Local News – Monday, October 29th, 2018
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released some reports. On Wednesday, October 10th, deputies traveled to the 200 block of Highway H in reference to a burglary. During the course of the investigation, speakers and a change jar were found to be stolen. This report is still under investigation. On Thursday, October 11th, deputies traveled to the 500 block of County Road 4060 in reference to property damage. During the course of the investigation, a door and breaker box were found damaged. This report is being investigated. On Friday, October 12th, deputies traveled to the 600 block of County Road 4253 in reference to an incident of domestic violence. During the course of the investigation, a 44-year old Salem man was arrested domestic assault 2nd degree and kidnapping 2nd degree. The Salem man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office Jail. On Wednesday, October 17th, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 68. The driver, a 34-year old Salem women, was arrested for Dent County warrants. She was taken to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. On Sunday, October 21st, deputies traveled to the 2000 block of Route P in reference to an incident of domestic violence. During the course of the investigation, a 36-year old Salem man was arrested for domestic assault 4th degree. He was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. On Monday, October 22nd, deputies received a report of a theft that occurred on County Road 4253. During the course of the investigation, a 44-year old Salem man, was fingerprinted and charged for felony stealing. The Salem man was already incarcerated in the Dent County Jail. On Tuesday, October 23rd, deputies conducted a traffic stop on South Highway 19. The driver, a 21-year old Salem woman, was arrested for possession of marijuana. She was taken to the Dent County Jail, fingerprinted, issued summons and released. If anyone has information regarding an ongoing investigation, please call the sheriff’s department at 729-3241.
Time is running out to get in your application in for the 13th annual Trees and Trains “Winter Wonderland by Night” display. If you want to put up a decorated tree yourself or you represent a group or business, you need to pick up your application at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center at 202 South Main, or call them at 729-0029. You can also contact or Judy Thompson at 573-368-0682 or email her at thompfam@embarqmail.com. The deadline for completed applications is TOMORROW.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks information in the case of an elk calf that was shot. Conservation agents report the calf was born in the Log Yard area of Shannon County July 13 and was fitted with a VFH radio collar July 14 with the identification number 1829. The calf still had its spots when it was found shot next to a road just weeks later. The lengthy investigation has led conservation agents to seek information from the public. It’s standard procedure for MDC’s elk research crew to catch and assess calves in the wild immediately after birth. This enables the team to monitor the animals’ growth and collect information about their movements. In this case, just a few weeks after the elk was born, the team received a mortality signal from the radio collar, leading them to find it lying next to a road, shot in the head. MDC’S Ozark Regional Protection Supervisor Gerald Smith said this is the second known elk poaching incident in the region. The first was a mature bull that was killed in December 2015. In that case, the poachers removed the bull’s antlers with a chain saw and left it otherwise untouched in the woods where it fell, likely because of its size. When elk restoration began in Missouri in 2011, one of the projected benefits was an increase in tourism to the Missouri Ozarks region. Visitor surveys conducted at the two self-guided driving elk tours at Peck Ranch and Current River conservation areas determined elk brought nearly $1.3 million to the region in 2016. This data included regional economic impacts such as food, lodging and transport expenses of more than 11,000 visitors that toured these areas in 2016. Anyone with information that could help with this investigation can call the Operation Game Thief (OGT) hotline at 1-800-392-1111. The hotline is managed 24 hours a day and you may remain anonymous.