Saturday, May 11, 2013
Shawn M. Young, 20, was charged with burglary and theft.
A man was charged with stealing cash and several checks from Lighthouse Baptist Church on Lindbergh Boulevard in Maryland Heights. Shawn M. Young, 20, of the 10400 block of Englewood in Overland, was charged Tuesday with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor theft. Maryland Heights Police said Young broke into the church at 3025 North Lindbergh Blvd. May 3 and stole cash and several checks from the church. Young is being held in the St. Louis County Justice Center. Bail was set at $50,000, cash only. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Sunday, May 5, 2013
A couple of readers debate whether victims bear any responsibility for crime. What do you think?
In Des Peres last week, a handful of cars and homes were burglarized in a residential neighborhood—a serious enough "spree" that the city blasted an email and text alert to the neighborhoods. As it happens, the burglar got into some unlocked cars, used the garage door opener and walked into a pair of houses in which the inside door was not locked. The report brought on this comment from a reader: "A person would not lock their car outside overnight (or anytime) because? And with a home garage door opener and valuables inside? Is this laziness or stupidity?" Another reader who said she was was one of the victims took offense: "I hope you are never a victim. You are acting like it was our fault." What do you think? Do we bear any …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Police say Daniel W. Lee, of St. Louis, broke into a Bridgeton home and beat a woman with a hammer before attempting to rape her. Then, when police tried to arrest him, he attempted to grab an officer's gun from their holster.
A St. Louis man is accused of breaking into a Bridgeton home April 21, beating the resident with a hammer and attempting to rape her. Daniel W. Lee, 34, of the 6900 block of Natural Bridge Road, was charged Friday with attempted forcible rape, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, felonious restraint, first-degree burglary and stealing a car. Bridgeton Police said Lee broke into the home and struck the resident in the face and head with a hammer. He then removed the woman’s clothes and attempted to rape her, police said. The woman had facial and head injuries. Police said the man took some coins from the home and stole the woman’s 2007 Buick LaCrosse, police said. When police came to arrest Lee on Friday, he struggled with an …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Maryland Heights Police said Donovan Hemsath and Luke Lyell broke into a home and stole a video game system.
Two teenagers face burglary and theft charges in a break-in on Breezemont Drive in Maryland Heights. Donovan Hemsath, 18, of the 11000 block of St. Pius Lane in St. Ann, and Luke B. Lyell, 17, of the 3200 block of Bridgeport Place in Bridgeton, each were charged with second-degree burglary and felony stealing. Maryland Heights Police said Hemsath and Lyell broke into a home in the 11900 block of Breezemont Drive sometime between Oct. 15 and Oct. 24 and stole a Wii game system, six controllers, nine Wii games and a portable DVD player. Value of the stolen items was about $800. Bail was set at $15,000 each for Hemsath and Lyell. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Maryland Heights Police said officers caught the men nearby a short time later.
Two Maryland Heights men face criminal charges after police said they attempted to enter a home carrying empty trash bags. Emmanuel V. Jones, 19, of the 12600 block of Mateus Drive, and Austin Phillips, 18, of the 12500 block of Wissant Lane, each were charged Feb. 26 with attempted first-degree burglary and resisting arrest. Both live in Maryland Heights. Maryland Heights Police said the two went onto a deck in a backyard in the 2400 block of Glen Arden Drive holding empty trash bags Sept. 27. The homeowner spotted them when they tried to enter the house through a sliding glass door, police said. When officers spotted them near Marine Avenue and Glen Arden Drive, Jones and Phillips ran but they were caught after a short chase, according …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Two of the break-ins were in unincorporated St. Louis between Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights. A third was in North County.
A man faces additional charges related to three St. Louis County burglaries, including two break-ins in unincorporated St. Louis County between Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights, and another in North County. Anderson Stallings, 24, of the 10200 block of Canter Way in Overland, was charged Thursday with three counts of second-degree burglary and three counts of felony stealing. Stallings also was charged Feb. 9 with two counts of receiving stolen property in Maryland Heights. St. Louis County Police said Stallings committed the following actions: Stallings is being held in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $30,000. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Anderson Stallings is being held in St. Louis County jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond for possessing items stolen in Maryland Heights.
An Overland man faces criminal charges after police said he had property stolen in a burglary. Anderson Stallings, 24, of the 10200 block of Canter Way in Overland, was charged Feb. 9 with two counts of receiving stolen property. Maryland Heights Police said between 7:45 a.m. Feb. 7 and 4 p.m. Feb. 8, Stallings had jewelry, an iPad, silver flatware, cash and jewelry stolen in two burglaries. Stallings was being held in St. Louis County jail Thursday. Bail was set at $100,000. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Friday, February 1, 2013
The man was parked outside a Bridgeton hotel that is closed for renovation.
Bridgeton police officers found a man loading an air compressor onto his truck Jan. 22 outside a hotel on Lindbergh Boulevard that was closed for renovation. Jacob A. Dawson, 29, of the 100 block of St. John Avenue in Webster Groves, was charged Wednesday with second-degree burglary and felony stealing. Bridgeton Police said the man was loading the air compressor, valued at about $2,500, onto his truck at about 1:45 p.m. Jan. 22 outside the building at 4545 Lindbergh Blvd. The owner told police he removed the air compressor from the closed hotel building. Dawson was released from custody Thursday. Bond was set at $20,000, cash only. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Jan. 16 burglary was in an apartment in the 12300 block of Shoeridge Court.
A man was charged in a Jan. 16 burglary in Maryland Heights in which a bottle of Ritalin was stolen. Daniel Maiden, 32, was charged Jan. 18 with second-degree burglary and stealing a controlled substance. Maryland Heights Police said Maiden broken into an apartment in the 12300 block of Shoeridge Court in Maryland Heights and stole a prescription bottle of Ritalin and $200 in cash. Maiden was being held in St. Louis County jail Thursday. Bail was set at $10,000. Maiden’s address was listed as a Missouri Department of Corrections Community Release Center in the city of St. Louis. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Bridgeton Police said the man broke into the Phillips 66 gas station at 3 a.m. Aug. 26.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A North County man faces additional charges for a Bridgeton burglary after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for a November 2011 burglary. David Ray Marks, 43, of the 8400 block of Midland Boulevard in Vinita Park, was charged Friday with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor stealing. Bridgeton Police said Marks broke into the Phillips 66 gas station at 13767 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton at about 3 a.m. Aug. 26 and stole a cash box. There was less than $500 in the box. St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Prebil sentenced Marks Sept. 21 to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary, third-degree assault and misdemeanor theft. He is being held in the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional …
Rockwood 25
10:16 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Agreed. Just because a thief or vandal else clearly does wrong, does not mean the victim is necessarily "right" or blameless. It also doesn't mean they have equal blame or most of it. Such black and white thinking on this board. Sometimes victims couldn't have done anything better. Sometimes we can all learn something from the situation...like locking things up and keeping valuables out of sight. more ›