MAN SUBDUED BY HOMEOWNER DURING BURGLARY ATTEMPTA local homeowner reportedly tackled and subdued a suspect during a recent burglary attempt.
Lieutenant Darron Moore with the Poplar Bluff Police Department tells us more about the situation.
DARRON MOORE:
On Tuesday night at around 9:45 p.m. officers responded to the 2000 block of Thomas Street in reference to a burglary in progress. It was reported the suspect was being restrained by the homeowner. Upon arrival officers observed a male suspect being restrained by another. During the investigation it was learned the suspect, later identified as 25 year old Aaron McCoy of St. Louis, had jumped through the window of the residence. McCoy had injuries which supported the claim by the homeowner. The homeowner stated he had just went to bed when he heard someone trying to get into the residence. He went to investigate and observed the suspect at the back door trying to open the door. As he went to retrieve a weapon the suspect crashed the window. He tackled McCoy and held him down until police arrived. While EMS was treating McCoy for injuries he received when he jumped through the window he attempted to kick personnel on the scene. He was treated at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center and released for confinement. McCoy was transported to and lodged in the Butler County Justice Center on a charge of Burglary 1st.
MAN ARRESTED IN WAYNE COUNTY ON CHILD MOLESTATION WARRANT Authorities have arrested a Patterson man in Wayne County on a felony warrant.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 75 year old Walter Martin was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a felony Wayne County warrant for child molestation.
Following the arrest, officials say Martin was held in Wayne County.
PROBATION SEARCH LEADS TO ARREST OF TWO IN CORNING A probation search conducted earlier this week at a residence in Corning has resulted in the arrest of two people.
Corning Police Chief Jimmy Leach says that the search was conducted Wednesday by the Corning Police Department and the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections.
Amanda Forrester and Adam Fox, both of Corning, were taken into custody on meth and marijuana charges.
They were both transported to the Clay County Detention Center awaiting a Probable Cause Hearing.
POPLAR BLUFF SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT INCIDENTS OF STUDENTS BRINGING WEAPONS TO SCHOOLS School officials say that there have been recent incidents in Poplar Bluff were students have brought weapons to school.
We spoke with Poplar Bluff R-1 Superintendent Scott Dill about the incidents.
SCOTT DILL:
We have had a couple of weapon related incidents in the last month or two here at Poplar Bluff School District and those have been one at the Middle School level one at the junior high level. Neither incident was motivated by the intent to hurt anybody. One of the things that happened about this is the kids made us aware of what was going on, reported it to the adults. We dialed in on it very quickly. Our administrators and school resource officers handled everything exactly as they should have and fortunately no one was injured or even threatened by the situations. I do want to make it clear that the items in question, we’re talking about Airsoft pistols. It's not like somebody brought a true weapon into the school. We treat it as such but this is still a dangerous situation. One of the concerns of course is that if a student were to display this thing in a hallway or not recognized as a replica or a toy then we would have a real problem on our hands. We would like to encourage parents to be involved in the lives of their children. That’s the best resource that our kids have in terms of just knowing what's going on inside your kids heads and in their lives. As a parent myself, I know that I go through my girls bags to make sure that their homework is turned in and try to keep tabs on what’s going on with their cell phones and electronic devices, the conversations that they are having and the people that they are having those with and try to be proactive. I would encourage parents just take those steps at home and of course if there's any concerns about any conversations or any rumors going around just let us know we'll be happy to deal with that.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN ARRESTED IN STODDARD COUNTY ON DISTRIBUTION WARRANT A Poplar Bluff man has been taken into custody in Stoddard County on a distribution warrant.
According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, 34 year old Robert McClanahan was recently arrested on a warrant for distribution of a controlled substance.
His bond was set at $35,000 and officials say he remained in jail as of this morning.
MULTIPLE EVENTS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEKEND’S BERNIE OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS Multiple events have been scheduled for this weekend’s Bernie Old Fashioned Christmas.
According to the Bernie Chamber of Commerce, the event will be held in Downtown Bernie from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Saturday, December 10th.
Attractions will include the outdoor Christmas movie, the Christmas toy drive, pictures with Santa, and the Christmas tree lighting.
More information is available on the Bernie Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page.
