CRIME & SAFETY
Burglars steal $35,000 in candles from a St. Louis storage unit
ST. LOUIS — Several downtown storage units were burglarized over the weekend. At least one tenant is calling on the facility’s owner to do more to protect their belongings. One of the tenants says burglars stole $35,000 worth of candles from his storage unit. They tore the door off to gain access and left a […]
St. Louis news | December 10 | 10 p.m. update | Remembering the victims of the 2020 Edwardsville tor
In St. Louis, faith leaders unite in a historic church, remembering victims of gun violence and urging Missouri leaders for stronger gun laws. Inspired by the Sandy Hook shooting, they hope their prayers and letters will prompt legislative action on age requirements, permits, red flag laws, and universal background checks.
St. Louis Man Accused of Breaking into Belleville Home and Assaulting Resident
• Tyrone D. Smith, a 21-year-old man from St. Louis, has been charged with breaking into a Belleville woman's home and sexually assaulting her. • Smith faces eight charges from the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, including home invasion, sexual assault, residential burglary, and aggravated battery.
Second Teen Wanted in Connection with Clayton Homicide, Considered Armed and Dangerous
Police are on the hunt for a second teen, Darrion A. Johnson, in connection with a November killing in Clayton. Charged with murder and several other felonies, Johnson is considered armed and dangerous. The incident marks the first homicide in the affluent St. Louis suburb since 2006.
St. Louis man tells police NCIS agent told him to steal electrical transformer
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis man is accused of stealing electrical transformers and selling them for scrap, telling police in one case an individual with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told him to do so. St. Louis circuit attorneys on Saturday charged 43-year-old Vincent A....
Fingerprint on cigar wrapper helps St. Louis Police ID suspect in carjacking of Uber driver
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A fingerprint on a cigar wrapper helped St. Louis Police identify a man now charged in two armed robberies, including the carjacking of an Uber driver in August in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood. Court records show 18-year-old Cortez Bass was charged...
St. Louis man accused of nearly $600,000 pandemic fraud
A man from St. Louis, Missouri, has been accused in an indictment of fraudulently obtaining nearly $600,000 in pandemic relief loans. Shahron Vaulx, 39, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on six counts of bank fraud and two counts of wire fraud. He appeared in court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty.