1:14 a.m.: James Calvin Smith, 66, of the 500 block of North Osage Avenue was arrested after a vehicle stop near West Seventh Street and South Kentucky Avenue for suspicion of being a revoked driver. Smith was displaying forged plates and was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending charges of forgery and driving with a suspended license.
2:34 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to Menards, 4400 Wisconsin Avenue, for a trespassing and stealing complaint. They identified the suspect then issued a non-expiring trespass at the business’s request. The suspect was released from the scene after documentation, statements and video were provided by Menards. A report was completed and charges were referred to the prosecutor's office.
12:06 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to a reported suspicious person in the 700 block of Broadway Boulevard. A report was generated.
3:14 p.m.: Brandon Andrew Behrens, 31, of the 400 block of North Prospect St. was arrested after officers were dispatched to the area of North Grand Avenue and West Pettis Street for a report of a male subject impersonating a law enforcement officer. Officers located the subject, identified the parties involved and gathered statements. Behrens was transported to the Pettis County Jail pending a charge of false impersonation of a law enforcement officer.
6:59 p.m.: A victim reported their vehicle was damaged in the 700 block of East 24th Street. The damage was valued at $150.
5:42 p.m.: Deputies were dispatched to the 1500 block of Crestview Drive in Sedalia regarding a family dispute.
7:30 p.m.: Deputies were dispatched to Hwy. H and Nature Avenue in Saline County for a suspect location call. Saline County had asked for mutual aid in an attempt to locate a male subject that ran from a vehicle after a pursuit involving Saline County and Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle crashed in a ditch to the east side of Hwy J near Nature Avenue. Saline deputies located a male and female walking in the area and placed them both under arrest. Pettis deputies flew a drone in the area for 10 minutes but were unable to locate any other subjects.
1:27 a.m.: Rigoberto Cruz Valencia, 41, of Illinois was arrested in Johnson County for felony driving while revoked, driving while intoxicated, failure to have two lighted headlamps, failure to place a vehicle not in motion on the right side of the roadway and operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility - second offense. He was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department and released.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
