Sedalia Police Reports For December 28, 2022

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department crime reports.

In the early morning hours of December 22nd, Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of East 16th Street and South Ohio Avenue. The vehicle was failing to maintain the right side of the roadway. During the course of the investigation, it was determined the driver was intoxicated. Andrew Justin Max Lange, 23, of Sedalia, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated by Drugs (Prior Offender). Lange was transported to the BRHC for a blood draw, and then to the Pettis County Jail to be booked and released.

Tuesday night, Officers were dispatched to the Woods Supermarket, 701 East Broadway Boulevard, for a report of a medical incident. The incident was described as what could be an intoxicated subject that officers had dealt with prior in the evening. The male was identified and placed into protective custody. Jeffery Lee Waters, 58, Homeless, was booked into the Pettis County Jail to be placed on a 12 hour Safekeeping hold.

Sedalia Police responded to the area of West Main Street and South Prospect Avenue Tuesday afternoon in reference to a domestic disturbance with vehicles. Officers were able to make contact with all parties. Both parties were being uncooperative. Officers were unable to determine a primary aggressor. A 12 hour log was done for documentation.

Officers responded to the 4300 block of West Broadway Boulevard Monday afternoon in reference to a hit and run accident. Upon arrival, Officers met with the victim, who stated she had been involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of West Broadway Boulevard and South Grand Avenue. The unnamed victim said the other vehicle fled the scene of the accident. The victim followed the suspect for some time, gathering information such as the license plate number and other identifying features of the vehicle. The victim lost sight of the suspect vehicle at the western city limits.

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Monday afternoon, Officers responded to the 1900 block of South Ohio Avenue to investigate a reported property damage. Upon arrival, Officers met with Wesley Howe. Howe reported hearing a loud noise, and when he went outside he discovered damage done to a vehicle. He also observed a possible suspect walking away. The exact value of the damage to the vehicle is unknown at this time.

Sedalia Police responded to the 100 block of West 5th Street on the afternoon of December 21st in reference to a property damage report. Officers made contact with the complainant and the property owner. The investigation is still ongoing and the suspects have not been identified at this time.

Officers responded to the 300 block of North Engineer Avenue Tuesday morning in reference to a theft. The victim stated someone had stolen Christmas decorations off the property. The suspects have not been identified at this time.

Tuesday evening, Officers took a report of theft over the phone. The theft occurred at the Heckart Community Center, 1800 West Third Street. The reporting party stated that an unknown subject stole her son's basketball, valued at $80.00.