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May 2009 ArchivesA 22 year old male was shot in the 4600 block of Natural Bridge just after 1am. The victim had just driven away from a gas station when a dark colored SUV carrying five black males pulled up next to him and opened fire. After being shot in the knee the victim lost control of his vehicle and struck a traffic signal. He was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening wounds. The investigation is ongoing. ...A Domino's pizza delivery driver was assaulted late Friday night while making a delivery in the 4400 block of Athlone in north city. The attacker struck the driver in the head with a metal rod and took the pizza. The victim was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver works at the same Dominos where the owner of the business was shot in the leg during a robbery on Thursday. Police do not believe the incidents are related... On Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 3:11PM, St. Louis County Police responded to the 9100 block of Villaridge Court for a report of an auto fire. The 25 year old driver struck a stop sign when she turned to check on her 3 year old in the seat behind her. She believed the 3 year old was choking. Upon striking the pole, the 1998 Mercury Sable caught on fire. The driver was able to get the 3 year old out of the vehicle and was badly burned trying ...
News release from the Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer Troop C, St. Louis, announces "Operation A.R.R.E.S.T" (Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team). The purpose of Operation A.R.R.E.S.T. is to increase the motoring public's awareness of the potential hazards of operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition. To maximize enforcement efforts in deterring impa... News release from the US Attorney's office St. Louis, MO: Gary J. Thebeau was sentenced to 63 months in prison for possession of Child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap, announced today. Thebeau, 45, Gillespie, IL, formerly of Warrenton, MO, pleaded guilty in February to one felony count of possession of child pornography. In 2007, Thebeau downloaded child pornography to a laptop computer he h... WATERLOO, Ill. (AP) -- Newly unsealed court documents in the case against a man accused of strangling his wife and two sons reveal evidence authorities found near a bridge a few miles from the slayings. Authorities have said Sheri Coleman and her sons, ages 11 and 9, were killed May 5 in their Columbia home with some type of ligature, including perhaps a cord. Sheri Coleman's husband, Christopher Coleman, is jailed wit... EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An Ohio man accused of shooting at a southwestern Illinois sheriff's deputy during a chase last summer has pleaded guilty to lesser counts. Twenty-year-old Simeon Moutafov of New Richmond, Ohio, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Madison County to aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude an officer. Prosecutors agreed to drop other charges, including attempted... St. Louis County Police news release
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Police news release: Police news release: Police news release: Police news release: Police news release: St. Louis police are reporting a police involved shooting at Cherokee and Texas in south city. The police officer involved was not injured. The male suspect in the incident was shot in the knee. His injury is not life threatening. We'll update this story as more information becomes available. Just before 8 pm last night city police responded to a shooting in the 4100 block of St. Louis Avenue. Police found, in a vehicle, a 15 year old male shot to death and a 54 year old male shot in the head. The deceased has been identified as Brion Kimble of the 4000 block of Aldine. The second victim was taken to an area hospital and is in critical but stable condition. Police say a vehicle drove by and began firing shots in the victims' ca... Just after 4:40 this morning there was a fatal vehicle accident at Delmar and Skinker. According to police a white van traveling westbound on Delmar struck a Nissan Ultima traveling southbound on Skinker. The 28 year old male driver of the van was transported to an area hospital in stable condition. The driver of the Ultima, 46 year old Clyde Okain of the 2100 block of McPherson was dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. ...
At 12:01 am three people traveling in a vehicle on East Linton in north city were shot at multiple times. One of the passengers, a 20 year old male, was struck in the chest and thigh. He was driven to an area hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The other victims, who were unharmed, could not provide a description of the suspects or where the shots came from. The investigation is ongoing. ...
News release from the U.S. Attorney's Office St. Louis, MO: Amy Cline was sentenced to 15 months in prison on mail fraud charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Cline, 36, Florissant, MO, pleaded guilty in February 2009 to one count of mail fraud while employed by Paul Cerame Lincoln Mercury as an office manager from 2004 to February 2007. According to the indictment, Cline's d... EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- A former assistant to the mayor of Washington Park faces up to 13 years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to evading income taxes and misapplying village property. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has accused a man of making personal use of federal grant money while working for Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.
Douglas Howery Sr. entered the plea Wednesday at the Pike County courthouse in Bowling Green. The 57-year-old suspect did not speak during the hearing. Howery is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Betty Ann Howery, who was 44 when she disappeared from the couple's rur... News release from Belleville Police Department: The Belleville Police Department is currently on scene of a report of shots fired inside a residence on N. Pennsylvania Ave. At this time the situation is a family member of the resident received two text messages during the night stating that the resident had fired shots inside the residence. Another relative has reported that a weapon was removed from the house prior to police arrival... St. Louis, MO: Steven Corio pleaded guilty to federal methamphetamine charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Corio, 44, St. Clair, MO pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Henry Autrey. Sentencing has been set for August 11, 2009. Eleven people were indicted in December, the following co-defendants have pleaded guilty to related charges and await sentencing in June and July 2... MARION, Ill. (AP) -- A southern Illinois man has been charged with first-degree murder after police found a body buried in his yard. Jimmy Dean is an assistant Williamson County state's attorney. He says 46-year-old Elmer Atkins Jr. of Marion was charged with one count Wednesday in the death of 51-year-old Matthew Lutchen. Atkins' mother, 63-year-old Edna Atkins, also was charged with concealing a homicidal death. Both... News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: Phillip G. Blankenship pleaded guilty to federal methamphetamine charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Blankenship, 34, High Ridge, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to manufacture more than fifty grams of methamphetamine on March 28, 2008, in St. Louis County. He appeared before United States District J...
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) -- A 29-year-old man has been critically burned following what authorities believe was a methamphetamine-related explosion in a St. Charles County garage. The St. Charles County Sheriff's Department said the explosion happened Tuesday morning near St. Peters. Lt. Craig McGuire said a caller described an orange Dodge Charger driving away from the fire. The car was stopped in Chesterfield, where the ... News release from the Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, announces that Troop C will participate in a program designed to provide maximum manpower during the travel days of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The program, known as "10-mile Trooper Project", is designed to provide a trooper at least every 10 miles on designated highways. The designated highway... St. Louis, MO: Robert Allen Barnes, Sr., pleaded guilty to social security fraud for collecting disability benefits while earning income from self employment, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Barnes began to receive Social Security disability benefits in 1990 after claiming that his back was severely injured at work. Beginning in late 2001 and early 2002, Barnes participated in running a business ... ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date of June 17 for Reginald Clemons, who was convicted 15 years ago in the deaths of two young sisters shoved off an abandoned Mississippi River bridge in St. Louis. The execution date was announced Monday as the state was preparing for its first execution in nearly four years. Dennis Skillicorn is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing ... The Missouri Water Patrol pulled a body from the Mississippi river near Portage Des Sioux just after 1pm today. The person has not yet been identified. The deceased is described as a white male in his late twenties with facial hair, wearing black jeans and tennis shoes. The St. Charles County Sheriff's department is investigating. ...
Shortly after 11:30 am police repsonded to a shooting in the 1300 block of Montclair in north St. Louis city. upon arrival they found a 49 year old man shot on his front porch. According to the victim he was standing outside when a dark vehicle with tinted windows drove by and opened fire. Right now police have no motive or suspects. ...
News release from St. Louis County Police The St. Louis County Police Department announced today they are joining with other law enforcement agencies on May 18 through May 31, 2009 in an aggressive "Click It or Ticket" mobilization to crack down on Missouri's safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities. It is estimated that nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when drivi...
News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: Three St. Louis area people have been sentenced on charges child exploitation charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Today: Robert Saavedra, 28, Ballwin, MO, was sentenced to 78 months in prison, followed by a life time of supervised release, on one felony count each of receipt and possession of child pornography. >> Continue reading: Ballwin, Lake St. Louis: Prison time for three child porn suspects IRON COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES
Ruble, 59, Vulcan, MO, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of a machine gun, one felony count of possession of a machine gun not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Tra... News release from Fairview Heights Police [Fairview Heights, Il.]- On May 13, 2009 at approximately 10:20 pm, the Fairview Heights Police stopped a vehicle being driven by Darius L Miles (27 years of age). The vehicle, a 1996 Chevrolet Impala, is owned by Miles. The vehicle was stopped in the 5700 block of Old Collinsville Road after a Fairview Heights Officer observed that the driver failed to use a turn signal. <... Armed Robbery; on 5-10-09 at approximately 4:15pm the department received a report of an Armed Robbery that had just occurred at the Sally Beauty Supply 5720 North Belt West. The suspect is described as a black male 20 to 30 years of age 6' dark complexion shaved head, last seen wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt, and displayed a handgun. The suspect waited until the store was empty then approached the counter and demand... News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: Leroy Lawrence Schutte was indicted on federal charges involving his attempted purchase of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Schutte, 34, Festus, MO, was indicted May 7, by a federal grand jury on one felony count of making a false statement to a dealer. He appeared in federal court earlier today. According to the i... Belleville Police news release Retail Theft, Obstructing Justice; on 5-11-09 at approximately 5:30pm the department received a call of a Retail Theft that had occurred at K Mart 7230 Westfield Plaza. DESLOGE, Mo. (AP) -- Police are calling a fifth-grade boy not even old enough to drive a repeat offender for van thefts. Desloge police say the student ran away from school Monday and stole a van, as he did two years ago. They found the van pulling into a driveway near St. Francois Memorial Park in eastern Missouri. North County Assistant Superintendent Mike Jarvis said he was grateful the boy didn't hurt himself or ot... Belleville Police news release Aggravated Battery; on 5-12-09 a Dylan Seibert was located who was wanted for investigation by this department for criminal damage to property and telephone harassment from reports in 2008.
Missouri Highway Patrol news release Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, St Louis, is pleased to announce the results of the Operation P.R.O.T.E.C.T. project that was conducted on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Franklin County on Missouri Highway 100. During the eight-hour project, 8 troopers focused their attention on violations that occurred in the construction/work zone on MO 100 between Washington... JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A Jersey County trial is under way for a former obstetrician and gynecologist accused of sedating and sexually abusing patients. News release from Fairview Heights Police On Monday May 11, 2009, this case was presented to the St. Clair County State's Attorney, who charged the suspect with three counts regarding this incident. The suspect is identified as:
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A former benefits manager for an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers local in St. Louis County has pleaded guilty to embezzling $341,000 from the union's benefit plan. Harry Keil faces sentencing July 31 after pleading guilty on Monday in federal court in St. Louis. Keil is 51 and lives in St. Charles. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap says Keil was hired in August 2006 as ad... The Major Case Squad will give a briefing at 4:15 p.m. today, May 11th at the front of the Columbia Police Department. ...News release from the office of the US Attorney
Each of the following defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine for the manufacture methamphetamine. The indictment was ... WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) -- Relatives of a St. Louis man killed nearly five months ago hope a $15,000 reward they're offering helps crack the case. Frank Dover was fatally shot in the back of his head last December outside a strip club in Washington Park, Ill. Police are asking tipsters to call them at 618-874-0115 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. ...A 23 year old woman was killed in an accident early this morning at Kingshighway and Delmar in north St. Louis city. Ebony Minnis and three passengers were traveling west on Delmar when two vehicles traveling north on Kingshighway ran a red light and struck her car. Minnis was pronounced dead at the scene. All three passengers in her vehicle sustained injuries and were transported to area hospitals. One of the driver's of the other vehicles... [FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL] - On Saturday May 9, 2009, at about 10:30 p.m. a shooting occurred near the intersection of South Ruby Lane and Longacre Drive in Fairview Heights. At 10:45 pm police responded to a shooting in the 4700 block of West Florissant. Upon arrival police discovered a 20 year old female shot in the buttock and abdomen and a 20 year old male shot once in the cheek. Both are listed in critical condition. Police say the two victims were driving and once they reached their destination a minivan pulled up and opened fire. Police have no suspects. The investigation is ongoing. ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis police board is suing a towing company for what it says is hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to the department and the city. In November, the Board of Police Commissioners demanded that St. Louis Metropolitan Towing, LLC, pay $453,508 owed to the department and St. Louis. The unpaid money was discovered in a department review of towing records. A man who answered the phone at Metropo...
News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: Debora Kellom pleaded guilty to mail fraud involving her embezzlement of more than $200,000 from Wade Funeral Home, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Wade Funeral Home has been providing funeral-related services in St. Louis for decades. In the mid-1990s, Wade was bought by 3G Corporate Holdings, which later changed its name to... News Release from the St. Clair County Sheriff The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated this morning in reference to the below murder. Deputy Commander Eric Vanhook is in charge of the investigation. Approximately twenty detectives are working the case. Several people, including several people of interest, are currently being interviewed. Further information will follow. Anyone who has any informat... Hazelwood police confirm a man was wounded in an apparent drug related shooting at the Ramada Inn in the 9 thousand block of Dunn Road this afternoon. The victim was hit once in the lower back and is being treated at an area hospital; his wounds are not believed to be life threatening. Police say the victim was in a room at the ramada with several other witnesses and four suspects, when one of the suspects opened fire. The four suspects fled i... On Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 1:11 P.M., the Maryville Police Department received notice of a Robbery at the UMB Bank located at 2921 Maryville Road, Maryville, Illinois. Officers arrived within two minutes but the suspect had left the scene on foot. A search of the area was negative. Cahokia Police news release On Tuesday May 5th, 2009 at about 9:45 PM Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to 91 Laura Lee Drive near unincorporated Cahokia in reference to a drive by shooting. Upon their arrival they found a 16 year old male subject in the roadway. Several people were standing in the area and around him. An ambulance arrived on scene but was unable to save his life. He d... COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A man is hospitalized after police allege he brought a gun into a building on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. University police received a report around noon Tuesday that a gun had been passed in a box to another person in the Division of Information Technology building. The university's police chief, Jack Watring, said the weapon was not brandished. Watring said the man has... WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) -- Police in southern Illinois say a 14-year-old West Frankfort girl has been shot to death. Authorities say the teen suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest at a home in West Frankfort. She was pronounced dead Tuesday night at Franklin Hospital in Benton. West Frankfort Police Chief Jeff Tharp didn't release the names of those involved because the investigation is ongoing. On Tuesday nig...
News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: David O'Bryant was sentenced to five years of probation, including 12 months of home confinement for preparing a false income tax return by claiming false deductions for his clients, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. O'Bryant faced seventy-three counts alleging he included false entries on the tax returns of dozens of his client... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An execution date is scheduled for a man convicted in a 1992 shooting rampage at the St. Louis County Courthouse. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday set an execution date of Aug. 7 for Kenneth Baumruk. He was waiting for divorce proceedings when he pulled out two .38-caliber handguns and started shooting. He killed his wife and wounded four other people, including a security officer. ...LINN, Mo. (AP) -- The Highway Patrol says a central Missouri man who allegedly made threats to an Osage County Courthouse official led authorities on a high-speed chase before shooting himself. Troop F spokesman Sgt. Paul Reinsch says law enforcement agencies were put on high alert Tuesday after the threats. An Osage County sheriff's deputy spotted the suspect on U.S. 63 in Westphalia riding a motorcycle and armed with... News release from the office of the US Attorney St. Louis, MO: Gilbert Summers was sentenced to five years in prison on federal arson charges involving the fires that damaged and destroyed the Copia Urban Winery and Market, and the adjoining Vanguard Loft Apartments, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Summer was ordered to pay $2,686,825 restitution. <...
ROSICLARE, Ill. (AP) -- Two southern Illinois men remain jailed on charges that accuse them of shooting at the homes of two law enforcers in Hardin County and firing on the sheriff's department. Randall Warren, 35, and Dwayne Bruce, 23, are suspected of firing at the home of a Rosiclare police officer, the home of a sheriff's deputy and the sheriff's office early Sunday. No one was injured. Hardin County She... JACKSON, Mo. (AP) -- A former Missouri deputy will stand trial for a 1979 killing. The Southeast Missourian newspaper's Web site, http://semissourian.com, reports that arraignment will be May 11 after a judge on Monday allowed the case to move forward against 61-year-old Max Ellison Jr. Ellison is accused in the death of Deborah Martin. Her body was found inside her plant and antique shop in Cape Girardeau. ...
ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- Police in Alton say charges are expected in the weekend slaying of a 23-year-old man they believe was gunned down while pressing a group to leave his rental home. JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The mother of a Jersey County teenager who died after being shocked with a police stun gun during a 2006 confrontation says she settled her wrongful-death lawsuit to end the emotionally taxing legal wrangling. ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- An Alton High School student is accused of battering a teacher during an in-school confrontation.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- Federal and local authorities are investigating an Internet threat against President Barack Obama, as well as others against the police and a school in Poplar Bluff. Police are investigating a homicide in north St. Louis. It happened in the 2500 block of Dodier. Investigators were called to the scene around 7:40 a.m. on Friday. No arrests have been made at this point. |
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