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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Steve Stenger and Jon Belmar answer questions about the new special response unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Belmar: Combine city and county police and keep city departments

January 21, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com In the wake of increased attention on potential efforts to combine St. Louis County and St. Louis city into one through a city-county merger,...

Threat to Affton school didnt happen, police say

Threat to Affton school didn’t happen, police say

December 27, 2018

Before the Affton School District got out for winter break last week, parents made social-media posts alleging a middle-school student was overheard making a threatening comment to another student on...

The Affton Southwest Precinct, as seen when residents decorated the patrol car of fallen Officer Blake Snyder after he was killed in the line of duty in October 2016.

Mold temporarily relocates Affton precinct

December 21, 2018

The Affton Southwest Precinct, as seen when residents decorated the patrol car of fallen Officer Blake Snyder after he was killed in the line of duty in October 2016. Due to possible mold, the Affton...

Two cars crashed in front of the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters Wednesday night. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Gravois crash in front of firehouse sends two drivers to hospital

November 15, 2018

A man went to the hospital with critical injuries after a two-car crash outside the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters shut down Gravois Road during rush hour Wednesday night. Two cars going...

St. Louis County police and first responders gather outside an apartment complex off Kidder Road in Affton on Tuesday. A woman was found shot after an apartment at the complex was set ablaze. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Woman found shot to death in Affton fire killed herself, police say

October 3, 2018

The woman found shot to death in a Tuesday apartment fire in Affton killed herself, police said. Police identified her as Crystal Chrisp, 46, of the 8900 block of Kidder Avenue. The cause of the...

St. Louis County police and first responders investigate an apartment complex after a woman was found shot in an apartment that had been set ablaze on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Police investigate suspicious death of woman found in Affton fire

October 2, 2018

St. Louis County police and first responders investigate an apartment complex after a woman was found shot in an apartment that had been set ablaze on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Photo by Erin Achenbach. The...

St. Louis County police warn of ATM carjackings after incidents in Affton, St. Louis

St. Louis County police warn of ATM carjackings after incidents in Affton, St. Louis

September 2, 2018

The St. Louis County Police Department is warning residents to be cautious of attempted carjackings while taking money out of ATMs, especially at night, after an armed carjacking at a bank ATM in Affton...

Affton police respond to burglary at Triple Threat Armory

Affton police respond to burglary at Triple Threat Armory

May 23, 2018

No guns were stolen in the latest attempted burglary of a gun store in Affton. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department's Affton Southwest Precinct responded to a call for service of a burglary...

St. Louis man linked by DNA to armed bank robbery near Concord Plaza

St. Louis man linked by DNA to armed bank robbery near Concord Plaza

March 23, 2018

Police charged a St. Louis man Thursday with robbing the Reliance Bank near Concord Plaza after linking his DNA to a mask used in the crime. County prosecutors charged Eric Mitchell, 44, of the 4200...

Affton man indicted on charges of molesting young children

Affton man indicted on charges of molesting young children

February 23, 2018

A county grand jury indicted an Affton man Friday on charges that he took videos of young children while he molested them. Jonathan Askew, 49, of the 4800 block of Heidelberg Avenue, 63123, is charged...

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