Police & Fire Reports

A property owner on Route JJ near Fairdealing reported that sometime around May 1 unknown persons driving ATVs drove through fences and created other damage.

An officer investigated a complaint May 19 of alleged harassment and assault at a residence on East Locust Street.

A homemade trailer was reported stolen May 15 from a residence on Route E near the Purman Fire Department. _ A deputy was contacted May 14 to investigate the alleged violation of a protection order. _ Two Doniphan men were arrested May 7 after deputies responded to a report of a fight involving a baseball bat on County Road 142E-22...

Andrew Richard Gruber was arrested May 17 on suspicion of driving without a license. He was booked at the police station and released on a summons. _ An officer was dispatched to a domestic disturbance May 17 at a residence on East Locust Street. _ Darrell Lynn Mathis, 54, Doniphan, was arrested May 15 at his residence on suspicion of peace disturbance. He was booked at the Butler County Jail on a 24-hour hold...

A lawn mower and a box containing speakers was reported stolen April 22 from in front of the Current River Sheltered Workshop on Highway 160 East. _ A deputy was dispatched to a domestic disturbance May 5 on Lingo Road off Highway 142 West. Those allegedly involved declined to press charges, reports said...

An officer was dispatched about 4:15 a.m. May 11 to a report of horses running loose in a field near Super Town & Country. The owner was contacted. _ An officer was dispatched about 9:40 a.m. May 10 to a domestic disturbance at Heritage Park Apartments...

Christopher Charles Hunter, 21, Doniphan, was arrested about 12:30 a.m. April 29 on a Ripley County felony warrant for tampering with a motor vehicle. He was booked at the Wayne County Jail. _ A deputy responding to a fire call found a 2013 Dodge fully engulfed May 2 on County Road A-2. The vehicle was reported stolen from a residence off U.S. Highway 160 West...

A lawn mower cart was reported stolen sometime between April 27 and May 3 at a residence in the 500 block of Plum Street. _ A bicycle was reported stolen sometime April 28-29 from a residence in the 800 block of Plum Street. _ A garden wagon was reported stolen May 1 from a residence on North Mound Street...