Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff’s Department Crime Reports for August 6, 2016

Around 11:30 Friday morning (August 5), Sedalia Police officers responded to the Liberty Park area for a man who wanted to report the theft of his bike. The man’s information was relayed to dispatch and it was confirmed that the man had an active failure-to-appear warrant from Miller County. The man then decided that he didn’t want to make the theft report. Officers arrested 47-year old Richard Len Craig on the warrant and transported him to the Pettis County Jail, with no bond.

Around 7:30 Friday evening (August 5), officers conducted a subject check in the 1100 block of South Harding Avenue. A man was walking around the trailer park, waving a knife in the air. It was determined that he was impaired by drugs. Arrested at the scene was 44-year old Clint Jeffery Lambert, listed as homeless. Lambert was taken to the Pettis County Jail and placed into protective custody.

Around 11:30 Friday night (August 5), officers performed a vehicle check in the area of 24^th Street and Lafayette Avenue. Dispatch confirmed that the man had 3 warrants from Pettis County. 27-year old Matthew Raymond Fischer was arrested and taken to the Pettis County Jail.

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On Friday, August 5^th, Pettis County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of property damage at 4801 South Limit (Shell Convenience Store). No details about the property damage were listed in that report.

On Friday, August 5^th, deputies responded to the 6600 of Highway 50 in reference to a stealing complaint. Two 12-volt batteries had been taken from a backhoe in the area. There are no suspects at this time, and the investigation is still ongoing.