of a vehicle crash at 5:37 p.m. Sunday, July 11, on Highway W. Firefighters assisted EMS personnel with patient care and they assisted with the landing of an Air Evac helicopter. Once the vehicle was removed, they cleaned debris from the area.

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City firefighters responded to a call of smoke in the area of 966 Lester St. at 5:09 p.m. Sunday, July 11. Upon arrival, they found nothing.

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City firefighters resounded to an alarm at 4:51 p.m. Friday, July 9, at Colton’s Steakhouse, 2114 N. Westwood Blvd. A storm had passed through the area and set off the alarm.

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City firefighters responded to a call of a motor vehicle accident near Autozone on North Westwood Boulevard at 12:33 p.m. Friday, July 9. They were told to disregard before arriving.

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT

Gregory L. Robertson, 58, of the 300 block of Highway W was arrested at 9:35 a.m. Monday, July 12, in the 1400 block of Industrial Park Road on a probation violation warrant. He was booked at the Butler County jail.

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Bruce A. Lacy, 32, of the 400 block of North Main Street was arrested at 8:15 a.m. Monday, July 12, at 422 Lester St. on a Ripley County warrant for non-support. He was booked at the Butler County jail.

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Terina F. Manning, 46, of the 200 block of Highway NN was booked Monday, July 12, at the Butler County jail on failure to appear warrants for endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree trespass, and a warrant for first-degree trespass.

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Tynell A. David, 34, of the 1200 block of Harper Street was booked Saturday, July 10, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for assault.

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Lavonta L. Earls, 42, of the 300 block of Harper Street was booked Sunday, July 11, at the Butler County jail on a parole violation warrant.

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Tiffany A. Hawkins, 27, of Qulin was booked Saturday, July 10, at the Butler County jail on a petition to revoke.

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Bryan L. Leonard, 33, of the 800 block of Maud Street was booked Saturday, July 10, at the Butler County jail on failure to appear warrants for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility and possession of a controlled substance, and on suspicion of operating a vehicle without a license.

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Steven J. Mitchell, 40, of Campbell was booked Saturday, July 10, at the Butler County jail on suspicion of operating a vehicle without a valid license, operating a vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility and possession of marijuana. He later was released.

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Bradley D. O’Kelley, 33, of the 1200 block of Mary Street was booked Saturday, July 10, at the butler County jail on a failure to appear warrant for second-degree burglary.

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Aaron N. Willhite, 39, of Joplin, Missouri, was booked Saturday, July 10, at the Butler County jail on a warrant for animal abuse.

BUTLER COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

County firefighters responded to a call for assistance with a motor vehicle accident at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 10, in the 100 block of County Road 448.

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County firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at 8:34 p.m. Sunday, July 12, on Sturgeon Lane.

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County firefighters responded at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, to a shop fire at 104 B Street in Neelyville.

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

One person suffered moderate injuries in a single-car crash at 1:40 p.m. Monday, July 12, on Dunklin County Road 102, five miles west of Malden. According to the report, Kelly L. Culver, 44, of Bolivar, Tennessee, was driving a 2015 Ford Escape westbound when it ran off the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. Culver was taken by helicopter to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

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Carl F. Elder, 50, of Doniphan was arrested at 2:06 p.m. Monday, July 12, in Ripley County on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, driving while revoked and no insurance. He was booked at the Ripley County Jail on a 24-hour hold.

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Alan M. Wilkins, 30, of Ellington was arrested at 3:25 p.m. Monday, July 12, in Reynolds County on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and a warrant for a parole violation. He was booked at the Reynolds County Jail.

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