This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Sedalia Police Department
Incidents
Sept. 23
11:32 a.m.: Two identification cards were reported stolen from a kitchen table inside a locked residence in the 1300 block of East Fifth Street.
3:48 p.m.: A box full of 200 DVDs, estimated to value $500, was reported stolen as a garage sale was ending at a residence in the 400 block of North Engineer Avenue. A witness said they saw a white male subject get out of a white passenger car and take the box of movies.
Pettis County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests
Sept. 22
2:35 p.m.: Branden Tyler VanGelder, 31, of Branson, was arrested in the 14000 block of West U.S. Highway 50 on a charge of driving with a revoked license.
Sept. 24
5:01 a.m.: Austin Gruber, 18, of Warsaw, was arrested in the 600 block of South Osage Avenue on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Incidents
Sept. 22
1:23 p.m.: A theft was reported in the area of Meyers Road in Green Ridge.
7:35 p.m.: A Ruger 77 .308 rifle was reported stolen from a residence in Pettis County. There were no obvious signs of entry and nothing else appeared to be stolen.
7:40 p.m.: Property damage was reported in the 27000 block of Camp Branch Road.