Author Archives: LCSO

On October 7, 2015, detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were summoned to Children’s Hospital, in St. Louis, to begin investigating the criminal complaint of Child Abuse of a three-month old male that occurred along the 100 block of … Continue reading →

Seven highly motivated girls from Winfield Girl Scout Troop 4740 presented the Sheriff’s Office with a special donation that took months in the making. Since February 2015, the 11 and 12-year old girls of Troop 4740 spent more than 25 … Continue reading →

Sheriff John Cottle is announcing the availability of the Missouri Sheriff’s Association John Dennis Scholarship. The scholarship, in the amount of $1,000.00, will be presented to 16 college-bound Missouri high school seniors who intend to pursue a criminal justice career … Continue reading →

In June of 2015, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic analysis to help identify high crash areas in Lincoln County. The analysis helps direct enforcement efforts in high crash and fatality areas. The data obtained was then used … Continue reading →

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and participating local law enforcement are coordinating a nationwide drug “take-back” day on September 26th from 10 am to 2 pm. This one-day event will provide residents with no cost anonymous collection of unwanted and … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:00 P.M. officials will test Lincoln County’s Public Safety Alert System. Thousands of Lincoln County residents and businesses will receive an automated phone call on mobile, home and/or business phones with a recorded message regarding … Continue reading →

Twenty-four year old Eric Dwayne Brooks, of Elsberry, is charged with felony Statutory Rape in the First Degree after detectives learned he had sexual intercourse with a female victim under the age of 14-years old. According to the victim, the … Continue reading →

On September 15, 2015, around 11:15 PM, deputies responded to the area of South Chantilly and Ethington Road, in Moscow Mills (unincorporated Lincoln County) for a report of a person discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle traveling south along … Continue reading →

On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 AM, 19 militants with the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks in the United States. Two of the planes flew into the towers of the World Trade Center, … Continue reading →

On September 3, 2015, around 1:00 PM, detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3000 block of East Highway 47, in Winfield (Unincorporated Lincoln County), for a shooting. According to witnesses, 19-year old, Bradley Allen Green, of … Continue reading →