Region briefs 3/20/07

Mailbox damage victims have number to call

BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff's Department deputies discovered about 30 damaged mailboxes in the Fox Meadows subdivision and on county highways 538, 5332, 528, 529 and 518 and routes H and O. Five suspects were apprehended who reportedly confessed to doing the damage March 4 and March 9, according to a statement released by the Scott County Sheriff's Department Monday. Anyone who has experienced property damage or wants to sign a complaint is asked to contact the office at (573) 545-3525.

Man riding on bumper injured in fall off car

A Cape Girardeau man was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center by Air Evac Monday morning with serious injuries after a single-car accident on Route O, five miles north of Miner in Scott County, police said. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said that at about 3:50 a.m. Scott H. Kaverman, 21, was riding on the rear bumper of a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Robert M. Foeste, 22, of Cape Girardeau. Foeste was unaware Kaverman was riding the bumper, the report said. When Foeste turned eastbound from a private road onto Route O, Kaverman fell from the bumper and onto the roadway, the report said.

-- From staff reports