Sedalia Police Crime Reports: Afternoon of March 1, 2013

The following Sedalia Police crime reports are from the afternoon of March 1, 2013.

Sedalia police arrest a Sedalia man for assault Wednesday afternoon

At 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, Sedalia police responded to a residence in the 600 block of North Quincy on a disturbance. Upon arrival, a female victim reported her husband had pushed her down, causing injuries to her arm and the little toe of her right foot. Arrested at the scene was 30-year-old Muyideen Alao of the residence. He was taken to the Pettis County Jail pending a $533.50 bond on a charge of assault.

Water Department truck struck Wednesday evening in a hit-and-run accident

Around 5:00 Wednesday evening, an employee of the Sedalia Water Department reported a hit and run accident involving a department truck. According to the employee, someone struck the vehicle while it was parked in the 100 block of West 4th Street sometime between 4:15 and 4:45 that afternoon. There were no suspects and the police report did not include a damage estimate.

Thieves make fraudulent purchase on a man’s credit card

According to a complaint filed with the Sedalia police department by a man in the 2300 block of East 16th, a fraudulent charge showed up on his credit card statement he received on Friday, Feb. 22. The victim told officers the charge was made on Feb. 8 at a Best Buy and was for just over $750. There were no suspects at the time of the police report.

Sedalia police seize a dealer tag during a traffic stop Thursday night

Just before 10:00 Thursday night, Sedalia police stopped a vehicle with a license plate, that was improperly attached to the vehicle. An investigation revealed that the license plate, which was a dealer’s tag, was revoked. The police report states the driver was given a citation for no registration and the dealer tag was seized to be sent to the Department of Revenue.

A Lipland Giant Bike was found in the 400 block of West 3rd and has been placed in found property.