Crime & Safety

A Vanilla Crime and Sprinkler Vandalism

Criminal Minds: A roundup of strange, notable local police news.

Vanilla Breath is a Dead Giveaway

A woman was arrested Sept. 1 for stealing under $500 at the Shop 'n Save store in the first block of Gravois Bluffs Plaza. Police said the suspect hid two bottles of vanilla extract in her purse and paid for the rest of her groceries, but failed to pay for the vanilla.

Police said that when the woman was asked why she stole the vanilla she responded "I’m an alcoholic and drink the vanilla extract so my husband won’t find out I’m drinking again."

The Things We Steal

A mirror and hairbrush were reported stolen in a burglary on Sept. 14 in the 7100 block of Circleview Drive in Affton.

A sewer cover, owned by the Metropolitan Sewer District, was stolen in the 2700 block of Edgeworth Avenue in Maryland Heights.

Water Mischief

Some time after 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 3, someone put a water sprinkler on the front porch of a home in the first block of E. Jackson Road and turned it on. When the owner discovered the sprinkler at 6 a.m., the water had damaged the wood on the porch.

Location, Location

Someone illegally entered a home in University City and moved two televisions and a Wii game system from their original location and put them in the basement.

Someone With Priorities

A man was issued a summons on Sept. 16 for urinating in the parking lot of the Steak 'n Shake in the 600 block of Gravois Bluffs Boulevard in Fenton. Police said the intoxicated man was asked why he was doing so, and responded, “My friends are still eating inside, I wanted to piss and then take a nap.”

For questions about this report, contact Dan Barger at Dan.Barger@patch.com.


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