Police & Fire Reports

Josiah Aaron Arnold, 25, Oxly, was arrested Sept. 12 on suspicion of third-degree assault after deputies were dispatched to a disturbance at a residence on County Road 160W-1. Arnold was booked at the Wayne County Jail. _ Two Husqvarna weed trimmers were reported stolen sometime around 11 p.m. Sept. 11 at a residence on U.S. Highway 160 West...

An officer was dispatched to a car fire about 2:45 p.m. Sunday at Quick Connection. Upon arrival, the officer said a 1982 Chevrolet Camaro had caught fire at the fuel pumps. The car owner had extinguished the fire. The vehicle began burning again after the officer and car owner had pushed it away from the pumps...

A wallet was reported taken from a parked vehicle sometime around 4:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Super Town & Country. _ Emergency medical personnel were called to a Doniphan residence Sept. 5 after a 22-year-old male reportedly overdosed on prescription medication. The victim was transported by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center...

A break-in was discovered Sept. 8 at Center Hill Baptist Church on County Road T-1. A window air conditioner was reported missing. _ An all-terrain vehicle was reported stolen Sept. 7 from a residence near Highway 21 North. The vehicle later was found at a residence on County Road 21N-16. An investigation continues...

A deputy was dispatched to a report of an alleged domestic assault about 4:15 p.m. Aug. 24 at a residence on County Road 160E-12. A report was sent to the prosecuting attorney. _ Two firearms were reported stolen during the early morning hours Aug. 19 from a vehicle parked at a residence on Highway 21 North near Oak Grove. Reported missing was a Rossi .22 caliber rifle and a Taurus 9 mm handgun...

Walter Dwight Vowell, 25, Doniphan, was arrested Aug. 29 on a Poplar Bluff municipal warrant. He was booked at the Butler County Jail. _ An officer investigated a complaint Aug. 29 of an order of protection being violated. _ Jessica D. Knowlton, 27, Doniphan, was arrested Aug. 28 on suspicion of trespassing after an officer was dispatched to the Quick Connection complex. She was released on a court summons...

Helena D. Ray, 39, Doniphan, was arrested Aug. 25 on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, failure to register a motor vehicle and displaying license plates registered to another person. She was booked and released on a summons. _ Joie L. Turner, 48, Doniphan, was arrested Aug. 25 on a Thayer municipal warrant. He was transferred into the custody of the Thayer Police Department...

Several items were reported stolen from a camper sometime between Aug. 12-16 on Ripley County Road C-3. Items missing included two flat screen televisions, a game console, Bluetooth speaker and a marine radio. _ A Route 8, Doniphan, man reported Aug. 23 that someone attempted to steal a four-wheeler. The vehicle was found abandoned on adjoining property...