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Crime

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Joseph Millard Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

    Belleville man Joseph Millard, 49, was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges of downloading and distributing child pornography. He's being held on a $500,000 bond, and faces six to thirty years per charge in prison if found guilty.Those are big numbers, but check this out.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Tracy D. Jones: St. Louis Homicide No. 23; Shot in A Car

    Tracy D. Jones, 47, was inside a car with an unidentified 56-year-old black woman in the 1500 block of Whittier Avenue last night when unknown suspects opened fire on them. Jones was shot in the chest and back, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was shot in the thigh, and was treated an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Two Separate Shootings Friday Night

    ​The Delmar Loop was not the only part of the city where shots were shots were fired  this weekend. Just around 9:30 p.m. Friday night, an unidentified 20-year-old black man was dropped off at an area hospital with multiple gunshot injuries. Witnesses tell police the victim was shot by two bl ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    The Columbine Effect: Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood obsessed with this one?

    ​The Delmar Loop was not the only part of the city where shots were shots were fired  this weekend. Just around 9:30 p.m. Friday night, an unidentified 20-year-old black man was dropped off at an area hospital with multiple gunshot injuries. Witnesses tell police the victim was shot by two bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Three Shootings in the City Sunday Night

    ​St. Louis Metropolitan Police were kept busy Sunday night with three separate shooting incidents in just more than six hours. Fortunately, no one was killed. But there's a numbing similarity in all three cases that doesn't portend well for this summer; if the shootings jump up on the first warm n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Victim Fatally Felled By Police Bullet

    The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has reported that police officers and at least one suspect exchanged gunfire over the weekend, resulting in a man's death. On Friday evening St. Louis police shot dead Jordan Walls, nineteen, of the 4900 block of Terry Avenue. In addition the police sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Strip Club Tax Supporters Drop Research Bomb

    ​Some resent the implication at the heart of the "skin tax" bill: That strip clubs somehow foster sexual assault, and thus should have to pay $5-per-patron fee to fund aid to rape victims. However, as the bill wends its way through the Illinois senate, supporters of the bill are arguing -- now wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Scott Solovic: Thrice Convicted of Raping Children, Contends Current Accuser is "Too Young" for Him

    ​Scott Solovic, 38, is currently serving his third stint in jail for sexually assaulting underage girls. A fourth victim of his depredations came forward only after he was sentenced to prison this most recent time, because she felt she was safe enough to do so with him out of her life. Authorities ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Dominic Johnson: St. Louis Homicide No. 17; Shot Outside Sports Bar

    ​Dominic Johnson, a 27-year-old black male, was found shot to death outside the Starz Sports Bar and Grill (8700 block of Goodfellow Boulevard; pictured above) in the North Pointe neighborhood Monday night just after midnight.According to police documents, St. Louis Police responded to a report of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Missouri Meth Lab Seizures Hit New Record; State Leads Nation Again

    Confiscated meth equipment.​Once again, Missouri has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in the number of meth labs seized in 2011. Law enforcement uncovered 2,096 labs in Missouri last year, an increase of six percent over the 1,960 discovered in 2010. Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Supreme Court Decision on Missouri Sex Offender Carries Implications Across U.S.

    A sex case that began in Missouri and passed through Pennsylvania continued its path all the way to Washington, where this week U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion that poses just as many questions as answers when it comes to sex-offender registration laws. In a 7-2 ruling announced January 23, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    St. Louis Homicides Drop 20 Percent Thanks to Slow 4th Quarter

    ​St. Louis had 21 percent fewer homicides in 2011 compared to 2010, according to preliminary crime figures from the police department. That's great news, though it isn't the first time in recent history that the city's murder rate has plunged inexplicably. The early 2000s saw a huge drop in homici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Beware of Fashion-Conscious "Logo Bandit" in West County

    ​In the St. Louis metropolitan region, there appear to be two types of bank robbers. First, there are the traditional types who hit various branches in the city, clad in pedestrian bank-robbing garb like old-man masks, ski caps and McDonald's uniforms. Then, there is another, higher class o ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2011

    Perv and Protect: Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually molested by cops. Should the Scouting program share the blame?

    ​In the St. Louis metropolitan region, there appear to be two types of bank robbers. First, there are the traditional types who hit various branches in the city, clad in pedestrian bank-robbing garb like old-man masks, ski caps and McDonald's uniforms. Then, there is another, higher class o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Five Things To Do if You Are Robbed (According to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney)

    ​Full disclosure up-front: this is a bit of a let down. There are, in fact, hundreds or thousands of things you could do when getting robbed (the exact number is based on whether you count "turn and run" and "point over the robber's shoulder and say 'what is that?' then turn and run" separately) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Brian McCuller: St. Louis Homicide No. 110; Teen Shot on North Grand

    Bad weekend for North Grand. Early Saturday morning a woman was gunned down in the 3100 block of north St. Louis thoroughfare. On Sunday morning it was an 18-year-old teen shot to death a few block south in the 2500 block of N. Grand (below). ​According to police, Brian McCuller was with a gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Mizzou Coach Gary Pinkel Arrested for DWI

    Boone County Sheriff's DepartmentPinkel was pickled, say police.Chrissake, Gary! Has Mizzou's 5-5 season led you to the bottle? Or are you still celebrating Saturday's win over Texas? Either way, this doesn't look good for ​the University of Missouri.Major Tom Reddin of the Boone County Sheri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Why Are Hate Crimes Nineteen Times More Likely in Kansas City Than St. Louis?

    ​The FBI released its annual batch of data on hate crimes earlier this week, offering a breakdown by state and jurisdiction. Here's the most curious thing that jumps out immediately: Number of hate crimes reported last year in Kansas City, population 484,191: 76 Number of hate crimes reporte ... More >>

  • Film

    November 3, 2011

    Stealing from the rich to...oh, whatever. Funny is the message in Tower Heist.

    ​The FBI released its annual batch of data on hate crimes earlier this week, offering a breakdown by state and jurisdiction. Here's the most curious thing that jumps out immediately: Number of hate crimes reported last year in Kansas City, population 484,191: 76 Number of hate crimes reporte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Willie Perkins: St. Louis Man Shot Point-Blank in Head During Armed Robbery

    A 63-year-old man is dead and his 64-year-old friend recovering today after both were injured during a brazen armed robbery last night in the the 2900 block of North Jefferson (below). ​

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Daniel Hughes: Ritz-Carlton Sexual Assault Suspect Sued By Home Insurer

    Daniel Hughes' insurance company bristles at paying for his legal defense.​The company that holds the home insurance policy for Daniel Hughes, the Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a pre-teen in the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton this past March, has found himself in yet another legal battl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Confederate Shrine Vandalized in Missouri; Southern Nationalists Outraged

    The Southern Nationalist Network would have the vandal know: Them fightin' words.​The Civil War ended nearly 150 years ago but North-South animosity evidently remains in Cape Girardeau where a vandal this week defaced a monument to Confederate soldiers. As the Southeast Missourian reports, someone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Q & A: Local Author Breaks Down New Book About Mexican Drug War

    A few years ago while living out West, Sylvia Longmire, a retired U.S. Air Force captain and former special agent with the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, noticed that the news media often bollixed its coverage of the Mexican drug war -- a topic she'd been tracking closely for Californ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    St. Louis Police: Wigged Out Suspect Wanted for Three Robberies

    ​St. Louis police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man (right) believed to have robbed at least three area businesses. In each case the suspect has worn a wig, either a large Afro or gold dreadlocks. The latest robbery occurred July 29 when he held up the Penn Station East Coast Subs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Michael Brown: St. Louis Homicide No. 79; Teenager Murdered in Penrose

    ​Sixteen-year-old Michael Brown of the 5000 block of St. Louis Avenue was found shot to death in the Penrose Neighborhood of north city early yesterday morning. St. Louis police report that they arrived to the 4500 block of Margaretta to find Wilson lying dead in the middle of the street from guns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Guns Claim Two More Children in St. Louis Region

    "From an infant's cold, dead hands!"​A ten-year-old Belleville boy accidentally shot and killed his five-year-old brother yesterday while playing with a shotgun kept in the home. An "extremely tragic accident" is how Belleville police chief William Clay described the incident. A day earlier -- Tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Man Shot in Broad Daylight in North City

    The 2800 block of Sarah, where a 42-year-old man was shot after an attempted mugging yesterday.​A 42-year-old man was shot around 4:30 p.m. yesterday in the 2800 block of Sarah, which is near Vandeventer and St. Louis Avenue in north city.He told police that he was heading north on Sarah when thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Gunfire Strikes University City -- Again

    For the third time in the past month, gunfire has disrupted innocent lives in University City. The latest incident occurred Wednesday night when unknown gunmen exchanged as many as twenty shots in the University Commons apartment complex in the 1400 block of North Drive (below).​The gunfire left c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Zachary Simmons: St. Louis Homicide No. 64; 50-Year-Old Shot in Baden Neighborhood

    Police had few clues yesterday in the shooting death of Zachary Simmons. Simmons, of the 3000 block of Washington in Midtown, was visiting a home in the 900 block of Riverview when he was shot multiple times around 7 p.m. Monday.​Witnesses say they saw Simmons talking to the suspect -- described a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Baby Found Dead in South-City Trash Bin

    The 2300 block of South Jefferson, where an 18-month-old boy was reported missing -- and then found in a trash bin 30 minutes later.​ An 18-month-old south-city boy, reported missing by his family earlier this morning, was found dead in a trash bin near the family's home, according to the St. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Dutchtown Man in Serious Condition After Interrupting Burglar

    The 3700 block of Delor, where a 28-year-old man was shot several times last night.​A 28-year-old man is in serious condition after interrupting a gun-toting burglar trying to break into his neighbor's apartment last night.The man, whose name is being withheld by police, was at his home in the 370 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    DNA Database in the Works in Illinois

    ​Sex offenders and those indicted for certain violent or sexual offenses in Illinois will be required to submit DNA into a state database, if a bill approved by both houses is signed into law.The legislation, HB 3238, says that anyone arrested -- not only those convicted -- for murder, home invasi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Murder Vigil Disrupted By Gunfire, Attendee Struck By Camaro

    A vigil honoring Michael Pankins, a 24-year-old man from north county shot dead Sunday in north St. Louis, turned violent yesterday evening.The scene of last night's shooting at Thekla and Riverview. ​According to police, a crowd was holding a candlelight vigil around 8 p.m. Wednesday in north St. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Michael Pankins: Victim Shot Dead in Car in North St. Louis

    A 24-year-old man is dead after being shot in the head yesterday evening in the 5900 block of Lillian (below) in north St. Louis. ​The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that Michael Pankins was a passenger in a car when he was shot around 6 p.m. Sunday. The driver of the vehicle tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    15,000 Cars Stolen In Missouri in 2010; One-Fourth of Them From St. Louis

    The Ford Taurus was the most-stolen vehicle in Missouri last year.​The Missouri Insurance Information Service reports that 15,640 vehicles were stolen in Missouri in 2010. Nearly half (47 percent) of those vehicle thefts occurred inside the borders of St. Louis and Kansas City. The good news? The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    St. Louis: Five Shot In Separate Incidents Sunday in North City

    All five shootings occurred within about a mile of each other.​Five people were wounded in five separate shootings that played out over the course of several hours yesterday in north St. Louis. View interactive map of the shootings.The violence began around 4:40 p.m., when a victim described as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Driving Home From Mardi Gras? Advice From an Attorney

    Kraut Law Group​Mardi Gras season also means DUI season, and the police could be tailing your car next. Sure, you only had a few beers. Your blood alcohol content is surely below the legal limit. But could that still portend trouble if Officer Teetotaler pulls you over? It's a situation fraugh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Another Study Ranks St. Louis as Nation's Most Dangerous City

    ​For the second time in three months a national study has named St. Louis the most dangerous city in the nation based on FBI crime data. The latest survey comes via U.S. News and World Report that looks at crime numbers over seven years (2003-2009) as crunched by the real estate information firm, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Clarence Smith: 17-Year-Old Charged with Multiple Rapes in St. Louis

    Clarence Smith now faces 32 felony counts, including forcible sodomy, rape and robbery​ Don't let that baby face fool you. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is charging 17-year-old Clarence Smith with 32 felony counts -- including five counts of rape, four counts of forcible sodomy, kidnap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Violent Crime in St. Louis Lowest in 43 Years, Say Police; Vehicle Thefts at Near 50-Year Low

    Perhaps the tape should read: Crime seen?​St. Louis police are out with their official crime statistics for 2010.  According to the department, Part I Crimes (homicides, rapes, robbery, assault, burglaries, larcenies, vehicle thefts, arson) dropped 9.2 percent compared to 2010. But here's whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Teens Arrested For Robbing Home of Murder Victim; Suspects Knew No One Would Be Home

    Jennings police yesterday arrested three teenagers on suspicion of burglarizing the apartment of a woman murdered just a day earlier. Brandis McCollier, 23, was found dead inside the apartment Monday in the 2600 block of Tyrell. Prosecutors have charged her boyfriend, Keith Stubblefield, who also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Black Pearl, Yung Ro Team Up to Offer Free Cover-Up of Gang Tattoos

    Page, right, talks with his son, the rapper Yung Ro, outside the promotional party for his upcoming album.​In St. Louis, any tattoo with a six-pointed star likely signifies membership with the criminal group Gangster Disciples. Two overlapping circles might mean affiliation with a North City g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Good Ink: Downtown Artist Offers Free Cover-Up of Gang Tattoos

    Page, right, talks with his son, the rapper Yung Ro, outside the promotional party for his upcoming album.​In St. Louis, any tattoo with a six-pointed star likely signifies membership with the criminal group Gangster Disciples. Two overlapping circles might mean affiliation with a North City g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Marilyn Tomlin: St. Louis Homicide No. 133; Stabbed to Death on Wall Street

    A 59-year-old woman was stabbed to death yesterday evening in the 800 block of Wall Street in north St. Louis. The 800 block of Wall Street as viewed from Broadway in north St. Louis.​Police say Marilyn Tomlin was stabbed multiple times and pronounced dead on the scene around 6 p.m. Police took in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    St. Louis Police Shoot Teenage Suspect Believed to Be Serial-Pizza Delivery Robber

    Because we couldn't find an image of a "Pizza Burglar." Besides, we like how the McDonald's arches looks like the Gateway Arch in this image.​Two suspects were arrested and one of them shot after St. Louis police officers responded to three attempted robberies of pizza-delivery drivers in south ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Two Dead After Gangland Shooting Disrupts Funeral of Homicide Victim

    St. Louis police report that four people were shot today while attending the funeral of David Davis, a 27-year-old man gunned down in north city last week. The shooting occurred around noon outside the Reliable Funeral Home at 3964 Washington Boulevard (below) in midtown St. Louis.​Two of the shoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    ATM Solutions Robbery Adds a Kidnapping: Relatives of Suspect Held for Ransom

    A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?​The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Dwayne Scales: St. Louis Homicide No. 111; Killed in Gun Battle That Wounded Two Others

    Twenty-four-year-old Dwayne Scales was discovered dead from a gunshot wound Saturday evening in the 5700 block of Theodore (below). ​Police report that Scales and several other men were involved in an argument that turned violent as it spilled out of a home in the Walnut Park East neighborhood aro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Jeffrey Stewart Jr.: St. Louis Homicide No. 109; Shot Outside Home in North City

    Twenty-five-year-old Jeffrey Stewart Jr. was outside his home in the 5900 block of Era Avenue in north St. Louis last night when he was shot in the chest. Witnesses saw a man run east across the railroad tracks following the shooting.​The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. with neighbors telling S ... More >>

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