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
June 14
2:01 a.m.: Shauna M. Lachance, 39, of Independence, was arrested after a traffic stop at West Broadway Boulevard and South Stewart Avenue. The driver consented to a search of the vehicle and officers located drug paraphernalia covered in white residue that tested positive for methamphetamine. The driver was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, second-degree trafficking, tampering with evidence, and introduction to a jail facility. Lachance was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold.
Incidents
June 14
1:21 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to a business in the 100 block of West 16th Street in reference to a stolen vehicle report. The vehicle was last seen around 6 p.m. June 6. It was entered as a stolen vehicle into MULES and NCIC and was located. The owner was contacted for recovery.
Pettis County Sheriff's Office
Arrests
June 14
11:37 p.m.: Aleksey Ryakhmyatullov, of Sedalia, was arrested after deputies followed a motorcycle on Spring Fork Road and Highway V. As deputies approached the intersection, the motorcycle and driver were located in a ditch after crashing. Ryakhmyatullov was subsequently arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending charges of driving with a revoked license-second offense, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, failure to register a motor vehicle, and no insurance.
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Arrests
June 15
1:10 a.m.: Francisco Cruz Perez, 35, of Sedalia, was arrested in Pettis County for driving while intoxicated-prior offender, no driver's license, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway. He was transported to the Pettis County Jail and released.
