Crime

A Fenton woman pleaded guilty last month to using her position as a Hazelwood police dispatcher to raise donations for a paralyzed police officer and taking them for herself. April Briscuso, 40, entered a blind guilty plea to stealing $750 or more, which is a felony charge. Unlike a plea deal, a blind plea does

• stlcallnews
• June 19, 2018

This article was updated with the addresses of the thefts and more details on the car theft. The Sunset Hills Police Department is searching for a “person of interest” in a series of car thefts that happened early Saturday morning. The Police Department released two photos of the person Wednesday taken from surveillance video at

• stlcallnews
• June 6, 2018

St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers is highlighting the 10th anniversary of an unsolved south county homicide as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to draw attention to unsolved cases. Tony LaChance, 17, was shot and killed at 2:15 a.m. June 2, 2008, in the 400 block of Hoffmeister Avenue in Lemay. A Ford Explorer drove past

• stlcallnews
• June 2, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com What seemed to be a thriving partnership between Sunset Hills and Crestwood could hit the skids over a night bicycle ride similar to the Moonlight Ramble that the cities were set to host in connection with their joint festival SunCrest Fest. At the initiative of Sunset Hills Mayor Pat

• Gloria Lloyd
• May 31, 2018

A human foot found in Oakville last year belongs to a missing St. Louis man who disappeared near the river in north county. The foot is from Christopher Harris, 27, of the 4200 block of S. 37th Street in St. Louis, 63116, police said Wednesday. It is not yet known what happened to Harris, who

• stlcallnews
• May 30, 2018

A 79-year-old man riding a scooter died Saturday night after he was hit by a minivan at the intersection of Telegraph and Barracksview roads. Police identified the man Tuesday as Alan Landis, 79, of the 300 block of Kingston Drive in Lemay, 63125. Police are still investigating the two-car crash, which happened around 8 p.m. Saturday,

• stlcallnews
• May 27, 2018

The St. Louis County Police Department is undergoing a “Click It or Ticket” campaign with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Illinois State Police from May 21 to June 3, including the Memorial Day holiday. According to statistics from the Missouri Department of Transportation: In 2017, 932 people were killed in traffic crashes on

• stlcallnews
• May 22, 2018

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Last update 3:48 p.m. Students have returned to class after being evacuated after a threat at Sperreng Middle School in Lindbergh Schools after the school received an unspecified threat inside the building around lunchtime Thursday. The St. Louis County Police Department finished a “thorough search” with

• stlcallnews
• May 10, 2018

A Maplewood man was charged last week after he confessed to flourishing a rifle at a woman in broad daylight near Ronnie’s Cinema, police said. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Marquis Harris, 18, of the 2400 block of Laclede Station Road, 63143, with unlawful use of a weapon April 28 for an alleged April 22

• stlcallnews
• May 3, 2018

Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A pair of identical bills that would fortify the state’s Sunshine Law and expand its enforcement passed the Missouri House last week, in what could prove to be the first major change to the law. The bills, sponsored by Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, and Rep. Jean Evans, R-Manchester, create a

• Gloria Lloyd
• April 25, 2018