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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Woman Lured Man to Hotel Room Where He Was Stabbed and Robbed, Police Say

When the man entered the room at the Northwest Airport Inn May 10, another man stabbed and robbed him, and he attacker and the woman split the money, , Bridgeton Police said.

A woman lured a man to her motel room in Bridgeton May 10 where another man lying in wait stabbed him in the chest and robbed him, police said. Bridgeton Police said Lindsay Dames, 19, arranged for the man to be robbed by David Smith, 47, who waited at the Northwest Airport Inn at 3570 North Lindbergh Blvd. in Bridgton, an extended stay motel. When Dames and the man entered her room, Smith attacked the man, stabbing him in the chest and lacerating his liver, according to a police report. They took cash and a cell phone from the man, according to a court document. Smith, of the 1700 block of Fifth Street in St. Charles, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Dames, of the …

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Woman Charged With Robbing Bank Inside Dorsett Village Schnucks

The woman handed a teller a note demanding money and indicating she had a weapon.

A North County woman was charged with robbing the US Bank inside the Schnucks store at the Dorsett Village shopping center in Maryland Heights. Latonya M. Jones, 28, of the 6000 block of Shillington Drive in Berkeley, was charged Monday with first-degree robbery. Maryland Heights Police said Jones walked into the bank Nov. 5 and handed the teller a note demanding money and saying she had a weapon. The incident was recorded by video surveillance cameras. Jones was being held in St. Louis County jail on Tuesday. Bail was set at $100,000, cash only. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:

Monday, December 10, 2012

Maryland Heights Man Charged with Armed Robbery

Bridgeton Police say a Maryland Heights man and others acting with him forced a man at gunpoint to hand over the items on July 6 in the 4200 block of Gardenview Lane in Bridgeton.

A Maryland Heights man is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint of his marijuana, cash, a check and credit card in Bridgeton. Jeffrey Woods, 20, of the 11100 block of Westport Station Drive in Maryland Heights, was charged Wednesday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. The other men have not yet been charged in the incident. Bridgeton Police said Woods and others acting with him forced a man at gunpoint to hand over the items on July 6 in the 4200 block of Gardenview Lane in Bridgeton. Another person threatened the man with the gun, police said. Woods was being held Friday in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at 50,000. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Craigslist Seller Dragged 100 Feet by Robbers, Police Say

Bridgeton Police got a description of the car and pulled it over a short time later.

Two men attempted to take a man’s iPhone and ended up dragging the man 100 feet as he hung onto their car when they attempted to get away at about 8:12 p.m. Wednesday, Bridgeton Police said. Bridgeton Police pulled the car over and arrested two men a short time later. Keith Pullom, 25 of the 12100 block of Remiger Drive in Spanish Lake, and Dwayne Etheridge, 24, of the 300 block of Behlmann Meadows Way in North County, were charged Thursday with second-degree robbery. Bridgeton Police said Pullom and Etheridge arranged to meet the man in a parking lot along at 12235 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton after he advertised on Craigslist to sell his iPhone 5. The man handed his phone to Pullom, who was sitting in a car driven by Etheridge, …

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Man Fleeing Kohls Shoved Aside Security Guard, Police Say

Bridgeton Police said the man was caught near the store.

A St. Louis man shoved a security guard as he fled Kohls department store with stolen clothing, police said. Kevin L. Jackson, 43, of the 2300 block of Keokuk Street, was charged Wednesday with second-degree robbery. Bridgeton Police said Jackson was shoplifting June 26 and was spotted by security at Kohls at 12222 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. When a security guard blocked his way, Jackson pushed him and fled the store, police said. He was caught nearby, according to a police report. Jackson is being held in the St. Louis City Justice Center on a $10,000 bond. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:

Monday, October 1, 2012

Man Suspected in Seven Robberies Charged With Check 'N Go Hold Up

The man also has been charged with robberies in St. Peters and Mehlville, and told police he has a gambling problem.

A man police believe may be responsible for as many as seven armed robberies in St. Louis and St. Charles counties was charged with robbing a check-cashing business May 12 in Bridgeton. Darrell Bolden, Jr, 37, of the 10100 block of Douglas Court in St. Ann, was charged Thursday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the Bridgeton incident. Bridgeton Police said Bolden went into the Check ‘N Go at 12271 Natural Bridge Road wearing a ski mask at about 1:56 p.m. May 12. He flourished a handgun, demanded money, and a clerk gave him $1,115. Bolden also hs been accused of robbing a Check ‘N Go in St. Peters and a Mattress Giant in Mehlville. He also is a suspect in a Richmond Heights robbery. During the attempted robbery in …

Doug

3:56 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012

Someone needs to have a talk with that moron at Mattress Giant. I can think of maybe 4 things worth getting shot over, and money and mattresses aren't even on the short list. I'm sure he realized this as well once he cleaned his pants.   more ›

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Man Beats, Robs, Keeps Girlfriend From Leaving Motel, Police Say

Robin Robinson was waiting for his girlfriend at a Bridgeton motel room when he punched the woman in the face several times, pulled the room phone off the wall and broke both of the woman's cell phones, police said.

A man faces criminal charges after police said he beat, choked, robbed and kept his girlfriend from leaving a Bridgeton motel room Wednesday. Robin Robinson, 41, of the 3100 block of California Avenue in South St. Louis, was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree and third-degree domestic assault and felonius restraint. Bridgeton Police said that when his girlfriend arrived at the motel room about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Robinson was waiting for her and punched her in the face several times. He pulled the room phone off the wall and broke both of her cell phones, police said. When the woman attempted to leave, Robinson hit her several times and choked her while threatening to kill her, according to a police report. He twisted her …

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Police: Man Robbed Bridgeton Resident at Gunpoint in Stairwell

Two people held up a man at Bridgeport Crossing Apartments in Bridgeton, police said.

A St. Louis County man was charged with robbing a Bridgeton resident at gunpoint in an apartment stairwell June 15. The St. Louis County Prosecutor’s office filed first-degree robbery and armed criminal action charges June 19 against Ryan McCuller-Hinds, 20, of the 11200 block of Ruesta Drive in unincorporated North County. Bridgeton Police said in a report that McCuller-Hinds and another person robbed the victim at gunpoint on a building stairwell at Bridgeport Crossing Apartments in the 3900 block of Brittany Circle. They took $250 cash and the victim’s cell phone. McCuller-Hinds is being held in St. Louis County Jail in lieu of a $75,000 bond. A Bridgeton Police detective said he could not comment on the second person involved in the …

Friday, June 1, 2012

Man Charged in Maryland Heights Kidnapping, Stabbing and Attempted Robbery

The victim had been stabbed, stuffed in a trunk and was being taken to St. Louis to collect some money before he escaped, police said.

A man was charged Thursday in the April 13 kidnapping and attempted robbery in Maryland Heights. The victim in the incident was stabbed, stuffed in a trunk and taken to collect money. Joshua J. Bivens, 26, of the 5000 block of Maffitt Avenue in St. Louis, was charged Thursday with two counts of felonious restraint, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree attempted robbery and first-degree assault. In court documents, Maryland Heights Police said Bivens used a handgun to force himself into a house in the 11400 block of Pine View Crossing Drive. Once inside, he put duct tape over the eyes of a man and his girlfriend and bound them with zip ties, according to court documents. The victim told police that two other men entered the …

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Maryland Heights Man Charged in Robbery

Man punched liquor store clerk who tried to stop shoplifting attempt, police said.

A Maryland Heights man was charged Thursday with second-degree robbery after taking a bottle of alcohol from a local store. Maryland Heights Police said in a report that Larry Robinson, 35, of the 2200 block of Palestra Drive, had a juvenile conceal a liquor bottle in his clothes inside Discount Liquors, 12533 Bennington Place. When a store clerk tried to stop him, Robinson punched the clerk and left. Bond was set at $30,000, cash only. For more crime-related information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:  

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