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Moberly: Former corrections officer busted for running drugs into prison

8:37 PM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

News release from the office of the US Attorney

St. Louis, MO: Brian Saunders, a former corrections officer and maintenance supervisor with the Missouri Department of Corrections, Sandra White and Rebecca Best have each pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

According to court documents, in March and April 2008, Brain K. Saunders, Sandra B. Whit...



Foley: Guilty plea on meth related charges

3:36 PM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

News release from the office of the US Attorney

St. Louis, MO: Lisa Walcott pleaded guilty to federal methamphetamine related charges, Acting United States Michael W. Reap announced today.

Walcott, 37, Foley, MO, pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine, knowing that it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine. She appeared before United States District Judge Carol E. Jackson, in St. Louis.

Co-defen...



O'Fallon: Three teens charged in apparent arson

1:59 PM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

O'Fallon Police news release

On 04/27/09, at approximately 12:15 AM the O'Fallon Police Department received a call in reference to a fire on the side of a house in the 1900 block of Williamstown Dr. Initial investigation revealed that the fire was intentionally set. Three improvised incendiary devices were found at the scene.

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Pevely: Gunfire leads police to drug suspect's home

1:30 PM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |


Investigators in Jefferson County got the call on Wednesday for shots fired in the area of Lookout Trail in Pevely. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the man who lived at the house, who told the deputy that someone else had fired the weapon. Inside the house the deputy noticed a white powdery substance in plain view on the kitchen table. Police say the resident signed off on allowing the deputy to search the home, during which sever...



Franklin County: Guilty plea in weapons and meth case

11:02 AM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

News release from the U.S. Attorney's office

St. Louis, MO: Jesse Chitwood pleaded guilty to methamphetamine conspiracy and firearm charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

On October 1, 2008, Franklin County Narcotics Officers received information that Chitwood was manufacturing methamphetamine at an abandoned home in Franklin County. The officers also received information that he was ...



Columbia: Mizzou student charged in e-mail spam conspiracy

10:00 AM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A University of Missouri graduate student faces federal criminal charges in what authorities call a sophisticated e-mail spamming conspiracy.

A grand jury in Kansas City returned a 51-count indictment, unsealed Wednesday, against 25-year-old Osmaan Ahmad Shah. University records list him as a graduate student in the business school.

Shah and his 28-year-old brother, Amir Ahmad Shah of St. Louis, a...



Wellston: Young man gunned down in street

9:54 AM Thu, Apr 30, 2009 |

News release from St. Louis County Police

On Wednesday, April 28, 2009, at 9:00PM, St. Louis County Police Detectives responded to the 1500 block of Oak Grove in Wellston for a homicide. The victim, identified as DeShun Greene, 20 years of age, of the 2800 block of Gamble in St. Louis, was seen arguing in the street with two other black males. Greene was shot during the altercation and died at the scene. The two males possi...



Bonne Terre: Suspect pleads guilty to weapon and drug charges

4:19 PM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 |

News release from the office of the U. S. Attorney


ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL WEAPONS CHARGE


St. Louis, MO: Terry N. Moore pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

Moore, 33, Bonne Terre, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of firearms while being an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlle...



Collinsville: Cops get cash to crack down on dangerous drivers

1:58 PM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 |

Collinsville Police news release

The Collinsville Police Department has received funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation for increased traffic enforcement. Funding will extend until September 09, 2009. The objective for this funding is to:

Reduce the incidence of motor vehicle crashes,
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Festus: Nephew busted for drugs and burglarizing aunt's home

11:37 AM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 |

Authorities in Jefferson County got the call to Doe Lane in Festus last Wednesday after a woman said that her home had been broken into. According to the police report the victim got a call from her nephew, asking her to pick him up at a gas station. She went but couldn't find him. Things apparently got suspicious when the nephew's mother called the victim with word the nephew was asking for directions to the victim's house. The victim went...



Belleville: Suspect in dump truck accident released

11:22 AM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 |

News release from the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department


The investigation into the death of the 13 year old child who was killed on Stolle Road near Triple Lakes Road, Cahokia has been taken under advisement by the St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office. As a result of this the driver of the dump truck was released from custody. The driver did have a warrant out of California but they would not extradite.

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Jefferson County: 71 arrests in highway patrol sting

1:32 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 |

Missouri Highway Patrol news release

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer Troop C, St. Louis, is pleased to announce the results of a recent enforcement detail "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.



Belleville: Assault suspect damages squad car

1:28 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 |

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Belleville Police news release

Criminal Damage to Property; on 4-26-09 at approximately 11:25am the police department responded to a r...



Alton: Raid turns up 12 pounds of pot

12:22 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 |

By LINDA N. WELLER
The Telegraph

ALTON - Information from the Wood River Police Department led authorities to confiscate 12 pounds of cannabis and equipment used to make methamphetamine from a home west of Statehouse Circle, police say.

As of Friday afternoon, the 26-year-old suspect had not been charged with a criminal offense and was not in police custody.

Alton Police Chief Chris Sullivan said he expects the m...



St. Peters: Police to crack down on impaired drivers

10:15 AM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 |

St. Peters Police news release

St. Peters, 04/27/09 - You Drink and Drive. You Lose. Law enforcement officers across Missouri will be cracking down on drunk driving with increased enforcement May 1-3. The

St. Peters Police Department will be participating in this effort.

"It's never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drivers could lose their license, pay large fines, go ...



East St. Louis: Former murder suspect jailed in battery, gun case

10:09 AM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 |

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- A southwestern Illinois man freed when prosecutors dropped a murder charge due to questions about a detective's credibility is back behind bars.

Joshua Custer, 20, is jailed on charges of domestic battery and unlawfully possessing a firearm.

Police in East St. Louis arrested Custer on Friday after he allegedly punched and bit his girlfriend and was found heading back to her home with a...



Washington, MO: Meth charges filed against suspect

11:32 AM Sat, Apr 25, 2009 |

News release from US Attorney

FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL METHAMPHETAMINE CHARGES


St. Louis, MO: Alfred Jennings was indicted on federal methamphetamine manufacturing charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

Jennings, 37, Washington, MO, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of conspiracy to manufacture in excess of 50 grams of methamphetamine...



St. Louis: Suspects sentenced on drug and weapons charges

9:31 AM Sat, Apr 25, 2009 |

News release from the US Attorney

HANNIBAL & ST. LOUIS MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGES


St. Louis, MO: Mark Robinson and Lequinton Gibbs have entered guilty pleas to federal firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap, Hannibal Police Chief Lyndell Davis and Ralls County Sheriff Paul Forney announced today.

According to the facts filed with the court, on March 31, 2008, Ro...



St. Louis: Money stolen from group that honors cops

8:08 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis police are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars from an association that holds a memorial breakfast to honor city officers.

Police announced Friday that a department employee who does volunteer work for the association indicated involvement and resigned. The former employee has not yet been charged, and the person's name has not been released. The department is still determining exactly how ...



St. Louis: Police officer dragged by stolen car

5:07 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis police continue to search for the driver of a stolen car that dragged a city police officer for nearly a block, leaving her with a broken wrist and other injuries.

Police say officers spotted the stolen car around 11 p.m. Thursday. The 34-year-old officer walked up to the car to arrest the driver when the suspect grabbed her shirt and dragged her for one block before letting go and driving away.

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St. Clair County: Drug and weapons sweep results in arrests

4:53 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

St. Clair County Sheriff News Release

On 04-24-09 at approximately 0800 hours the Special Response Team consisting of members from the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department and Belleville Police Department and members of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) executed three St. Clair County Drug Tactical Unit search warrants simultaneously at the following addresses in East Saint Louis Illinois:

2914 Rensha...



St. Louis: School bookkeeper steals $213,000 from district

3:06 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

News Release from the office of the US Attorney

FORMER BOOKKEEPER OF WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT


St. Louis, MO: Carolyn Kay Yelton pled guilty to the embezzlement of more than $213,000 of school funds, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

From approximately 2000 to 2007, Yelton was employed as a bookkeeper at the Wellsville-Middleton School District...



Town and Country: Prison time for suspect in county bank robbery

2:27 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

US Attorney news release

LOCAL MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR BANK ROBBERY


St. Louis, MO: Kirk Hough was sentenced to nine years in prison for the robberies of three area banks in early 2008, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

On February 2, 2008, Hough robbed Reliance Bank, at 13033 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis County; February 19, 2008, the National City Ban...



St. Charles: Search is on for "quick change" bandit

11:34 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

St. Charles Police news release

St. Charles Police Seek Quick Change Suspect

(St. Charles, Missouri Thursday, April 23, 2009)


The St. Charles Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect who conducted a "quick change" scam at Schnuck's in St. Charles on 3/16/2009 at 5:30 PM. The suspect approached the cashier and purchased a newspaper. As the cashier was handing him ...



Belleville: Police dog tracks down pair of burglary suspects

11:01 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

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Belleville Police news release


Burglary; On 4-22-09 at approximately 3:15am the police department received a call of a burglary to vehicle in prog...



Belleville: Suspect busted in Metro Link station robbery

10:49 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

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Update on recent Armed Robberies. The Detective Division has identified and arrested one of the two suspects in the recent arm...



Jefferson City: Mom convicted of kidnapping daughter, hiding child in crawl space

10:29 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jurors have convicted a Missouri woman of kidnapping her 11-year-old daughter, who was found in a crawl space under the woman's living room.

Rebecca Albrecht of New Bloomfield was also found guilty Thursday night of lying to investigators and a Cole County grand jury about the girl's whereabouts. The jury found that Albrecht kidnapped Bailey Vieth from her father's Jefferson City home and kept her hidd...



Winfield: Police ID body found by mushroom hunters

10:27 AM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 |

WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities have identified the body found by mushroom hunters in Lincoln County on Wednesday night.

Deputies say 28-year-old Jackie Noel of St. Louis was found dead off of Highway 79 north of Winfield.

Sheriff Lt. Andy Binder says Noel disappeared Sept. 21 after he and three others were allegedly involved in a theft at Dollar General store in Elsberry.

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DeSoto: Search is on for suspect in domestic assault case

3:16 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 |

Saturday evening a Jefferson County deputy responded to a disturbance call on Klondike in DeSoto.

The victim told the investigator that she had been attacked and that the suspect had prevented her from calling for help for a period of about nine hours.

The victim told police that she tried to leave again on Saturday and the suspect assaulted her a second time.

The deputy wrote in his report that he observed injurie...



East St. Louis: Gunman gets 50 years for assault rifle murder

12:03 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 |

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2005 murder of a Washington Park woman with an assault rifle.

Gary Wingate was sentenced on Monday for Darlene Russell's death.

Circuit Judge Milton Wharton cited Wingate's "extensive criminal history" in imposing the sentence. A jury found the 46-year-old guilty of first-degree murder in 2006.

Wingate has sai...



St. Charles: Sex offender roundup

11:43 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 |

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) -- Five registered sex offenders are jailed after a surprise roundup in St. Charles County.

Federal and local police worked together on the operation dubbed "Knock and Talk."

A federal grant allowed 21 officers to work over three days on the effort that authorities
say uncovered 65 crimes and netted five arrests.

Police say most of the offenses were minor, like not letting author...



High Ridge: Resident hit with child porn charges

12:04 PM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 |

News release from the office of the US Attorney


St. Louis, MO: Justin Ray Potthoff was indicted on federal charges of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.

Potthoff, 25, High Ridge, MO, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on on two felony counts of possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday, April 22,...



Arnold: Murder charges filed in deadly shooting

9:57 AM Mon, Apr 20, 2009 |

Jefferson County news release

Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer advised that the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has issued charges in regard to a fatal shooting which occurred on Thursday, April 16, 2009 on a parking lot in the 4300 block of Jeffco Blvd., Arnold, Mo.

The suspect has been identified as:
Todd Meine
W/M, Age 42
7200 blk. Meramar
St. Louis, Mo 63129

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West County: Police checkpoints

3:42 PM Fri, Apr 17, 2009 |

St. Louis County Police News Release

The St. Louis County Police Department Highway Safety Unit and Eureka Police Department will be checking motorists in an effort to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on our streets and highways. Specially trained officers will be conducting DWI Enforcement on Friday, April 17, 2009, in West St. Louis County. Hours of operation will be from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM the following morning. Th...



Poplar Bluff: Human remains may be missing woman

3:39 PM Fri, Apr 17, 2009 |

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities believe human remains found near Poplar Bluff are those of an elderly woman reported missing more than five years ago.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs says the remains, along with clothing and personal items, were found Wednesday after by someone riding an all-terrain vehicle in a heavily wooded area.

On Thursday, authorities excavated the site and found personal items and clothin...



Illinois: Man imprisoned for 26 years declared innocent

3:38 PM Fri, Apr 17, 2009 |

CHICAGO (AP) -- A man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit has been officially declared innocent.

Cook County Circuit Judge Paul Biebel Jr. issued a certificate of innocence Friday for Alton Logan.

Logan was convicted in 1983 of fatally shooting a security guard at a McDonald's restaurant.

Last year, two attorneys revealed that their former client had admitted committing the crime. Atto...



House Springs: Tracks in mud lead to neighbor's arrest

12:20 PM Thu, Apr 16, 2009 |

(KMOV.com) -- Jefferson County authorities got the call from a resident who said that a number of tools and ladder had been stolen from his trailer on Golden Acres.

It didn't take long for the officer investigating the scene to notice tracks in the mud leading from the trailer to a nearby residence on Golden Acres.

It was about that time that the victim apparently spotted a stolen lawn ornament on the deck of the other house....



Washington County: Charges increased against man accused of throwing, killing baby

12:44 PM Wed, Apr 08, 2009 |

BISMARCK, Mo. (AP) -- Washington County prosecutors have strengthened charges against a Bismarck man following the death of a baby he is accused of throwing.

Ricardo Medina was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse resulting in death.

The 21-year-old previously faced a lesser abuse count, child endangerment and domestic assault. The child's 22-year-old mother, Jaimee Scott, is charged with child endangerment, for all...



Arnold: Chase ends with smashed police car, two arrests

12:14 PM Wed, Apr 08, 2009 |

Jefferson County Sheriff news release

Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer advised that on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at approximately 1:30 pm a Jefferson County Deputy on patrol on Hwy PP near Antire Rd., observed a w/m subject known to him and as being wanted, driving a black, early 90's GMC pick up truck.

The deputy ran a check on the subject and learned there was an active felony warrant for being a parole a...



Rolla: Second man wanted for burglary

4:10 PM Mon, Apr 06, 2009 |

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The Criminal Investigations Unit of the Phelps County Sheriff's Department is continuing their in...



St. Louis: River terminal, two employees plead guilty to dumping oil in river

8:38 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 |

US Attorney news release

LOCAL RIVER TERMINAL & TWO EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY TO VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT


American River Transportation company pays a 3 million dollar fine to the United States.


St. Louis, MO: American River Transportation Company and two employees pleaded guilty to the illegal discharge of oil into the Mississippi River, and concealing the source of the oil when questioned...



Alton: Drug dealer gets 20 years

3:33 PM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 |

News release from US Attorney

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on April 3, 2009, PATRICK D. THOMAS, age 38, of Alton, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois.

THOMAS was sentenced to a term of 262 months in prison with credit for 16 months already served, ordered to pay a $900 fine, and placed on supervised re...



French Village: Suspect sentenced on meth charges

11:11 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 |

News release from U.S. Attorney

AREA MAN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL METHAMPHETAMINE CHARGES


St. Louis, MO: Larry E. Pyron was sentenced to 37 months prison on methamphetamine related charges, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

Larry E. Pyron, 24, French Village, MO, pleaded guilty in January to one felony count of manufacturing in excess of 50 grams of methamphetamine in June 2006 in...



Springfield: Daughter charged with stealing $100,000 from dad

10:30 AM Fri, Apr 03, 2009 |

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A southern Missouri woman is charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from her father's accounts for his dental practice and horse farm.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Shirley Ann Scheets of Houston, Mo., made her initial court appearance Thursday on two counts of mail fraud. The 49-year-old Scheets was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Springfield.

Scheets worked as the office ma...



Kansas City: Mom accused of giving alcohol to young teens

1:31 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 |

Mo. mom accused of giving alcohol to young teens
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A mother and another woman face felony child-endangerment charges after a 14-year-old's birthday party that ended with two young teens being taken to a hospital.
Karen Christine Downs, 43, of Kansas City, and Kelsee Guest, 25, are accused of providing liquor and beer to six 13- and 14-year-olds at a February birthday party for Downs' daughter. Two girls...



Florissant: Man indicted for using fake ID to buy house

1:23 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 |

U. S. Attorney news release

AREA MAN INDICTED ON MULTIPLE FRAUD CHARGES INVOLVING THE PURCHASE OF HIS PERSONAL RESIDENCE

St. Louis, MO: Shawn Cannon was indicted on multiple fraud charges involving his purchase of a residence, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

According to the indictment, Cannon knew he would be unable to qualify for a loan to purchase a home using his true identity. ...