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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">April 16, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Columbia Police make arrest for suspicious activity at West Middle School on April 16</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at West Middle School, 401 Clinkscales Rd., on April 16 at approximately 7:10 a.m. The vehicle had left the area prior to officers arrival, however, during the course of the investigation, officers were able to review video and obtain a description of the vehicle.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a result of the investigation CPD identified the vehicle as one belonging to Kelvin Joe, 53, of Columbia. On April 9, Columbia Police investigated two suspicious incidents at Gentry Middle School and Columbia Independent School. The individual involved in both of those incidents, Kelvin Joe, voluntarily spoke with police and was cited for 1st Degree Trespass and Driving While Revoked. Joe was also issued a trespass warning which prohibits Joe from being on Columbia Public School Property.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Officers contacted Joe and confirmed he was the individual at West Middle School around 7:10 am this morning. Joe was arrested for 1st Degree Trespass. Due to Joe willfully violating the trespass warning from the previous incident, Columbia Police have requested a bond increase and the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has petitioned the judge for a higher bond.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joe will be remanded to the custody of the Boone County Jail where bond will be set.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or Crimestoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Case number: 2019-003724</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous releases related to this incident:</span> </p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6122"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6122</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6123"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6123</span></a></p></div>
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