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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 14, 2026</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Colin Imhoff
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />235.202.9030
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia Police respond to armed robbery on North Fifth Street</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">At about 10:58 a.m. on Feb. 14, Columbia Police responded to an armed robbery call near North Fifth Street and Broadway. The suspect displayed a firearm and threatened bank employees. The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Officers secured the scene, were able to get a suspect description, and the initial direction of travel of the suspect after the robbery. Detectives tracked the suspect using private downtown businesses and Flock cameras. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Detectives identified the suspect as Basil Kyles, 71, of Columbia. At 3:45 p.m., Kyles was taken into custody near Sexton and Garth Avenue. Kyles was charged with robbery in the first-degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652. To provide information without leaving your name or number, call CrimeStoppers at 573.875.8477 or visit </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://www.p3tips.com/899?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNTRjcXBNMjA2VVdSazBjZQEeWtTwMybJza38Tl4wSYajyJQTI_Zf713ElqkK6tBAocUUMi1BesJdZydP6eY_aem_xugvqyBs0iQiygoQc-5ZxA"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.p3tips.com/899</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. If you provide information to CrimeStoppers that leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case Number 2026-001359</strong></p>
<p><strong>Missouri Statutes:</strong></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=570.023"><span style="font-weight: 400;">570.020. Robbery in the first-degree</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.015"><span style="font-weight: 400;">571.015. Armed criminal action</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030"><span style="font-weight: 400;">571.030. Unlawful use of weapons</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.070"><span style="font-weight: 400;">571.070. Unlawful posession of a firearm</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.100"><span style="font-weight: 400;">575.100. Tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution</span></a></p></div>
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