Tony Hall
FeaturesNovember 12, 2001
Officers allowed to pursue crime more forcefullySIKESTON, Mo. -- Sgt. Andy Cooper took off at 70 mph down Malone Avenue more than once on a weekday night last summer. Whether it was a report of an assault with a shotgun or an accident with injuries, Cooper was in a hurry. "Tonight isn't nothing," he said, cruisi...NewsNovember 12, 2001
Under Juden's watchSIKESTON, Mo. -- Drew Juden grew up in Cape Girardeau watching cops park in his parents' driveway at Independence and Lorimier to catch speeders. Eventually, an officer caught him. Juden was racing with other boys in wagons along Independence when his wagon flipped...NewsOctober 25, 2001
Biggs found guilty in Scott City killingWAYNESVILLE, Mo. -- A Scott City, Mo., man was found guilty in the beating death of his cousin's lover by a jury Wednesday. Gary Wayne Biggs, 36, was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of 57-year-old Willie Mae Vasquez, who...NewsAugust 5, 2001
IDENTITY THEFT PROVES TOUGH CRIME TO CRACKLast fall someone using the name Don Schniepp opened two cellular-phone accounts and proceeded to make nearly $1,000 in calls. It wasn't the real Don Schniepp. The real Schniepp, who lives in Cape Girardeau and doesn't own a cellular phone, didn't find out about ho...NewsJuly 29, 2001
KENTUCKY WOMAN KILLED WHEN CAR ROLLS DOWN LEVEEBIRDS POINT, Mo. -- A 54-year old Kentucky woman died Saturday when her car ran off a curve and rolled down a levee, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Ann Trelegan of London, Ky., was riding east on Highway 60/62 about one mile south of the Missouri state...NewsJuly 29, 2001
AFTER 16 YEARS, TROOPER'S WIDOW FINALLY RECEIVED A LITTLE CLOSUREAlmost three weeks after watching the execution of the man who shot her husband, Sarah Froemsdorf said her ordeal is not over. "If you ask if I have closure, I'd say yes and no," said Froemsdorf, whose husband, Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper James Froemsdorf...NewsJuly 29, 2001
TROOPERS' FAMILIES GET CARING ASSISTANCEThe day after Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Randy Sullivan died in a flaming crash chasing a speeder, a steady stream of friends and relatives called on Brenda Sullivan and her three sons who were suddenly without a father. But among the visitors to their F...NewsJuly 27, 2001
CAPE MEN RECEIVE SENTENCESThree Cape Girardeau men were sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for unrelated crimes involving guns and drugs, an assistant U.S. attorney said. The stiffest sentence was given to 27-year-old William Anthony Jackson, who received more than 10 years in prison f...NewsJuly 27, 2001
SCOTT CITY COUNCIL INCREASES POLICE PAYSCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Pay at the Scott City Police Department has never been better, but a few officers are concerned that it still might not be enough. The Scott City Council voted last week to raise starting police salaries to $8.75 an hour, an increase from the $7....NewsJuly 26, 2001
MINISTER'S CONVICTION OVERTURNED ON REPEALThe conviction of a former Dunklin County minister for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in 1992 was a legal mistake, a panel of judges ruled this week. James Niederstadt of Malden, Mo., will not serve a 25-year prison sentence following the decision by the Misso...Advertisement
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