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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Wave of car break-ins, thefts across South County

Wave of car break-ins, thefts across South County

September 24, 2019

Armed carjacking, wave of break-ins still under investigation; cars are left unlocked After an armed carjacking off Tesson Ferry Road in Affton and a wave of break-ins in Sunset Hills last week, officials...

Suspects still at large after armed carjacking in Affton

Suspects still at large after armed carjacking in Affton

September 19, 2019

Police are searching for suspects in an armed carjacking in Affton early Tuesday. A victim’s car was taken at gunpoint around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 9800 block of Paul Revere Drive, behind the Heritage...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Goldsmith, left, talks to St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Jacob Barker after the ethics town hall Monday at Kol Rinah in University City. Barker was mentioned in Goldsmiths indictment of former County Executive Steve Stenger, as Stenger tried to dodge Barkers questions about a phony contract that formed the crux of the case against Stenger. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Hal Goldsmith speaks: The man who brought down Stenger talks ethics and how public can fight corruption

September 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Hal Goldsmith has 1 p.m. this Saturday marked on his calendar. That’s when former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger reports to prison...

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, left, and police Chief Jon Belmar speak at a press conference after the February 2019 trial of Trenton Forster, who was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Officer Blake Snyder. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

After 40 years, St. Louis County Crime Commission starts meeting again Thursday

September 18, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County officials are trying to come up with ways to combat the county crime problem — including a wave of killings of children...

The Michael Brown Chosen for Change Foundation posted this photo of Michael Brown Sr. and his youngest daughter Mikelle taken before the press conference on Facebook.

Wesley Bell still hasn’t responded to requests to reopen Ferguson investigation

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 16, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A month after Michael Brown Sr.’s call for St. Louis County prosecutors to reopen the investigation into his son’s death in Ferguson five...

Woman charged with stabbing man she was dating

Woman charged with stabbing man she was dating

September 13, 2019

A South County woman is charged with stabbing a man she was dating in a domestic violence incident early Thursday. June Dixon, 42, of the 100 block of Kingston Drive in Lemay, was charged with first-degree...

Crestwood man stabbed neighbors dog to death, charges say

Crestwood man stabbed neighbor’s dog to death, charges say

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 11, 2019

A Crestwood man stabbed his neighbor’s dog to death with a pocket knife last weekend, police say. St. Louis County prosecutors charged John Conrad Ross III, 59, of the 9700 block of Greenview Drive...

Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stengers sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced to 46 months in prison and will report Sept. 21. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Stenger will serve four years at ‘cushiest’ prison camp in Yankton, South Dakota

September 11, 2019

Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stenger's sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced to 46 months in prison...

The rain-delayed matchup between Lindbergh High School and Mehlville High School Saturday had all the ingredients of a state playoff game, despite being the first week of the 2019 season. Mehlville fell to Lindbergh 17-10. Photo by Bill Milligan.

Mehlville bans bags and backpacks from all sporting events in wake of violence at football games

September 6, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Bags and backpacks will no longer be allowed at Oakville and Mehville high school football games under new security measures the Mehlville...

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