MONROE CITY, Mo. — A contract was quietly renewed last week for the school resource officer serving Monroe City R-I School District during a recent meeting of the Monroe City
UPD Director Tom Torregrossa named a finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year
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Published Feb. 5, 2021
University of Louisiana Monroe Director of Police Services Tom Torregrossa is one of only 17 finalists nationwide for Campus Safety Director of the Year. Torregrossa is the only finalist in the state.
PHOTO: University of Louisiana Monroe Director of Police Services Tom Torregrossa is a finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year. Torregrossa served 36 years with the Monroe Police Department before retiring and joining ULM in 2015.
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Emergency personnel were called to the Farmers Elevator & Exchange Co. grain elevator in Monroe City, MO on January 14 after receiving word that a large grain bin at the site possibly had a structural issue.
“The grain bin did present with signs of a structural issue, however, after evaluation, there were no signs indicating an immediate threat of collapse or immanent failure of the supports,” a post on the Monroe City Police Department page on Facebook stated.
After first responders arrived on scene, employees took actions to safeguard the structural integrity of the bin, according to police.
“As many of you may have heard, one of our grain bins showed some structural concerns yesterday. We are being proactively cautious and with the help of MCPD households under direct concerned were offered evacuation orders,” the company wrote in a post on its Facebook page. “The bin is being emptied and will be fully inspected before further use.”
MONROE CITY, Mo. â A Monroe City man died in a single-vehicle crash Friday night.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that a 2016 Kia Sorento driven by Seth J. Hayes, 30, was traveling south on Route Z at 9 p.m. when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve.
The vehicle drove off the right side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned several times, ejecting the driver before coming to rest on the road, the patrol said.
Hayes, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:19 p.m. by Marion County Coroner Rick Jones.
The Marion County Sheriffâs Department, Ralls County Sheriffâs Department, Monroe City Police Department and Monroe City Police and Fire all responded to the crash.