VANDALIA (SEPT. 30) - A man told police his live-in girlfriend bit off a piece of his ear during an altercation that followed an argument about cigarettes and alcohol. The woman said she bit him after he assaulted her during the argument. The man was charged with domestic violence and jailed.
ENGLEWOOD (OCT. 5) – A man called police saying he left a loaded pistol under the pillow of a South Main Street hotel. When he realized a few hours later that he had left the pistol, the man said he called the motel but was told there was no pistol found in the room.
ENGLEWOOD (OCT. 8) – A woman reported her boyfriend said he took a window out of her car and broke it. The man was arrested for criminal damaging along with on a probation violation warrant and jailed.