CRIME & SAFETY
Video shows theft at Dutchtown Family Dollar, manager says it’s closing in June due to theft, security issues
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) - Retail theft is an issue according to police departments across the region, and video taken last year appears to show multiple incidents of theft and other unruly behavior inside a Family Dollar in the Dutchtown neighborhood in south St. Louis. First Alert 4 was...
‘Stomped Out By a Grown Man?’: Teen McDonald’s Employee Dragged, Head Crushed on Ground During Altercation Outside Restaurant; Customer Arrested
A man allegedly attacked and injured a teenage McDonald’s employee in a heated encounter outside the restaurant in Missouri earlier this month. Video shared by […] ‘Stomped Out By a Grown Man?’: Teen McDonald’s Employee Dragged, Head Crushed on Ground During Altercation Outside Restaurant; Customer Arrested
Man found dead under overpass on I-55 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The southbound lanes of Interstate 55 have reopened at Interstate 44 in the City of St. Louis. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the closure started shortly after 8:33 a.m. Monday and lasted for an hour. The St. Louis Police Department said...
'He's just gonna have to pay for his existence': Mom videos herself suffocating infant until he was 'blue,' told friend it gave her an 'adrenaline rush,' cops say
Missouri cops arrested a mother after she allegedly filmed herself smothering her infant son with her hand and blanket, telling her friend that it made her feel happy and gave her an "adrenaline rush." The post ‘He’s just gonna have to pay for his existence’: Mom videos herself suffocating infant until he was ‘blue,’ told friend it gave her an ‘adrenaline rush,’ cops say first appeared on Law & Crime.
'We admit it' | Defense attorneys say Thomas Kinworthy killed a St. Louis police officer but shouldn't go to prison for it
ST. LOUIS — Thomas Kinworthy’s attorneys admitted in their opening statement Monday that their client killed a St. Louis police officer, wounded another officer and shot a homeless man – but they told jurors he shouldn’t go to prison for it. St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris...
Property returned, forfeiture pursuit continues
While the process of seeking asset forfeiture against an Alton businessman, the four properties being sought have been returned to the owner. Investigators spent almost six hours going through Studio 420 and the Liquid Courage liquor store on March 29 after numerous reports of alleged criminal activity. The court documents...
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