Butler Police Department Activity Report 9/22 - 9/28 - 2014

09/22/2014 

Alarm City Hall 

Animal complaint 300 block of W College 

Counterfeit bill report

 Medical assist 100 block of S High 

Accident High School 

Keep the peace 100 block of S Delaware 

Speak to Officer 

C and I driver report E Pine 

Well being check 

Assault report Orange St

 Animal complaint 400 block of W Harrison

09/23/2014 

Stolen bike report

Alarm 900 block of Country Club 

Walk in Assault report 

Accident S Main

Speak to officer 

09/24/2014 

Disturbance 400 block of E Ft Scott 

Assist BCSO
Alarm Taco Bell 

Disturbance Boy Scott park 

Speak to Officer 

Animal complaint S High

09/25/2014

Open door High School 

Walk in report 

Trespassing call 400 block of S Main 

Medical assist Fran Apts 

Accident truck hits telephone pole and leaves area 

Animal complaint 600 block of S Main 

09/26/2014 

Attempt to locate
C and I driver W 52 

Disturbance Willow Green 

Assist DFS 400 block of E Ft Scott 

Well being check S High 

Attempt to locate possible hit and run vehicle 

Accident Main and Country Club Tr 

Warrant service W Nursery

09/27/2014 

Disturbance Super 8 

Warrant service Chestnut and Delaware 

Theft of Utilities 200 block of S Mechanic 

Alarm Solar Farm 

Animal complaint Fair grounds
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09/28/2014 

Warrant service Butler PD 

Speak to Officer 100 block of N Water 

Phone theft report

Keep the peace 300 block of W Ohio 

Suspicious person call 200 block of S Austin 

Accident Wal Mart parking lot 

Disturbance High and Howard 

Keep the peace 400 block of E Ft Scott

Animal complaint 300 block of N Havanna

Possible Gas Leak In Rich Hill

The Rich Hill Fire Department along with The Rich Hill Police Department is in route to a possible gas leak in the area of 123 East Walnut in Rich Hill. Please use caution in this area, Bates County Live will update this when and if more information becomes available.

Stock Up on...Gasoline?

The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a "2" across much the country.

Gasoline prices typically decline in autumn. This year they're getting a big push lower from falling global oil prices. By the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of under $3 a gallon, according to a forecast from GasBuddy.com.

 

The national average is $3.35 per gallon, a dime below last year at this time and near its low for 2014.

Lower fuel prices help the economy by making goods cheaper to ship, making travel more affordable, and leaving a few extra dollars in drivers' pockets.

Rural Henry County Man Found Guilty of Murder/ Armed Criminal Action

 Lonny Mays

A man from rural Henry County was found guilty Friday for a shooting death on a county road on the Benton/Henry county line.  Lonny Mays, 67, faced charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of Rudy Romdall, 66, who also lived in rural Henry County. 

Mays and Romdall, as well as other people, had been involved in ongoing disputes in recent months at a nearby subdivision called Sky Village.  The most recent argument was about a load of gravel that was being put on some roads.  Sheriff's deputies from both Benton and Henry counties were called to the scene about that argument, but a detective's report says Mays left before they arrived and wasn't seen in Sky Village the rest of the day.

The probable cause statement used as the basis of the charges says several witnesses told detectives that they saw Mays' truck next to Romdall's truck, pointed in opposite directions, at a stop sign.  The witnesses said they heard two gunshots and saw Mays truck head down the road, turn around, drive back past Romdall's truck and speed away towards Warsaw.

Investigators found evidence of two shots in Romdall's truck.  One shot went through the exterior mirror on the driver's side and out the roof of the cab.  The other shot pierced a hole in the driver's door and hit Romdall in his left side and exited the right side of his chest.  An autopsy found that bullet caused Romdall's death.  He was dead when a couple got out of their vehicle to check on him about 1 p.m.  Investigators found a bullet on the passenger's side floorboard of Romdall's truck.

The probable cause statement says a Postal Service carrier said Mays told him several times that "he was going to shoot Rudy Romdall one of these days" because of the ongoing conflicts.

Law enforcement officers started looking for Mays after the passersbys found Romdall dead in his pickup on Henry County SE 1301 Road, also known as County Line Road, at Missouri 7 near Tightwad.  Surveyors determined on Tuesday that the vehicle was in Benton County at the time of the shooting.

Weather Update: Stormy Weather Ahead

Couple more days of warm weather, highs in the 80s, before a large upper level system moves close enough to send showers and thunderstorms our way. Far northwest MO will see the rain first maybe as early as late Tuesday afternoon. The rest of us will have to wait till after midnight. So that means the Royals first home playoff game in 29 years should be played under dry and mild conditions.

We've now added a risk for severe weather for parts of northwest and west central MO, generally west of I-35, from very late Wednesday afternoon through the Wednesday night. Main threat will be from large hail and damaging winds. Some of you have asked how much rain we could get so we've added a graphic to give you an idea.

Grass Fire Southeast of Butler

The Butler Fire Department along with The Bates County Sheriff's Office is in route to a field that is on fire in rural Butler. 

The location of this grass fire is 52 East Highway and South on YY Highway around the area of County Road 1004. Unknown at this time if this is a controlled burn or not. 

Bates County Live will update this when and if more information becomes available.

Nevada Man Arrested After Fatality Accident

On 9/27/14 around 8:30p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County arrested 33 year-old Gary W. Drake of Nevada Missouri. He was arrested on 1.) Manslaughter 2.) Felony DWI/ Chronic Offender 3.) Felony leaving the scene of a accident 4.) Felony driving while revoked 5.) Careless & Imprudent Driving. He was released to Freeman West Hospital to receive treatment for a auto accident he was in.

A female passenger in Drake's vehicle 26 year-old Whitney D. York also of Nevada, Missouri was killed Saturday afternoon in a accident 5 Miles East of Milo, Missouri on E Highway.


Story on Fatality Accident:

http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/09/fatality-accident-in-rural-vernon-county.html

St. Clair County Sheriff's Office: Two arrested in early morning hours at Shelby’s

Tony Manuel

Rebecca Trowbridge

On Sept. 27, Rebecca Trowbridge, 28, Holden and formerly of Collins, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with a class B felony of distributing a controlled substance. Bond is set at $25,000 cash or surety.

The charge stems from an incident in the early morning hours on the same day when St. Clair County deputies responded to the rear parking lot at Shelby’s, Lowry City, in reference to a warrant arrest. A deputy was on patrol and recognized a passenger in a vehicle with an active arrest warrant from Henry County. The passenger, Tony Manuel, 30, Osceola, formerly of Butler, Mo was arrested on a felony warrant from Henry County charging him with a probation violation on an original charge of driving while revoked. Bond was set at $1,500 cash only.

Trowbridge was driving the vehicle and during the investigation she was found to be in possession of a white crystal substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, two digital scales, plastic bags, a glass pipe, part of a straw and a spoon.