Crime

Kennett man charged with murder (05/04/08)
Charges have been filed against Cleveland Pulliam, 68, of Kennett, for the murder of Jacqueline Kaye Farmer, 47, of Kennett, Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen P. Sokoloff announced Friday. Pulliam is being charged with Ist Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action...

Apparent homicide committed on Ninth Street at Kennett (04/28/08)
According to a statement released by Kennett Police Assistant Chief Steve Williams, police responded to an apparent homicide at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, April 27,2008 at 226 W. Ninth Street. When police arrived at the scene, according to the statement, they were told that family members had found the body an unresponsive female, whose name has not been released as of 7:30 a.m. this morning...

Kennett teenager air-lifted to Memphis (04/27/08)
A Kennett teenager was air-lifted to the Med in Memphis, Tenn., as a result of a beating that occurred Thursday night. According to the Kennett Police Department's report, a 911 call came in at 9:19 p.m., Thursday, with the caller reporting that a 16-year-old male had been severely beaten and needed immediate medical attention...

Liz Rowland named to state's Abuse Review Board (04/23/08)
Liz Rowland of Dexter has been named to the state's Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board, it was announced on Thursday. Rowland, who manages Stoddard County's License Bureau, is also a licensed practical nurse and formerly worked in a hospital setting. In that role, she witnessed firsthand the effects that both physical and emotional abuse have on young children...

Police officer convicted of attempted felony stealing (04/02/08)
A former Malden police officer, Frankie J. Goins, 36, was recently convicted by a Stoddard County jury of attempted felony stealing during a trial that occurred March 25, 2008. According to information provided by the Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Stephen P. Sokoloff, the trial was held in Bloomfield, Mo., on a change of venue from Dunklin County...

Malden man faces criminal charges in connection with crash (04/02/08)
A 20-year-old Malden, Mo., man faces criminal charges in connection with an automobile accident that occured March 26, 2008 on County Road 115, five miles west of Malden. According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1993 Pontiac driven by Daniel T. Wiseman, 20, was being pursued by a Dunklin County deputy when it lost control on the gravel road, ran off the right side of the roadway, and then overturned...

Man sentenced for possession (04/02/08)
A Kennett man who was charged in connection with an incident that occurred in June 2007 was sentenced by New Madrid County Circuit Court Judge Fred Copeland to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections and an additional year in the New Madrid County Jail for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and resisting arrest...

Officials expect large crowd for Krajcir hearing (04/01/08)
Confessed serial killer Timothy W. Krajcir will step into a Missouri courtroom for the first time Friday instead of the April 14 date scheduled for his arraignment, said Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle. What hasn't been decided yet is which courtroom it will be...

Thieves sinking to new lows (03/30/08)
Criminals now stealing copper, aluminum, and bronze vases from headstones at area cemeteries.

Two men arrested in connection with attack at Christmas (03/23/08)
Sometimes real life situations gone bad do end on a positive note, or at least that is the case for one local man who stands to have been moved into believing there may still be justice in this world. Most residents who live in Kennett, Mo., will tell you the area is a safe, family-oriented, Christian community; low on crime, high on morals...

Kennett firefighters have busy night (03/20/08)
According to Assistant Fire Chief David Horton, the Kennett Fire Department had a very busy night Tuesday night, fighting fires and floods. Fire fighters responded to a fire at 11462 State Highway Y to a house that, he said, had apparently been struck by lightening. That call came in at 3:52 a.m. Wednesday...

Steele man charged with statutory rape (03/20/08)
A 42-year-old Steele, Mo., man has been charged with statutory rape in the first degree, and has also been administered a first degree charge of statutory sodomy by Pemiscot County prosecutors. According to the county sheriff, Tommy Greenwell, Pemiscot County Deputies began an investigation in late January regarding three female juveniles whom alleged they had been raped by adult suspect, Gregory L. Morrow, of Dorner Street in Steele...

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