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CRIME & SAFETY
Mother, her 2 daughters killed in Friday morning crash on I-270
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A mother and her two daughters were killed in a crash on Friday morning near the Interstate 55 and 270 interchange in South County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, the victims were traveling in the same vehicle, a GMC Yukon, when the crash happened around 7:35 a.m. at the point of the interchange where traffic from Interstate 55 merges onto northbound Interstate 270.
Traffic stop leads to drugs and warrant arrest
KNIGHTSTOWN – Friday morning, a trooper from the Indiana State Police Pendleton District stopped a passenger vehicle for an equipment violation and discovered the driver was wanted out of Illinois for possession of dangerous drugs. On May 24, 2024, around 12:30 A.M., Trooper Avery Weisbrodt patrolled Interstate 70 near...
Barricaded suspect in East Alton who shot at officers, took own life, is identified
EAST ALTON, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Illinois State Police on Saturday identified a man who authorities say took his own life while barricaded inside a home in East Alton after allegedly firing shots at law enforcement officers. In a news release, troopers said medical examiners in Madison County completed...
Missing 33-year-old St. Louis County man found safe
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Police Department canceled an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 33-year-old man after he was found safe. Police said the man left his Jennings home on foot on May 21 and left his house keys behind. When he returned around midnight, he was unable to get back into the house and was last seen on surveillance video walking away. He had not been seen or heard from since.
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