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.
7:05 p.m.: Mauricio Torres Rascon, 30, of Kansas City, was arrested after a traffic stop for speeding near East Broadway Boulevard and South Babcock Avenue. The driver was intoxicated and was transported to the police department, then the Pettis County Jail, where he was booked and released for driving while intoxicated - alcohol and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license.
11:09 p.m.: Christina Marie Bakert, 34, of the 1500 block of East Seventh Street, was arrested after a traffic stop near East Broadway Boulevard and South Massachusetts Avenue for traveling with no lights. It was discovered Bakert had a suspended driving status and there was a 2-year-old with no child seat. Bakert was transported to the Pettis County Jail, booked, and released for driving with a suspended license and no child restraint.
7:46 p.m.: Virgil Andrew Edgar, 50, of the 400 block of North Grand Avenue, was arrested after officers were dispatched to the 700 block of East Broadway Boulevard for trespassing. They learned one of the subjects had been previously trespassed from the property, and Edgar was transported to the Pettis County Jail for first-degree trespass and fourth-degree assault.
6:12 p.m.: An officer spoke with a victim about the theft of items from her vehicle while she was inside a business in the 2500 block of West Broadway Boulevard.
6:18 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to a business in the 3200 block of West 16th Street in reference to a property damage report. Suspects came into the laundromat and tampered with eight washing machines. They damaged them to the point of needing circuit boards replaced, with an estimated cost of $7,200.
11:33 a.m.: An officer responded to the 1200 block of South Lamine Avenue to investigate a report of property damage. The victim said a domestic assault had occurred and charges are being requested against the suspect for third-degree domestic assault.
10:23 a.m.: Police were called to the 400 block of East Seventh Street in reference to a male and female known to each other having a disturbance. The male had forced open a storm door and began yelling at the female, who tried to get him out of her face when he slapped her arm down. The female did not want to cooperate with the investigation except have a trespass notice given to the male. A report was made for documentation.
4:45 p.m.: An officer met a victim at her residence in the 600 block of East 13th Street in reference to a July 16 assault by someone she knew. The case remains under investigation.
11:50 p.m.: Officers were working traffic in a work zone in the 2000 block of South Limit Avenue when they heard a loud crash and observed a vehicle that had driven through the cones and into a flashing yellow merge sign. The driver then attempted to leave the scene but was stopped by law enforcement. The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrived to assist and one male suspect was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
12:13 a.m.: Christopher M. Hansen, 25, of Windsor, was arrested in Pettis County for driving while intoxicated and failure to register a motor vehicle and no insurance. He was transported to the Pettis County Jail and released.
4:15 a.m.: Austin B. Menning, 19, of Stover, was arrested in Morgan County for driving while intoxicated - alcohol and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in a crash. He was transported to the Morgan County Jail.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
