Police & Fire Reports

A deputy responded May 24 to a disturbance at a rural Ripley County residence and arrested Edwin Quinn Damon, 31, of Doniphan, on suspicion of third degree domestic assault. Damon who reports stated had been drinking, was first transported to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center to be cleared as fit for confinement, then taken to Wayne County where he was placed on 24-hour hold...

An officer was dispatched May 23 to a residence on Jackson Street, to check on the wellbeing of a juvenile who was home alone. The young girl stated she was fine, with food and the phone numbers of both the police department and also her mother’s workplace, in case of an emergency...

An officer was dispatched May 9 to Leroux Street to investigate a hit and run which had occurred to a vehicle while it was parked at a man’s place of employment. The man stated he left the vehicle at 7:30 a.m., and returned at the end of his work day to find someone had struck the rear passenger bumper and side panel of his 2017 green Dodge Challenger. An investigation is continuing...

An officer was dispatched May 1 to a Locust Street address to investigate a report of trespassing. A caretaker for the home noticed that two sheds belonging to the homeowner had been rummaged through. As the officer arrived, he noticed that a small-built, white male ran toward a neighboring house, where as many as 10 people were out walking in the yard...

Deputies investigated two reports of a juvenile out of control involving the same family, one of the reports on April 29 and the other on April 30. The mother stated her son refused to take his behavior medication. A deputy took a report April 30 from a woman who stated someone had been in her home and stole weedeater string and a battery. ...