Monday, December 3, 2012
A round-up of unusual and odd crime-related stories in the St. Louis area.
Don't Judge the Breed Pit Bulls, German Shepherds and Dobermans often get a bad rep when it comes to vicious animals. But any dog - big or small - is capable of biting. Here's proof: A man who was standing in his back yard on Melton Avenue in Arnold was attacked by his neighbor’s poodle. The dog bit the man on the lower right leg causing a large laceration. Animal control responded and seized the dog and issued its owner a summons for a leash law violation. Family Fingered Following Funeral Almost $7,000 was reported stolen after a Barnhart woman invited family members over to her house after her husband's funeral on Nov. 10. The victim told officers with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department that she noticed several items missing …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
A roundup of odd, unusual and off-the-wall crimes in and around St. Louis.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Dan Barger
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Small Burglar Uses Doggie Door to Enter Home An apparently diminutive Burglar squeezed through a rear doggie door Oct. 15 to gain entry to a home in Fenton where $90 in bills and coins and miscellaneous jewelry was stolen. The value of the stolen property was set at $130. A Smaller Burglar May Have Been Able to Squeeze Through St. Louis County Police said a man and a woman removed a window screen from a home in the Marylan Heights area. Police said the two planned to open a window, crawl through it and burglarize the home, but the window would not open wide enough for them to get through. The woman was charged with second-degree attempted burglary. The man has not yet been charged. A Man Walks Into a Bar A St. Peters man walked into a …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
A round-up of odd, unusual and off-the-wall crimes in the St. Louis area.
This crime roundup is collected from various incidents reported by police departments around the St. Louis area. Burglary With a Side of Bacon A man who was caught frying bacon in one of the University City homes he burglarized pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison. The man admitted his part in the crimes in St. Louis County Circuit Court and was immediately sentenced to concurrent seven-year terms. Last September a woman reported encountering the man in her home and that he was frying bacon in her kitchen after stealing items there. Too Early for Yelling and Honking A woman who was in her front yard in the Riverside subdivision in Fenton at 3 a.m. Sept. 11, and was yelling and honking her vehicle horn, was issued a …
Friday, July 20, 2012
A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the area.
What the Well-Dressed Bad Guy Wears A woman in Arnold reported that a man dressed like a ninja entered her home, went into the bedroom, stole a computer, iPhone, iPad and $1,000 in cash. He then fled. St. Peters police officers were asked to keep an eye on car washes on patrol routes after a string of burglaries at the businesses when a man showed up at a car wash July 18 wearing a ski mask and carrying a crowbar. Wearing a ski mask in the middle of a heat wave didn't add up. A police officer on a stakeout across the street from the car wash thought so, too. He called in other police officers and all converged on the man as he was prying open the door to the car wash office. He was arrested. Some Crime Involves Heavy Lifting A Jeffco …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A roundup of odd and unusual crimes in and around the St. Louis area.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Dan Barger
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Washer and Dryer Escaped Notice Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 10300 block of Old Olive Street Rd. The victim reported that his refrigerator and stove were missing. That's Why Banks Put Chains on Them The door handle of a vehicle was damaged Nov. 2 when someone broke into it and then ransacked it Nov. 2 at Shop 'n' Save, 45 Gravois Bluffs Plaza, Fenton. The only item missing was an ink pen. This Beef Was With the Police A woman failed to check out Nov. 4 from a room at Motel 6, 1860 Bowles Ave. Police were called and discovered her lying in the bed passed out from alcohol. The suspect was very uncooperative with the hotel staff and police. When asked her name by police, she responded "roast beef." She was arrested…
