Crane Police Department

09/01/2026

08/20/2026

From August 19, 2026 to September 14, 2026, the Crane Police Department will be participating in the Summer Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Extra officers will be on duty during this time period to monitor for impaired drivers. Don’t Drink and Drive or use other mind altering substances. You WILL go to jail and the consequences are costly.

08/11/2026

We are excited to share the 2nd Edition of Missouri’s Cold Case Playing Cards. This was created through a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Department of Corrections, and Law Enforcement Agencies across the state. The cards highlight 52 unsolved homicides, missing persons, and unidentified human remains cases that have occurred throughout the state. Please share this post. If you have any information concerning any of these cases, please contact your local law enforcement agency or the tip line at
(844) 458-6622

You can also email [email protected]

08/09/2026

On August 9, 2026, at approximately 2:00am, Crane Police observed an unidentified, individual carrying a backpack, run from an alley near the intersection of Rose Avenue and Main Street. When the officer attempted to investigate the situation, the individual stopped, looked at the officer and then ran down another alley behind Main Street businesses. The officer was able to catch up with the suspect, who again attempted to break away and flee. Once the officer had the suspect detained, she was identified at Peggy Cassandra Schofield of Aurora, Missouri. Ms Schofield gave the officer consent to search her backpack. During the search, the officer discovered methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia. Schofield was booked into the Stone County Jail on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Methamphetamine Precursors, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Failure to Obey Orders from a Law Enforcement Officer and Resisting or Fleeing Arrest. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

08/06/2026

Humor for the day.

08/05/2026

Just a few weeks away. Come visit us at the Broiler Fest.

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08/03/2026

July stats

07/17/2026

Happy Birthday to the BEST deputy in Stone County. IYA has been of great assistance to the Crane PD on several occasions. We sincerely appreciate her (and that guy with her too). It’s so nice to have such a great working relationship with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department.

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07/11/2026

After my Miranda Rights post the other day, I had a question about what exactly is a Terry Stop.

A “Terry Stop” originates from a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case, “Terry vs. Ohio.” It allows a police officer to stop a person if they have “reasonable suspicion” a person is, has been, or is about to be involved in a crime. Reasonable suspicion is a lower threshold than “probable cause.” Probable cause is needed by the officer to facilitate an arrest, and basically means the officer more likely than not has cause the person committed a crime. Reasonable suspicion means the officer must be able to point to specific, observable facts (i.e. matching a suspect description or acting in a suspicious manner in a high crime area) and is not just a “hunch”. A Terry Stop must be temporary and last no longer than needed for the officer to confirm or dispel the officer’s suspicion. During a Terry Stop, the officer may search or “frisk” the subject for officer safety reasons and not necessarily for evidence gathering. A Terry Stop is generally used to investigate a crime and is usually less intrusive than an arrest due to probable cause.

EXAMPLE: Officers receive a report of a convenience store armed robbery (with a firearm) occurring 3 minutes ago. The description given is a white male, approximately 6’ tall, with black hair and wearing a blue t-shirt and blue jeans. You just happen to be walking out of the bank, just up the road from the store shortly after the call goes out. You happen to be a white male with black hair, 6’ 1”. You are wearing a blue t-shirt and blue jeans (but you are TOTALLY innocent). It is very likely the officer may preform a Terry Stop on you due to the description given. You may also be searched for officer safety due the report of the suspect possessing a firearm. As the stop continues, further details are given the suspect weighs approximately 300 pounds. You are obviously not 300 pounds and only weigh 140 pounds. At that time the officer would most likely release you do to reasonable suspicion being dispelled.

Remember the key points here are Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause. And in 1968 the Supreme Court ruled a legitimate Terry Stop does NOT violate an individual’s Constitutional rights.