Sedalia Police Crime Reports and MSHP Accident Reports: Afternoon of January 31, 2014

The following Sedalia Police crime reports and Missouri State Highway Patrol accident reports are from the afternoon of Jan. 31, 2014.

Local business files property damage complaint Thursday

At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sedalia Police responded to a property damage complaint at Sword’s Pharmacy, located at 300 South Ohio. Upon arrival, the victim told officers a white male came to the store and tried to buy syringes without a prescription. When they refused to sell the syringes without a prescription, the man reportedly stormed out breaking the lower half of a glass door. The suspect is currently being sought by the police.

Buckner man injured in a Lafayette County accident

Around 8:30 Monday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a two-vehicle accident on McDaniel Road just south of old 40-Highway in Lafayette County. The accident occurred as the 2012 Ford F350 driven by 66-year-old John Thoman of Higginsville was traveling on the railway conducting maintenance and travelled into the path of a 2012 Honda Civic driven by 37-year-old Michael Freed of Buckner. Freed received minor injuries and sought his own treatment. Both vehicles were driven from the scene.

Vehicle strikes a cow in Saline County Thursday night

At 8:30 Thursday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported an accident involving a cow on Route “M” near Oasis Trail in Saline County. According to the accident report, a 2000 Pontiac driven by 38-year-old Shane Williams of Slater struck the cow, which was in the roadway. The condition of the cow was not included in the accident report, but the Pontiac was listed as totaled. Williams suffered only minor injuries and sought his own treatment.