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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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This photo of the sisters was posted to the GoFundMe page raising money for the family. Pictured left is Heather Derickson and right, Hailey Webb.

Two sisters, recent Oakville High School graduates, killed in Lemay Ferry crash

February 9, 2021

Two young sisters from Oakville were killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Lemay Ferry Road in Oakville Sunday night.  St. Louis County Police officers from the South County Precinct responded to...

Two children, two adults hospitalized after South County house fire

Two children, two adults hospitalized after South County house fire

January 25, 2021

Five people were injured in a house fire Sunday morning in South County, with four of them — two children and two adults — transported to area hospitals, with one child critically injured. St. Louis...

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...

Hope Vineyard Church the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 3, with boards covering up the damage from the truck.

Two men injured when truck runs into side of church on Telegraph Road

November 5, 2020

Two men were injured when a truck veered off Telegraph Road Monday night and ran into Hope Vineyard Church.  Around 5:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, officers from the South County Precinct of the St. Louis...

Woman dies in Telegraph Road crash, hit by car after exiting SUV

Woman dies in Telegraph Road crash, hit by car after exiting SUV

October 9, 2020

A woman was killed when a car hit her while she was standing outside her car Friday morning on Telegraph Road in Oakville. Traffic has been stopped both ways on Telegraph Road at Greymonte Estates Drive,...

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Jefferson County man charged with murder of man found dead in apartment fire

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

A Jefferson County man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a man whose body was found after a fire consumed his apartment along Lemay Ferry Road. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Brandon...

Police SUVs respond to the scene of a prank call saying a child had been shot at Covington Place apartment complex Sept. 11.

South County Precinct police cars race to scene for prank shooting call, but similar pranks are rare

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 24, 2020

Multiple police cars and an ambulance raced to the scene of what had been reported as a shooting along Lemay Ferry Road earlier this month, but it turned out to be a prank call. At least five police SUVs...

Man found shot to death in South County

Man found shot to death in South County

August 30, 2020

A man died following a shooting on Lemay Ferry Road early Sunday morning, and detectives have opened a homicide investigation. At approximately 1:17 a.m. Sunday, St. Louis County Police Department officers...

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Lemay man charged with shooting acquaintance in ‘altercation’ last week

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 28, 2020

A Lemay man faces charges for allegedly shooting an acquaintance in South County last week. Police say he threatened an eyewitness and cut off his distinctive red hair following the shooting, but he was...

No one injured in drive-by shooting on Lemay Ferry Road, case still unsolved

No one injured in drive-by shooting on Lemay Ferry Road, case still unsolved

August 7, 2020

A drive-by shooting on Lemay Ferry Road two weekends ago is still unsolved. Officers from the South County Precinct received a call for shots fired at roughly 2:30 a.m. July 25 in the 800 block of Lemay...

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