By T.J. Greaney, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. May 9--Contractors working on the future site of Columbia Fire Station No. 7 on Green Meadows Road this week discovered the theft of about $20,000 worth of copper wire. The theft, officials said, occurred overnight between Monday and Tuesday.

A longtime University of Missouri police captain has joined the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force on a part-time basis. Capt.

By Sara Semelka, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Sep. 22--The Columbia Police Department issued an arrest warrant for a Columbia-area man in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred Tuesday night on Citadel Drive. Jarrod A.

By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Dec. 23--The Boone County Sheriff's Department has received a $31,026 grant from the state to expand efforts to combat cyber crimes.

By Annie Nelson, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Sep. 13--A former University of Missouri-Columbia football player resigned from his civilian position with the Columbia Police Department after being arrested last month on suspicion of third-degree assault.