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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Four Sodomy Charges Link to 'Most Wanted' Fugitive

This former Florissant man is on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list. To report a sighting of any of the following Most Wanted Fugitives, call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).

Officers for the St. Louis County Police Department website update the Most Wanted list as fugitives are apprehended. The list currently includes suspects wanted for attempted enticement of a child, unlawful uses of weapons, burglary, child abuse, robbery, child kidnapping, stealing, forgery, assault of law officers, statutory rape and domestic assault. Among current suspects is Alan Galicia-Hernandez, whose photo accompanies this article. His last known address was in Florissant, and he is wanted for four charges of statutory sodomy. He is 28 years old. Click here to see photos and details about the other top eight suspects wanted in St. Louis County.  To provide information on the whereabouts of anyone on the Most Wanted list for St. …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Man Wanted on Statutory Sodomy Charges Among St. Louis County's 'Most Wanted' Fugitives

This former Maryland Heights man is on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list. To report a sighting of any of the following Most Wanted Fugitives, call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).

Officers for the St. Louis County Police Department website update the Most Wanted list as fugitives are apprehended. The list currently includes suspects wanted for attempted enticement of a child, unlawful uses of weapons, burglary, child abuse, robbery, child kidnapping, stealing, forgery, statutory rape, domestic assault and armed criminal action. Among current suspects is Dilbaugh Singh, whose photo accompanies this article. His last known address was in Maryland Heights, and he is wanted for second degree statutory sodomy. He is 51 years old. Click here to see photos and details about the other top eight suspects wanted in St. Louis County. To provide information on the whereabouts of anyone on the Most Wanted list for St. Louis …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

South County Woman Indicted on Charge of Murdering Her Grandmother

The woman told St. Louis County Police she believed the elderly woman had a demon and she tried to beat it out of her.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Imperial Man Charged With Attempted Sexual Trafficking of a Child

St. Louis County police say the Patrick Sekula sent text messages to an undercover officer offering to pay $60 for sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Imperial Man Charged With Attempted Sexual Trafficking of a Child

St. Louis County police say the man sent text messages to an undercover officer offering to pay $60 for sex with a 15-year-old girl, according to an article on stltoday.com

St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a 55-year-old Imperial man for texting an undercover officer and offering to pay $60 in exchange for sex with a 15-year-old girl, stltoday.com reports. Patrick Sekula, of the 5800 block of Parkside Place, was charged Nov. 19 with attempted sexual trafficking of a child under 18, according to Missouri Case.net. Bond has been set at $25,000. Patch was unable to obtain a mug shot. Read about other Imperial crime-related stories:  

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Arnold Man Charged With Felony for Third Theft-Related Offense

The man tried to walk out of the Mehlville Walmart with a BB gun tucked in his waistband, police say.

An Arnold man was caught trying to steal a Colt BB gun from a Mehlville Walmart, making it his third stealing offense in three years, according to St. Louis County Police. Christopher Allen, 25, of the 2200 block of Jackson St. in Arnold, was charged Thursday with stealing. Because it was his third theft-related offense in 10 years, he was charged with a Class D felony. St. Louis County Police said that Walmart security saw Allen attempt to cut a cord binding a mobile phone to a display Sept. 2 at the store at 3270 Telegraph Road in Mehlville. He then selected a Colt CO2 BB pistol from a display and went into a restroom. When Allen came out of the restroom, he was not carrying the item. St. Louis County Police officers caught Allen outside…

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

County Police: Third Attack May Be Linked to Rapes Near Creve Coeur

St. Louis County Police urge people to come forward with reports on other attacks or information on possible suspects.

St. Louis County Police believe a third attack may be related to two rapes already linked to the same offender in the Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights area. The St. Louis County and Maryland Heights police departments hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday night at Parkway North High School to help inform residents about new developments. About 200 people attended the meeting, which included a free self-defense class led by volunteers from Midwest Krav Magra. “My 32 years of police work tells me this individual will not stop until he’s caught,” St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch told the crowd at the town hall meeting. He said he worked on the South Side Rapist case, which took 25 years to solve. “We want to get information out to people …

Monday, October 8, 2012

South County Man Faces Drug Trafficking Charge

Police said an officer spotted the man dropping a bottle that contained a methamphetamine mixture.

A South County man faces a drug charge after police said they found he had more than 30 grams of a methamphetamine mixture. Michael Klaus, 31, of the 2900 block of Highland House Hills in South County near Arnold, was charged Monday with second-degree trafficking in drugs, a class B felony. St. Louis County Police said an officer approached Klaus at 2711 Telegraph Road in Mehlville and saw him drop a bottle with a foamy substance. The officer retrieved the bottle, which tested positive for meth, according to court documents. Police said the bottle had 30 grams of a mixture that included meth. Klaus is being held in Jefferson County jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond. For more information on Arnold Patch, see the following articles:

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Arnold Crime Log

Police: Mobile Meth Lab Found in Arnold Man's Car

St. Louis County police arrested the man in the Gravois Bluffs Plaza parking lot in Fenton.

An Arnold man was charged Aug. 9 with cooking methamphetamine in a mobile lab in his car in Fenton. Dustin Wadsworth, 31, of the 2100 block of Plaza Drive in Arnold, was charged with manufacturing or producing meth. (See related on Patch: Burglar Makes $7,000 Haul in Coins, Currency, Computer) St. Louis County police said they found a one-pot meth lab in his car on Jan. 8 at in the Gravois Bluffs Plaza parking lot. Bond was set at $25,000. For more crime information on Arnold Patch, see the following articles:

Monday, April 30, 2012

Arnold Man Charged in Two South St. Louis County Burglaries

The suspect also faces charges in 15 other burglaries.

An Arnold man was charged Wednesday with two South County burglaries. St. Louis County Police said that Daniel Schulze, 35, burglarized a home in the 5000 block of Sherborne Drive in South County on Feb. 14 and stole jewelry valued at $8,365. Police also said in the report that he burglarized a home in the 4400 block of Sunhill Feb. 15 and stole jewelry valued at $2,900. The report stated that they have photos of Schulze selling the stolen jewelry. Schulze faces two counts each of burglary and stealing in the incidents. Bond was set at $25,000. He also faces charges related to eight other burglaries in St. Louis County, four burglaries in Creve Coeur and three burglaries in Des Peres.

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