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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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Angelo Poole

Serial business burglar charged with stealing from businesses across South County

January 5, 2021

A man St. Louis County police are calling a serial business burglar has been charged with a series of break-ins at gas stations and liquor stores across South County. County prosecutors on Monday charged...

This photo provided by the St. Louis County Police Department shows what the stolen truck looks like, although it is a different truck.

UPDATED: St. Louis County Parks truck among equipment stolen in overnight burglary in South County

December 16, 2020

Editor's note: This article has been updated after the truck was found due to a citizen's tip. A truck was among the St. Louis County Parks equipment stolen in South County in an overnight burglary investigated...

Southside Pawn and Jewelry as seen on Google Maps, next to Sharpshooters Grill.

At least 10 suspects steal dozens of handguns, rifles from Affton gun store

June 1, 2020

A gun store in Affton was robbed early Sunday morning, with dozens of guns stolen by at least 10 suspects. An alarm went off at roughly 1:10 a.m. Sunday at Southside Pawn and Jewelry, 8101 Gravois Road. Officers...

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...

Shawn Overstreet

Valley Park man charged with two burglaries in South County

January 22, 2020

A Valley Park man was charged Friday with two burglaries in South County in November. Shawn Overstreet, 48, of the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue in Valley Park, was charged with two counts of second-degree...

Pictured above: The window at the Phone Geeks store in Affton is boarded up Tuesday after a weekend burglary in Grasso Plaza. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Break-in at Grasso Plaza store appears to be isolated incident

January 7, 2020

A break-in at Grasso Plaza in Affton last weekend appears to be an isolated incident, police said Tuesday. The Affton Southwest Precinct of the St. Louis County Police Department received a call...

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