CRIME & SAFETY
2 dead in separate motorcycle crashes Saturday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people died in two separate motorcycle crashes that happened in the St. Louis area on Saturday. Police say the first crash happened around 2:45 pm. on Highway 61 near Route B in Lincoln County. A 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was going northbound on Highway 61 when a Harley Davidson motorcycle tried to cross the highway.
Police pursuit ends inside Big Lots store
A man reported trespassing at a Fairview Heights apartment complex is accused of fleeing into a nearby Big Lots store and throwing merchandise at pursuing officers. It happened Wednesday evening. Police say 18-year-old Dayton Miller, and a juvenile female who has an order of protection against him, refused to leave...
Man arrested after gun incident in Glen Carbon
A man was arrested and charged this week after he allegedly pointed a gun at construction workers in Glen Carbon. Police say 37-year-old Kenyon Jones of Glen Carbon got into an argument with the workers who were on the job in his neighborhood on Lilac Street. Police say after the...
Man Arrested After Stomping On 15-Year-Old McDonald’s Worker In Brutal Attack
A shocking incident at a McDonald’s in St. Louis has led to the arrest and charging of a 25-year-old man, Johnny Ricks, for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old employee in a vicious attack that left the teenager hospitalized. The altercation, which occurred on April 7 at the McDonald’s on Parker...
2 shot in St. Louis Sunday afternoon
ST. LOUIS — Two men were shot and injured in St. Louis Sunday afternoon. St. Louis police said the shooting happened at around 3:30 p.m. on North Kingshighway near Aubert. According to the police department's incident report, a man in his 20s was shot in his arm and a second man was shot in the chest.
Man convicted of killing young woman during prom-related fight in St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man has been convicted of shooting and killing a woman during a prom-related fight in St. Louis County. According to a release, a St. Louis County jury convicted Emonne Dillon, 20, of Murder 2nd Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and two counts of Armed Criminal Action.
6 shootings across St. Louis in less than 24 hours
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis police are investigating six shootings over the past day, five of which happened in less than 12 hours. The most recent shooting—at the time of initial publication—occurred before 2:50 p.m. Sunday, near the intersection of North Broadway and Doddridge Street in the Baden neighborhood, according to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police were notified that a male victim arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. He’s said to be conscious and breathing.
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