Month: June 2014

University Students Alerted About Teens Firing Pellet Guns

Lindenwood students and staff were notified to use caution this week when two teenage boys were seen shooting pellet guns on campus, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. Police officers searched the campus but did not locate the boys, who were reported to have been driving a white Hyundai. Witnesses said […]

Written by on June 26, 2014

Fatal Crash in Franklin County Kills Motorcyclist

With the warm weather here, we’ve been seeing motorcycles all around the St. Louis area. Unfortunately, this also means that there are going to be motorcycle accidents that result in injury or even death for some motorcyclists. One such accident occurred this past week in Franklin County, and it resulted in the death of a […]

Written by on June 24, 2014

80-Year-Old St. Louis Man Charged with Harassment of Mother and Daughter

An eighty-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with harassment after attempting to lure a twelve-year-old girl and her mother into his car. The attempts occurred on different occasions earlier this year, and these incidents were a part of a long-standing trend with this man that dates back to the 1990’s. According to the St. […]

Written by on June 19, 2014

Police Report Homicide In College Hill Neighborhood

St. Louis homicide detectives were summoned to the College Hill neighborhood to investigate a deadly shooting that took place earlier this week. The victim was a thirty-one-year-old man, and he was found dead in his apartment. The gunshot wounds covered his back, chest and arms, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. […]

Written by on June 17, 2014

Two Employees Injured in Olin Brass Explosion

An explosion that took place at the Olin Brass plant in East Alton recently has left two employees seriously injured. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the explosion, and OSHA was on the scene immediately following the incident. Olin Brass manufactures large rolls of brass sheet metal, which is used in different industries […]

Written by on June 12, 2014

St. Louis Man Crashes after Assaulting Wife on the Highway

Car crashes that involve small children are traumatic enough without adding a domestic assault and a police chase. However, that is exactly what happened this week when the Berkley Police Department received reports of a husband and wife fighting on the side of a St. Louis highway. Once police officers arrived on the scene, the man […]

Written by on June 10, 2014

Jefferson County Police Chase Ends With Three People Dead

According to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, a police chase this past weekend ended with the deaths of three people when their car flipped over. The driver of the car was an eighteen-year-old St. Louis man. He had three passengers; two other men and one female. Police reported that the vehicle had […]

Written by on June 5, 2014

Police Chase Results in Car Crashing into Parked St. Louis Vehicles

You’ve probably been enjoying the warm weather we’ve been having in St. Louis. In fact, you’ve been enjoying it so much that you decide to take a little trip down to Riverview Boulevard, perhaps to take a little walk, and just bask in the sunshine. You just exit your vehicle when a car comes around the […]

Written by on June 3, 2014