Paul Tripp Takes Police on High Speed Chase after Recent Prison Release, Crashes in Hazelwood

Pine Lawn Police said Tripp, a man convicted of dumping Valerie Butler's dead body, drove up to 130 mph trying to escape the police.

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Maryland Heights Man Faces Third Alcohol-Related Driving Charge

Police said the man previously was found guilty of a DWI in Maryland Heights and driving with excessive blood-alcohol content in Kirksville.

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Maryland Heights Man Still on St. Louis 'Most Wanted' List

A 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).

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New Police Chief: 'Maryland Heights Police Department Is The Best in the State'

Carson will receive an annual base salary of at least $113,000, with an annual increase of $5,000 with "satisfactory performance evaluations."

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Rams Coach Has Championship Rings, Electronics Stolen From Home

Kirkwood Police said two men stole NFC championship and Big 12 championship rings among other items from the home.

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New Synthetic Drug—N-Bomb—Has Mother Worried

Carley B. Alves said she learned about the hallucinogenic N-Bomb, a potent, LSD-like substance, after her 15-year-old daughter and Ursuline Academy freshman was brought home from the party in an incoherent state.

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Man Used Movie As A Set Up For Armed Robbery, Police Say

Creve Coeur Police say that after a movie, a North St. Louis man told his acquaintance he wanted him to meet his mother and directed him to an area in the parking lot where two mens with guns were waiting.