CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Fire breaks out at St. Jacob, Ill. business
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. (First Alert 4) - A fire broke out Friday at a business in St. Jacob, Illinois. A call for a fire went out just before 4 p.m. The business is in the 10000 block of Ellis Road. A First Alert 4 crew at the scene saw multiple...
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...
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 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.
Firefighters help save 9-year-old boy pinned between 2 cars in crash
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A 9-year-old boy remains hospitalized after the vehicle he was in was hit by a truck and he was pinned between vehicles on Sunday morning. The Walker family says their son Codi was in a parked vehicle when he went to the back to grab a toy, but that’s when a truck slammed into the back of the van, pinning him.
‘Active death investigation’ launched after remains found by hunter last November identified
The remains of a body found in the Mississippi woods by a hunter last November have been identified, Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing said. He added the family was notified of the identification Thursday. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reports that the Mississippi State Crime Lab determined the remains found in...
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