Police arrest key suspect believed to be responsible for smash and grab business burglaries

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - It’s been nearly a week since pastor Mike Coleman’s terrifying run in with two car thieves, caught on camera, in the parking lot of Carondelet Baptist Church. “I’ve talked to people I haven’t talked to in three or four decades that were like,...

MADISON COUNTY (KMOV) -The Madison County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced charges against a 55-year-old man in connection with a cold case in Pontoon Beach. Prosecutors say Roger Sutton is charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death in connection to the disappearance and death of East St. Louis resident Patrenia Butler-Turner. Investigators say she was 40 years old when she was last seen getting into a red pick-up truck on January 17, 2013. Sutton is accused of beating and strangling Butler-Turner and hiding her body in a wooded area of Pontoon Beach.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Two people were found shot at a south St. Louis residence Thursday evening. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a juvenile was found not conscious or breathing at the home in the 5100 block of Pennsylvania just before 7 p.m. A man was also found in the basement not conscious or breathing with a gunshot wound to the back.

Belleville, Il. (KMOV) - Workers at Savannah Motors in Belleville say this was a car theft unlike anything they have ever experienced before. “Dragged me out of the car, kicked me out and got in telling me, ‘I’m going to blow your brains out,’” said Alex Munive.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Two St. Louis Police officers were shot at 9th and Lafayette in the Soulard neighborhood Thursday night. A spokesperson for the police department said the officers were conducting a car stop investigation on a vehicle connected to a robbery when the shooting happened. A suspect was taken into custody with a gunshot to the ankle.

JEFFERSON COUNTY (KMOV) -- A man with outstanding warrants for domestic abuse barricaded himself in a residence near Hillsboro, Missouri, Wednesday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities had the man in custody after 4 p.m. after he surrendered himself. The sheriff’s office got a tip around noon that...

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Human remains discovered in October in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood were identified Thursday as 61-year-old David Albrecht. Albrecht’s remains were found the afternoon of October 17 after a CrimeStoppers tip the day before. A fire department cadaver dog found the remains in the 3200 block of North 19th Street.

SULLIVAN, Mo. (KMOV) -- The suffering and sorrow of a grieving family are still so sharp, more than a year after a fatal crash on Interstate 44 in Franklin County. Vickie Wilson died, and her husband Ryan was severely injured. The woman accused of being drunk behind the wheel is Emily Hernandez. She is most notorious for being at the Capitol insurrection.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV) -- The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office alleges a Florissant man stole more than thousands of dollars worth of property in December and January across the St. Louis area. Samuel Mudd was arrested in Overland on January 30 in connection to the crimes. Prosecutors...

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- A St. Charles man who tried to bring 100 pounds of meth to the St. Louis area was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison. Demond Benard McDaniels Jr., 26, was caught in Kansas in October 2020 with two duffle bags with about 100 pounds of meth during a traffic stop. McDaniels was traveling from Colorado to the St. Louis region.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A 2015 Honda CRV that was stolen from a residence in Glendale was recovered 1,000 miles away in Laredo, Texas, where a transport driver attempted to cross the border into Mexico, according to Glendale police. The vehicle was owned by Andrew Wendell, who said, “Certainly...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The FBI is now involved in the search for who is responsible for making threats to three LGBTQ businesses in the grove and the venue that was set to host a drag performer storytime. The co-owner of Prism said he had death threats made against...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The St. Louis rapper 30 Deep Grimeyy, also known as Arthur Pressley, has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison for gun charges. The 25-year-old rapper was caught in possession of a gun as a convicted felon and fake documents pertaining to the weapon.

UNIVERSITY CITY (KMOV) -- Police departments gathered in University City Tuesday to show support for a fellow comrade. They honored the K-9, King, who served the University City Police Department for the last four years. King put paws to patrol, tracking wanted suspects and missing persons and finding crucial evidence.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The Public Safety Committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen awarded $1.1 million Tuesday to 23 local agencies that work with the youth. The funding was termed “Crime Prevention Program Funds.”. A recent string of carjackings committed by juveniles, as well as the problem...

WENTZVILLE (KMOV) -- A St. Charles County family has a bit of relief thanks to great medical care, and a great mom. Doctors determined last January that 10-year-old Jaxson Dreiling had stage 4 chronic kidney disease. He would need a transplant. Late last summer, the family got some good news....

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The long discussed Northside-Southside Metrolink is tracking closer to reality as Bi-State Development moves to finalize a route. Discussions of an expansion of Metrolink have been in the works for more than a decade. Voters in 2017 approved a sales tax increase specifically for expanded services. In 2022 a revised route was presented that shifted from more stations in Downtown to a route on Jefferson Avenue from Chippewa in South St. Louis to Natural Bridge in North St. Louis. This path would take the line through areas of major development including the MLS stadium and the NGA site in North St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Today, workers started removing the Clydesdale sign that has adorned the Anheuser-Busch brewery building for decades. The iconic sign has looked over I-55 for years. It is now getting revamped. This is to celebrate the Clydesdales’ 90th anniversary. The new mural was created by...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Il. (KMOV) - The East St. Louis Public Works director was recently fired following questionable spending, according to the mayor. East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern III told News 4 that public works director, Timothy Lockett Sr., was fired for signing off on certain contracts without seeking council approval. Eastern estimates that contracts are worth around $250,000, dating to back to roughly 2021.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Delmar Boulevard was prosperous for decades and one of the places to be in St. Louis. That was then. And now, it has been hollowed out by actions that made it a dividing line between races and the “haves and have-nots.”. Between the city...