CRIME & SAFETY
Woman shot during dispute with co-worker at Family Dollar, St. Louis police say
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – A woman was shot by a co-worker inside a north St. Louis Family Dollar Tuesday afternoon, according to police. St. Louis police confirmed to First Alert 4 that two employees got into an argument inside the store at Florissant and North Market before 5 p.m. One of the employees then shot the other in the face.
Amazon Truck Trapped in Sinkhole Following Water Main Break in St. Louis
An Amazon delivery truck got stuck in a large sinkhole in St. Louis, Missouri following a water main break. The 12-inch water main rupture caused significant damage to the road, creating a sinkhole that eventually trapped the vehicle.
Man found fatally shot inside car in St. Louis Monday afternoon
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police's Homicide Division has been requested after a man was found fatally shot inside a car Monday afternoon. St. Louis Police Sgt. Charles Wall said officers responded to a call just before 2:30 Monday afternoon regarding a shooting near the intersection of Page Boulevard and Vandeventer Avenue, near the border of the city's Vandeventer and Grand Center neighborhoods.
Woman accused of telling emergency responders a child was inside a burning car
Filing a false police report lands a St. Louis woman in trouble. 32 year old Porsche Claxton is accused of telling Jefferson City authorities that a child was trapped in a burning car on Broadway Street Monday. When firefighters showed up there was no car fire and no child. Claxton admitted she made up the story so first responders would show up faster and unlock her locked car.
Woman accused of abandoning daughter at Galleria, then resisting arrest
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KMOV) - A woman is accused of abandoning her 7-year-old daughter at the Galleria before she resisted arrest. Vivian Wilson, 31, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest. Police say the incident happened on Friday. A security guard called police, saying Wilson...
St. Louis man faces murder charges in June beating
ST. LOUIS — A man was found beaten on the sidewalk in the 3400 block of Montana in south St. Louis in June. Now, Robert Bunger, 43, faces second-degree murder charges in the death of Jordan Harris. Bunger is in jail, with no bond allowed in this case. Police were called to the 3400 block […]
60-year-old man from St. Louis killed in Franklin County crash Tuesday afternoon
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — A 60-year-old man from St. Louis was killed in a fatal crash in Franklin County Tuesday afternoon. According to an MSHP crash report, Isak Jasmin, 60, was driving a Toyota Corolla headed southbound on the 5000 block of Highway K in Franklin County just before 3:30 Tuesday. He failed to turn at a curve and drove off the right side of the road. The front of the Toyota hit a culvert, a chevron road sign and a tree.
21-Year-Old Man and Minor Arrested Following Car Chase in South St. Louis Murder Case
A 21-year-old man, Joshua Conley, and a minor were arrested related to a fatal shooting in South St. Louis last Friday. Police apprehended the suspects after a car chase around Keokuk Street and Louisiana Avenue.
Shooting outside Metro East nightclub leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — Two people were killed and another was injured in an early Monday morning shooting outside a Cahokia Heights nightclub. The Cahokia Heights Police Department said it responded shortly after midnight to a call for a person shot outside Centreville Church of Christ, which is across the street from Teddy's Ju Joint on the 7400 block of Old Missouri Avenue. Police arrived to find Brian Hill III, of Belleville, Illinois, lying in the grass with multiple gunshot wounds.
St. Louis woman charged for hitting person in the head with a dumbbell, county attorney says
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A 26-year-old St. Louis woman was charged with second-degree assault after the county prosecuting attorney says she hit a woman with a dumbbell. According to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Delesha Lee retrieved a dumbbell from her car during an argument Saturday with the mother of a man whom Lee has two children with.
Man sentenced to ten years for south St. Louis killing
ST. LOUIS — A man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for a south St. Louis killing. Quinton T. Roberts, 26, pled guilty to killing Isaiah Danfort, 25, in January 2022. Roberts admitted to shooting Danfort several times with an AR15 rifle. His charges were reduced from second-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter and […]
Jakorren Riley Charged with First-Degree Murder in St. Louis
Jakorren Riley, 25, was indicted last week by a St. Louis grand jury for a suspected retaliatory murder. He faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action after Levi Henning's fatal shooting near his home in June.
Northwoods police officer accused of assaulting customer who tried to steal from Walgreens while working as security guard
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- A Northwoods police officer was suspended from the department after an incident at a Walgreens last week while he was working department-approved secondary as a security guard in St. Louis city. An incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department alleges a customer at the...
Endangered person advisory issued for missing St. Louis County woman
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The St. Louis County Police Department is searching for a missing 21-year-old woman with a diminished mental capacity after she left her apartment Saturday and hasn’t been seen since. Penny Daughtery was last seen at her apartment Saturday in the 1600 block of Westport Cove...
North County Police Cooperative forming relationships to keep neighborhoods safe
ST. LOUIS — The North County Police Cooperative is continuing its mission to improve relationships between police and the communities they serve. Leaders said they are trying to keep neighborhoods safe. Seventy-seven-year-old Jackie Rhymes, who is better known as “Buttercup,” said she wouldn't have it any other way but...