Dexter Police
Dec. 10, 2015
* At 2:03 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, Dexter Police arrested Vita I. Wilkison, 19, of Dexter, on a probation violation warrant. She was incarcerated in the Stoddard County Jail.
* At 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, Dexter Police issued a summons to Kenneth H. Burns, of Dexter, on the charge of animal restraint/running loose/bites.
Stoddard County
Dec. 10, 2015
There were no arrests. for the period.
Highway Patrol
Dec. 10, 2015
* Two from Bernie sustained minor injuries in a wreck at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on Hwy. 25, two miles north of Bernie. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2008 Nissan Altima driven by Ashley Cooper, 29 of Dexter struck the rear of a 1994 Ford Ranger driven byDavid Bratcher, 56, of Bernie, which in turn struck a 2013 Ford Taurus driven by a Dexter woman, Estelle Barks, 68. The Bratcher vehicle then left the roadway. Bratcher and his passenger, Pauline R. Acord, 59, were injured and were transported by ambulance to SoutheastHEALTH in Dexter for treatment. All involved were wearing their seat belts with the exception of Acord.
* In a wreck occuring at 2:35 p.m. Thursday on Rt. U, one-half mile west of Bernie, Kathy C. Kirkpatrick, 42, of Bernie, sustained minor injuries when the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe she was driving ran off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment as she was reportedly attempting to avoid another vehicle. She was taken by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for treatment. It was not known if Kirkpatrick was equipped with her seat belt at the time of the accident.