Computer technology, the Internet and cellular phones are used as tools to commit crimes, butcan also be used as evidence to prosecute criminals. The Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group (RCCEEG) conducts forensic analysis on seized computers and other ...

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A St. Louis woman will get to keep her Jefferson County property though it was sold at a tax sale to another person, according to a ruling handed down Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court. The court heard arguments on ...

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A sparse crowd, including Cheryl Kelly of Thompson Coburn, gathered Monday outside the Jefferson County Courthouse to listen to trustee Steve Leasck read foreclosure notices on six Jefferson County subdivisions owned by developer American Heritage Homes. Great Southern Bank, the noteholder, bought each of the 285 lots. According to Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds records, American Heritage owed Great Southern Bank more than $21 million as of April 5, 2008, when it filed a fourth modification of its original construction loan agreement.

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A three-day trial has been scheduled Aug. 11 for Jeffrey Place, 44, of Bonne Terre. His arraignment was held on March 16 before Judge Gary Kramer. Place was charged with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court said a denial of a couple’s adoption subsidy by the state Department of Social Services’ Family Support Division is not valid because the division’s decision was not based on formal rules and regulations. The court determined ...

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Plaintiffs in the case involving a lake tragedy in Jefferson County were awarded $2.3 million by a jury that deliberated for 12 hours. Nicholas Harbison, 16, died, and Morgan Milfeld and Timothy Fitzpatrick, both 15 at the time, were injured ...

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To continue to provide countywide 911 dispatching service, meet federal mandates and keep up to date with technological advances, Jefferson County 9-1-1 Dispatch is asking voters to approve a half-cent sales tax. Proposition 9-1-1 will be on the Tuesday, April ...

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Foreclosure proceedings have begun against 262 lots owned by American Heritage Homes in six Jefferson County subdivisions. The sales are set for March 23. Area homebuilder Flower & Fendler last year bought some of the assets of American Heritage Homes, ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Tuesday that will allow Jefferson County to complete street construction in the Winter Valley subdivision. The case involves appeals and cross-appeals following litigation over the responsibility for completing and repairing streets ...

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Crystal City residents should know by early next week if the iron ore smelter will get final approval for a conditional use permit. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 2 at the Crystal City High School, and ...

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A group opposed to incorporating Sugar Creek Hills into a city is questioning whether the proposed city will be able to support itself solely on sales taxes and if that will put the 150 businesses within its boundaries at a ...

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