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Sgt. Mike Grissom, SRO Greg Garrett and SRO Matt Cooper were guests on the recent Kephart Insider Podcast which is hosted by School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Kephart and is produced by students in the CAPS program at the Four River's Career Center. The SRO's discussed the Washington Police Department's School Resource Officer program and school safety, click on the links below to listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/27jG6Xpf9XPHTAhdiIp23g Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sros-in-the-district/id1674666658?i=1000675244558 Sgt. Mike Grissom - Unit Supervisor for the Washington Police Department SRO Greg Garrett - Washington High School / FRCC SRO Matt Cooper - Washington Middle School / FRCC SRO Nolan Crawford - SDOW Elementary Schools SRO Wyatt Loague - Parochial Schools with the City of Washington The SRO at the Augusta Elementary School, SRO Camilla Cooke, is employed by the St. Charles County Police Department.

This week starts Missouri Winter Weather Preparedness Week. Watch for daily winter weather safety and planning tips to stay safe this winter season. City of Washington Emergency Management

Thank you to one of our kind community members that dropped off some things to brighten our day!

Election Day is here! Questions about the Election can be directed to Franklin County at (636) 583-6364. If you need to know what ward you are in to find your polling place, check out our interactive ward map: https://arcg.is/1KWyHv

Cook Book Sale! The Friends of the Library received some extra large donations of cook books. These books will be on sale in the library lobby starting November 4. Prices are normal pricing: $1 hardbacks/$0.50 cents paperbacks.

Day Shift Summary 11/03/2024 Non-injury vehicle crash on Highway 100 at High Street. Peace disturbance on Clover Court. Subjects left the area. Assisted a motorist at Highway 100 and Jefferson Street. Non-injury traffic crash on Highway 100 near West 5th Street.

The City of Washington Parks Department is hiring for the position of Equipment Mechanic. Join our team and apply today!

WFD call summary Oct. 27- Nov. 2 10/27: vehicle accident, Hwy A 10/28: 1st alarm, MacArthur St. 10/29: vehicle accident, Hwy 47 10/30: mutual aid, Gerald assist EMS, Kaleb Ct. 10/31: weather stand-by assist EMS, Lexington Ln. 11/01: alarm, Madison Ave. vehicle accident, Hwy 100 11/02: brush fire, Hwy 100 Professional Volunteer Service since 1852 #wfd #volunteerfiredepartment #washmo

Day Shift Summary 11/02/2024 Stealing reported on A. Roy Drive. Private property non-injury crash on A. Roy Drive. Non-injury crash on Highway 47 at East 6th Street. Subject was stopped in the area of Highway 47 and Heritage Hills Drive for a traffic violation. Subject was arrested for driving on a suspended driving privilege and possession of drugs.

Day Shift Summary 11/01/2024 Parking violation on Phoenix Center Drive. Vehicle was moved. Assisted EMS with a fall in the area of West Front Street and Stafford Street. Assisted a motorist on Highway 100 at Highway 47. Non-injury private property crash in the 2000 block of East 5th Street. Non-injury crash on Highway 100 at High Street. Dog located on High Street near West 2nd Street. Non-injury traffic crash on East 5th Street at Market Street.

⏰ REMINDER ⏰ Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2 AM local time. This means clocks will be set back one hour.

10/31/2024 Dayshift Summary Single vehicle traffic crash near HWY 100/Bluff Road. During this investigation a subject attempted to drive through the crash scene,despite being told not to for safety reasons., in a C&I manner and was arrested , booked and released. Target reported a delayed stealing case where the suspect stole trading cards. Traffic Crash HWY100/HWY A LTS Crash reported on the parking lot of 901 Patients First Drive Traffic crash Southpoint Road and HWY 100 Suspicious persons/ peace disturbances/ civil matters/ special details/ officers caught up on reports/ more juveniles disturbing the peace of others doing donuts and burnouts at the new riverfront parking lot. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty

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Asphalt repair update!

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Happy Halloween! The first person who guesses our costume names in the comments wins a prize. Hint: you need to be in Dad-joke-mode.

❗NOTICE❗ Work will begin today on the Jefferson Street Improvement Project. This project includes replacement of curb and gutter, sidewalks, and asphalt pavement overlay from 5th Street to Highway 100. Work will begin near 5th Street and work south. The project will take many months and scheduled to finish in the summer of 2025. We appreciate your patience and ask that you use caution and reduced speed in this area, watch out for workers, and use alternate routes if possible. Stay tuned for more updates on the progress and road closures.

Thank you, AZZ Precoat, for the delicious dinner tonight at our company meeting!

To help with efficiency of waste collection, Windy Hills Subdivision and properties along West Fifth Street near Highway 100, waste and recycling collection will change from Friday to Thursday. This will be a permanent change starting Thursday, October 31. The contractor will continue for two weeks to check on Fridays after the start of this change. After that, waste will only be collected on Thursdays if placed at the curb on time. Addresses affected include those located on the following streets: Windy Ridge Drive Windy Hills Drive West Fifth Street addresses 1559 - 1701 West Fifth Villas The attached map indicating the location of the change.

Shift Summary - Nights 10/29/24 Harassment was reported in the area of Eckelkamp Ct. A female was arrested in the area of Hwy 47 and Hwy 100 for possession of a controlled substance. Check the well being in the area of 5th St. and High St. ARRESTS DO NOT IMPLY GUILT