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South St. Louis County News

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Boat team member Adam Baumgartner, left, brings the old rescue boat to shore after the Aug. 9 drill with passenger and ‘victim,’ rescue team member Jared Sarni, right. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Power outage spills 250,000 gallons of sewage in Sunset Hills; MSD cleaning up

July 19, 2019

After a power outage at a wastewater pumping station spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of untreated sewage near the Meramec River in Sunset Hills, the station is up and running again and the spill...

Workers patch up a hole in the brick wall of BMO Harris Bank Wednesday, July 10, after Alexander K. Jalaff, 25, led Sunset Hills police officers on a high-speed chase that culminated in Jalaff crashing into the side of the building early Wednesday morning. Jalaff was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Photo by Erin Achenbach.  

Police identify man who died crashing car into bank as 25-year-old from Fenton

July 11, 2019

Police have identified the man who was killed Wednesday after he crashed into a bank building in Sunset Hills during a police chase. Alexander K. Jalaff, 25, of the 80 block of Winter Valley Drive in...

The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Man dies after crashing during police chase in Sunset Hills

July 10, 2019

A man died after a police chase in Sunset Hills overnight Wednesday. The Sunset Hills Police Department said that a still unidentified man leading police on a high-speed chase through the city crashed...

Linda McLaughlins pastor, Joel Christianson, center in blue, leads attendees at a candlelight vigil last fall in a prayer for her safe return. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Sunset Hills man takes plea deal and 23 years for killing, dismembering wife

July 6, 2019

A Sunset Hills man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife and burying her body in a remote Missouri forest in 2015 will spend a maximum of 23 years in prison after taking a plea deal last week. John...

The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Foul play not suspected in death of man in car in Sunset Hills commuter lot

March 30, 2019

Foul play is not suspected after a man was found dead in a car in the commuter parking lot in Sunset Hills. The man was found dead at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s...

The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Sunset Hills police capture auto theft suspect after foot chase, crash, lockdown

February 21, 2019

Updated at 5:55 p.m. with comments from Sgt. Robbie Hagen. Sunset Hills police caught an alleged Jefferson County car thief Thursday who crashed the stolen car in Laumeier Sculpture Park, led police on...

Sunset Hills dance instructor charged with statutory rape

Sunset Hills dance instructor charged with statutory rape

February 9, 2019

A Sunset Hills operator of a hip-hop dance studio was charged with statutory rape last week. Nicholas Gates, 40, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was charged Jan. 24 with one count of statutory rape in...

Police looking for man who robbed Sunset Hills payday loan store

Police looking for man who robbed Sunset Hills payday loan store

December 4, 2018

Police in Sunset Hills are looking for a thief who made off Monday with cash from a payday-loan store. At about 2 p.m. Monday, police said, a man went into Community Quick Cash, 10214 Watson Road, and...

Man who could be most prolific serial killer once caught in St. Louis County

Man who could be most prolific serial killer once caught in St. Louis County

November 28, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A man who could be the most prolific serial killer in history once got off with a slap on the wrist from the St. Louis County justice system...

Sunset Hills looking for Friendship Village jewelry thief

Sunset Hills looking for Friendship Village jewelry thief

July 14, 2018

The Sunset Hills Police Department is looking for a jewelry thief who robbed a woman’s apartment at Friendship Village on the 4th of July. A woman came home and found a man coming out of her bedroom...

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