Crime & Safety
License Plates Theft Went Unnoticed Until Arnold Woman Was Issued Ticket
The following information was supplied by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following incident was among those reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department between July 31 and Aug. 6. For questions about this report, email associate regional editor Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com.
An Arnold woman discovered that license plates were stolen from her garage after she was issued a stoplight ticket by the Metropolitan Police Department of St. Louis.
In the citation, her license plates were said to be on a GMC van, according to a police report. Afterward, the victim checked a storage cabinet in her garage, where the plates were previously located. The victim noticed that a chain saw was also missing.
The items were reported stolen sometime between July 1-25, according to a police report.
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