Subject: Robbery

• The Big Bloody: Maggie O'Brien's Bartender Killed in Violent Night That Leaves Three Dead

  The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports this morning that three people died from gunshot wounds in the city last night. Two of the deaths -- involving the murder of a downtown St. Louis bartender -- may be related. Police say that around 11:45 p.m. last night a white male bartender in his early 30s was shot during a robbery attempt at Maggie O'Brien's, at 20th & Market streets (just a block up the street from the scene of a grisly, triple homicide last month.)View Larger MapThe

  June 2, 2009

• Rough 24 Hours

  September 18, 2007

• News of the Weird

  March 10, 1999

• News of the Weird

  April 14, 1999

• Burned

  June 30, 1999

• All Aboard

  May 28, 2008

• Off and Gunnin'

  Action shooting clubs are a blast all over the Midwest. Lock and load, baby!

  May 18, 2005

• The "Loyalty" of Jermaine Andre

  The sensei's ex-girlfriend has some fighting words.

  April 25, 2007

• Jermaine Andre brings the Code of the Samurai to cage fighting.

  March 28, 2007

• News of the Weird

  May 26, 1999

• Scarlet

  Sunday, February 26 at 7 p.m. at the Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

  February 22, 2006

• The Gang That Couldn't Dress Straight

  Meet the cross-dressing bank robbers who confounded cops for years

  October 12, 2005

• Stolen Moments

  New Line Theatre has its way with The Robber Bridegroom

  March 9, 2005

• Love Vigilantes

  The Robber Bridegroom steals into town

  March 2, 2005

• The Ice Cream War

  It's a hot, sweaty, cutthroat business. And in most city neighborhoods, it's illegal. A report from the front lines of the battle of the Bomb Pop.

  August 20, 2003

• Carnage

  Despite the cost, local cops can't resist deadly pursuits

  June 11, 2003

• Rebel With a Cause

  A new biography recasts Missouri's natural-born killer Jesse James as a political terrorist

  October 30, 2002

• Best Down-and-Dirty Crime Rag

  St. Louis Metro Evening Whirl

  September 25, 2002

• Crime Story

  Ghost letter from a powerbroker teaches Slay the perils of using the bully pulpit

  July 24, 2002

• Good Cop? Bad Cop?

  October 17, 2001

• Unsettled

  July 4, 2001

• The Ballad of Jesse James

  September 13, 2000

• The Robber

  May 17, 2000

• Swiss Mystery

  May 17, 2000

• Pot Luck

  February 23, 2000

• Lost in America

  July 28, 1999

• Letters to the Editor

  December 2, 1998

• Overall Crime Down in St. Louis Despite Recession

  Remember, back when our economy was only starting its swirl down the shitter, experts predicted a spike in crime due to a recession?Well, experts be damned: according to police department data crunched by the Daily RFT, overall crime in St. Louis City was actually lower in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year. St. Louis's very own Richard Rosenfeld, professor of criminology at UMSL, published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times in March 2008, encouraging citizens in

  April 16, 2009

• Police Make Arrests In Maggie O'Brien's Homicide

  The St. Louis police have identified three men they believe are responsible for the robbery-turned-homicide last week at Maggie O'Brien's bar and restaurant downtown that left bartender Michael Dolan dead from gunshot wounds.  Police say one of the suspects from that night was Derrick Bell, a man who was dropped off at the hospital minutes after the botched robbery. Bell, who was also suffering from a gunshot wound, died following surgery.Now this next tidbit isn't in the official police re

  June 10, 2009

• Police Name Suspects in Maggie O'Brien's Murder; Confirm Thief Killed His Accomplice

  Police have identified two men from Illinois as the final suspects in the slaying of bartender Michael Dolan at Maggie O'Brien's on June 1.Police provide this full account of the robbery-turned-homicide...INCIDENT:  Homicide, RobberyDATE/TIME:  6/1/09@11:42pmLOCATION:  2000 Market Street (Maggie O'Brien's)VICTIM:  Michael P. Dolan, 32 year old White male of the 1400 block of S. 18th Street in St. LouisSUSPECT #1: Derrick Bell, 30 year old Black male of the 5000 block of Cote

  June 10, 2009

• Maggie O'Brien's Robbery an Inside Job; Employee Tipped Off Men Who Shot Bartender

  St. Louis police announced this morning a fourth suspect in the June 1 robbery at Maggie O'Brien's that left bartender Michael Dolan and one of the thieves, Derrick Bell, dead from gunshot wounds. Stephen HornbuckleThe suspect is Stephen Hornbuckle, a ten-year employee at Maggie O'Brien's, who police say was extensively involved in the planning of the robbery. Hornbuckle, 35, of East St. Louis, was arrested Wednesday as he showed up to work at the downtown bar. According to police, Hornbuckle pr

  June 12, 2009

• FoodWire: Maggie O'Brien's Robbery an Inside Job

  At the Daily RFT, my colleague Chad Garrison has the latest update on the robbery at Maggie O'Brien's and the murder of bartender Michael Dolan: A fourth suspect -- a ten-year employee of the restaurant -- has been arrested.

  June 12, 2009

• Stooge Robbers, Clueless Mothers, Bigoted Wackos: Who Is This Week's Ass Clown?

  A quick word before we begin this week's Ass Clown voting. For those of you scratching your heads as to why Christopher Coleman has not yet appeared in our weekly Ass Clown showdown, the answer is simple: It wouldn't be fair to the other contestants. That's because each week we learn something new about Coleman that would make the accused murderer a shoo-in to win every poll.Still, Coleman may have met his match this week. That's because our Ass Clown statisticians have compiled a bumper crop of

  June 12, 2009

• Columbia Court Convicts Bank Robber, Despite Alleged Politeness

  flickr.com/photos/kingsdesignIf a bank robber robs a bank politely, is he still a bank robber?A Boone County jury had the pleasure of debating this philosophical issue last Thursday, July 17. The facts of the case were these:On August 28, 2008, Maurice Penny, Sr., walked into the Bank of America branch at 1729 W. Broadway in Columbia, lifted up his shirt, possibly to show off a gun, and handed a note to the teller. He left with $3,000 in cash, in $20, $50 and $100 bills, and the note, which the

  July 20, 2009

• Man in "Gangsta" T-shirt Robs Local Bank

  Photos courtesy FBIWhat do you expect of a gangsta?​I tend to ignore most breaking news releases asking the public for help tracking down armed robbers. But this one about a robbery today of a Commerce Bank in suburban Webster Groves is just too good to pass up  -- if only because of the "Gangsta" t-shirt the suspect chose to wear during the heist. My question: Was the novelty shop where the robber buys his clothes all out of t-shirts that say: "Bank Robber"? Read the FBI's breaking news

  August 10, 2009

• Suspect Pedals Away from Bank Robbery

  He went that way. ​This just in from the FBI...Authorities are looking for a "black male, average build and around 5'10" tall" who robbed the Midwest Credit Union on Flower Valley in Florissant bank this morning. The suspect was last seen wearing a thin white cloth wrapped around his head, dark sunglasses and what appeared to be a fake beard. If that  account isn't descriptive enough, there's also this: Following the robbery -- in which the man brandished a handgun and forced ev

  September 1, 2009

• Seen This Guy? Police Say He's Robbed Five St. Louis Area Stores, Banks

  ​St. Louis Police are looking for the man above who they believe robbed a Fed Ex/Kinko's at 700 Olive last Thursday. They also suspect he has pulled off the following heists: June 17 robbery at Walgreens, 3631 Gravois August 1 robbery at Deals, 3148 S. Kingshighway August 8 robbery at Walgreens, 5550 S. Grand August 12 robbery at Bank of America, 6639 S. KingshighwayAnyone with information is urged  to call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS. Callers may remain ano

  September 2, 2009

• The Big Bloody: Prosecutor Levels Dozen Warrants Against Man Charged with Homicide, Shooting Off-Duty Cop

  Police HandoutMario Coleman​The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office last night issued 12 warrants against 22-year-old Mario Coleman for yesterday's robbery turned homicide. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Monday when Coleman and a 16-year-old accomplice allegedly held up an off-duty St. Louis police officer and her boyfriend as they left a home in the LaSalle Park neighborhood immediately south of downtown. The suspects forced the couple back inside the home in the 900 block of Hickory Str

  October 6, 2009

• The Big Bloody: St. Louis Police Kill Suspect Who Ran, Pointed Gun

  St. Louis police officers were on patrol last night in an area of south St. Louis plagued recently with robberies and attempted robberies when they came across two suspicious looking characters. According to police, the two suspects came out of an alley in the 3100 block of Texas (one block west of Benton Park) around 10:30 p.m. When the officers attempted to question the men, one of them ran while the other stayed put. View Larger MapPolice say that the fleeing man ran around the corner and pul

  October 27, 2009

• Gone By Song

  October 28, 2009