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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Officers and firefighter-medics respond to the site of the officer-involved shooting at Nottingham Estates in March 2019.

Police identify man found dead in South County fire, classifying it as homicide

August 3, 2020

Police have identified the man whose body was found in an apartment fire in South County, in a case now being investigated as a homicide. Investigators identified James Kwiatkowski, 62, of the 4000 block...

Officers and firefighter-medics respond to the site of the officer-involved shooting at Nottingham Estates in March 2019.

Investigation underway after man’s body found in South County apartment fire

August 3, 2020

The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found following an apartment fire Sunday in South County. Police arrived to a call about smoke in an...

John Fernandez, 26, pictured at left, and MacDonald, 40, are charged with a burglary in Oakville Sunday night that led to a standoff with police. Both were given masks due to the coronavirus.

Burglary in South County leads to four-hour standoff with police

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 31, 2020

A homeowner interrupted a burglary in South County Sunday night, leading to a four-hour standoff between police and two men who now face felony charges. St. Louis County prosecutors filed first-degree...

A sign urges residents to avoid contact with remaining floodwater in Lemay Park June 21. Floodwaters may carry sewage and infectious organisms.

MSD cleaning up after sewage spill into Mississippi River tributary in Oakville

November 23, 2019

Crews with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or MSD, are cleaning up after a force main break Saturday in Oakville in south St. Louis County released 260,000 gallons of sewage into a tributary...

South County Center mall as seen in summer 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

No charges for man who accidentally shot himself at South County mall

November 14, 2019

Police are not pursuing any charges against a man who accidentally shot himself in a bathroom at South County Center mall over the weekend. Police were called to the mall, which is at the intersection...

South County man rehabbing houses in South City shot, killed by drunk man

South County man rehabbing houses in South City shot, killed by drunk man

November 6, 2019

A man from South County who was rehabbing homes in South City was shot and killed by a drunk man in a home he entered, city police said. Kevin Patrick, 43, of the 5300 block of Delcastle Drive, was charged...

Footage of the fire being extinguished by the Mehlville Fire Protection District. Photo from Fox 2.

Kutis family increases reward in funeral home arson to $20,000

October 30, 2019

The Kutis family is doubling the reward to $20,000 in an attempt to find out who intentionally set a fire at one of the family’s funeral homes in South County in March. In what police say is a case...

Oakville man killed in police shooting in Maryland Heights

Oakville man killed in police shooting in Maryland Heights

October 7, 2019

An Oakville man was shot and killed by Maryland Heights police over the weekend, with three officers saying he confronted them with a handgun before all three shot him. Bradley Arning, 42, of the 4400...

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

August 27, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The same day a federal judge sentenced former County Executive Steve Stenger to four years in prison on federal corruption charges, she sentenced...

The Buzz Westfall St. Louis County Justice Center, as seen in June 2019. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Jail guard from Oakville set for trial on charges he assaulted inmate

July 26, 2019

A St. Louis County jail guard from Oakville is scheduled for trial next month after he was charged with assault in an incident that happened at nearly the same time an inmate from Oakville died across...

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