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AG Koster warns Missouri consumers to be aware of IRS scam calls
–consumers continue to report calls, even after tax deadline– Jefferson City, Mo. – The Attorney General’s Office continues to receive complaints involving individuals impersonating employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), even after the tax deadline passed, and today Attorney General Koster is urging Missourians not to fall for the scam. According to complaints filed…
Read MoreLaBelle Alderman and Former Knox County Ag Teacher Passes Away
Roger Scott, LaBelle resident and Alderman for the LaBelle City Council, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 63 years of age. On Wednesday morning, April 20, 2016, city employees, Wayne Rudd and Keith Strange posted flags along LaBelle city streets in memory of Scott’s service to the City of LaBelle. Born on his…
Read MoreEwing Woman Arrested On Illinois Warrant
In a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an outstanding warrant that was issued in Adams County, Illinois, for possession of a controlled substance resulted in the arrest of a twenty-nine year old Ewing, Missouri woman. Destiny W. Bevans was taken into custody and jailed in Lewis County, Missouri under bondable conditions on Sunday,…
Read MoreLaBelle Man Arrested For Receiving Stolen Property
On April 7, 2016, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested Carlos J. Zabala, age 39, of La Belle, Missouri for receiving stolen property, a class C felony. The Sheriff’s Office was called to a report of a vehicle in a wooded area South of La Belle near Birch Street. Upon further investigation, it was determined…
Read MoreMSHP Arrests Made In Area Involving DWI, Drugs & Driving
In a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 9:10 p.m. in Marion County, MSHP Troop B arrested a 52 year old male, Scot S. Hall of LaGrange, Missouri for Driving While Intoxicated. Hall was taken to Marion County Jail and was released. On Sunday, April 10, 2016,…
Read MoreLCSO Arrest Ewing Couple
According to a report released on April 5, 2016 by the LCSO, on April 1, 2016 an alert Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputy, while serving civil process at a residence near Ewing, Missouri, arrested the two occupants for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Timothy Giroux, age 41 and Denise Giroux, age 40, of 23616 State…
Read MoreAlexandria Man Arrested On Multiple Charges
According to an arrest report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a thirty-six year-old male was arrested in Lewis County on multiple charges on Thursday, March 31, 2016. At 4:45 p.m., Robert W. Missen was arrested on the following charges, 1) Felony Marion Co. warrant for probation violation, 2) Marion Co. traffic warrants, 3) Possession…
Read MoreMaywood Man Arrested For Weapon Charges
According to a report from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, March 27, 2016, members of the sheriff’s office and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a domestic disturbance on Jones Street in Maywood, Missouri. After further investigation, a fifty-six year-old male, Ernest R. Branham, was taken into custody for domestic assault. The female…
Read MoreDWI Arrests Made In Lewis County
On Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 12:03 a.m., the Missouri state Highway Patrol arrested a sixty year-old female, Pamela L. Fox of Canton, Missouri, for DWI. Fox was taken to the Lewis County Jail and held under bondable conditions. At 1:03 p.m. on March 26, 2016, thirty year-old David A. Potter of Kirksville, Missouri was…
Read MoreThree Arrested In Traffic Stop On Meth Charges
According to a report from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, on March 21, 2016, three individuals were arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), a class C felony, following a traffic stop in Lewis County. Joanna L Burton, age 31, of Quincy, Illinois Roxann J Hasting, age 35, of Liberty, Illinois Tony…
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