Police are investigating a burglary at a Speedy’s Convenience Store in St. Joseph Thursday morning.
According to Sgt. Wayne Byrom with the St. Joseph Police Department, at 1:30 a.m., the suspect broke out a window of the store at the Belt Highway and Beck Road which triggered an alarm. An unknown amount of merchandise and cash were taken.
Police are still investigating and there is no suspect at this time.
A man has died after being tased by officers during a drug investigation in St. Joseph.
Col. Bill Puett with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said investigators with the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force were conducting a warrant operation Wednesday afternoon on MacKenzie Dr. Puett said investigators were looking for an individual involved in drug activity and outstanding warrants when a man confronted officers as they approached the house.
“He came out of the house as the officers were approaching the house,” Puett said. “He became combative with officers and tried to attack the officers with a ball bat and fight with them. After he did that he was tased and then arrested and later died at Mosaic after he was transported.”
Puett said authorities are still working to identify the man. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
“Investigators are working to gather information,” Puett said. “We want to get this gentleman identified and make sure family is notified.”
Puett said it’s unknown if the taser contributed to the man’s death.
“That’s part of the investigation,” Puett said. “He continued to fight with the officers when they arrested him and became unresponsive. We’re going to continue to investigate and see what the autopsy reveals.”
Puett said the Missouri State Highway Patrol has been requested by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the case.
A 25-year-old man is charged with murder in Daviess County after another man was knocked unconscious and died over the weekend.
Aaron Thomas Tucker of Lock Springs is charged with a felony for second-degree murder in connection with the death of Michael Chad Estabrook.
According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office around 5:20 a.m. Saturday an ambulance was called to a home near Lake St. in Lock Springs in reference to a man who was reportedly in cardiac arrest.
Sheriff Ben Becerra said shortly after that, first responders learned that their patient, Estabrook had been knocked unconscious during a physical altercation. Estabrook was transported to Hedrick Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
“After learning of the physical altercation, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to investigate the incident. During the course of the investigation Aaron T. Tucker was interviewed and subsequently arrested for assaulting Estabrook,” Sheriff Becerra said. “During the physical altercation Tucker struck Estabrook which rendered him unconscious which resulted in Estabrook’s death.”
Tucker is currently being held in the Daviess/Dekalb County Regional Jail on $100,000 cash only bond.
A man and a woman are facing assault charges after a man was stabbed in midtown earlier this week.
Abou Sy, 29 and Gina Logan, 51 are each charged in Buchanan County with a felony for second-degree assault. Online court documents show both their addresses listed at a home in the 300 block of S 12th St., the same location where the incident allegedly took place.
According to court documents, Monday around 10:40 p.m. at the home Sy got into a verbal argument with the victim and the two men got into a physical altercation. Logan then allegedly came out with a bat and hit the victim several times. Then Sy is accused of stabbing the victim more then one time. Police said a man in his 40s was taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Sy is being held on $50,000 cash only bond, Logan on $25,000 cash only bond, both are scheduled for an arraignment for Friday
Police are investigating a burglary at a Dollar General store early Wednesday morning.
According to the St. Joseph Police Department, the store at 1415 North Belt Highway was broken into around 3:20 a.m. and officers are still investigating.
There are no suspects at this time and it’s unknown yet what all was taken.
(News release) – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) announced today that as part of its integration planning with Sanofi’s animal health business (“Merial”), the company will locate its North America and U.S. Animal Health headquarters in Duluth, Ga. upon the closing of the Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) asset swap transaction with Sanofi that was signed in June 2016.
Following closing, the company’s U.S. Animal Health leadership team will headquarter at the existing Merial facility in Duluth, while the vast majority of St. Joseph employees will remain unaffected. The St. Joseph site will continue as a critical part of the integrated business and will operate as the largest animal health employer in the KC Animal Health Corridor.
“Following the close of this transaction, we will become the second largest animal health player in the world,” said Dr. Albrecht Kissel, president and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. “An Atlanta-area headquarters will allow us to stay more closely connected to our U.S. and international operations, teams and clients, fostering greater collaboration and interconnectedness around the globe. We look forward to being a partner of Duluth, the greater Atlanta area and the State of Georgia, while continuing our vibrant presence in St. Joseph.”
Situated in Gwinnett County—the center of Georgia’s ‘innovation crescent’ spanning from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Athens—the Duluth, Ga. headquarters has been a part of the northeast metro Atlanta community for 15 years. With easy access to the world’s most-traveled airport, the region’s top research institutions and neighboring sites in Gainesville, Ga. and Athens, Ga., the Duluth headquarters sits squarely in the area’s leading technology and bioscience hub.
The Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. site in St. Joseph will continue to research, develop, manufacture and export animal health products, with the site remaining one of the company’s largest U.S. operations. The company will remain active in the vibrant animal health community, collaborating with the industry and continuing partnerships with numerous universities, including Missouri Western State University, the University of Missouri and Kansas State University. Between 2010 and 2015, the company invested nearly $160 million in its St. Joseph operations and will remain committed to this site.
The transaction to combine Merial and Boehringer Ingelheim’s complementary portfolios and technology platforms in parasiticides, vaccines and pharmaceutical specialties is expected to close in January 2017, and remains subject to approval by all regulatory authorities in different countries including by the Federal Trade Commission.
The state labor department said Tuesday that the minimum wage will rise from $7.65 an hour to $7.70 an hour, effective Jan. 1.
The increase is the result of a law approved by voters 10 year ago. That measure set Missouri’s minimum wage at $6.50 an hour in 2007, with an annual cost-of-living adjustment if necessary.
Missouri’s minimum wage has gradually risen since then because of inflation, but has been at $7.65 an hour for the past two years.
The St. Joseph Animal Shelter is full again and looking to place pets in homes before the holiday season.
Animal Shelter Humane Educator Jenna Keyes said the warm weather may be playing a factor in why they are at capacity at this time of year.
“Usually we start to see things winding down a little after Halloween, but I think with the weather staying so warm we’re still seeing a lot of animals out and being active,” Keyes said. “We are full right now, full of animals that really need loving homes or need their owners to come down to the shelter, find them and take them back home.”
Keyes said the Friends of the Shelter are offering half-off dog and half-off cat adoptions on Saturday.
“Our, kind of, pre-Black Friday special, so we are really hoping we get some great adoptions out of that,” Keyes said. “We really would like to try and find homes for all of our adoptive animals before Thanksgiving so they can be home with their new families for the holiday.”
The usual monthly half-price dog adoptions will be offered on Wednesday and half-price dog and cat adoptions will be offered on Saturday, November 19th. Normal business hours on Saturday are 1 to 4:30 p.m.
For more information, contact the Animal Shelter at (816) 271-4877 or go to the Friends of the Animal Shelter Facebook page.
A man was seriously injured after being stabbed Monday night.
According to the St. Joseph Police Department, around 10:45 p.m. in the 300 block of 12th Street, a disturbance broke out due to what police say appeared to be a disagreement and a man in his 40s was stabbed. He was transported to Mosaic Life Care with serious injuries.
Police say a male and female are in custody. The incident is still under investigation.
The St. Joseph Police Department responded to an armed robbery call Monday morning in midtown.
According to police, officers were dispatched around 9:30 a.m. after a caller reported being robbed at gunpoint. A man reported he was approached by two men who asked for money around 9 a.m. in the 700 block of S. 27th. When the man said he didn’t have any money one of the suspects allegedly displayed a handgun while the second suspect took the victim’s wallet. They reportedly ran northbound towards Messanie.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said he does not believe anyone was injured.
The suspects are both described as white men. One was reported to be wearing a red hoodie and jeans the other wearing a black hoodie and jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.
