This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Sedalia Police Department
Arrests
Dec. 4
2:49 p.m.: Shelby M. Batzel, 40, of Sedalia, was arrested after officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of West 10th Street and South Prospect Avenue. The driver was arrested for a failure to appear warrant for traffic violations out of Cass County. Batzel was taken to the Pettis County Jail for the warrant and received a new charge for driving while intoxicated - alcohol.
Dec. 8
3:09 p.m.: Kevin A. Murray, 41, of the 2200 block of West Fifth Street ,was arrested after a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Broadway Boulevard. Murray had a revoked driver's license and was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 12-hour hold pending charges of driving with a suspended driver's license, felony resisting arrest, identity theft, failure to register a motor vehicle, and no proof of insurance.
Incidents
Dec. 8
8:24 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to Break Time, 808 E. Broadway Blvd., in reference to a theft that occurred Nov. 16. The complainant reported an unknown male reached behind the counter and stole approximately $700 in scratcher tickets while distracting the cashier.
1:11 p.m.: Officers took a report of a theft that occurred in the 1400 block of East 12th Street. A suspect was identified and a report was completed.
2:35 p.m.: Officers took a report of theft at End Zone, 3129 W. Broadway Blvd. A victim believed that someone had stolen their ring at the bar.
Dec. 9
12:29 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South Engineer Avenue for a call regarding domestic violence. They gathered the necessary information to generate a 12-hour log.
