Crime & Safety
Des Peres Police Reportedly Help Apprehend Bank Robbery Suspects
Des Peres police reportedly helped catch bank robbery suspects in connection to a number of St. Louis area robberies, including the bank inside a Des Peres Schnucks store.
According to the Webster-Kirkwood Times, the Des Peres Public Safety Department helped catch three people wanted in connection to 14 area bank robberies.
Two of those robberies took place at a bank inside the Des Peres Schnucks at 12332 Manchester Road, the Times reported.
As previousy reported by Kirkwood Patch, the robberies took place at the Des Peres Schnucks bank in January and November. In January, authorities stated they believed the same people were suspected of both crimes.
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According to the Webster-Kirkwood Times, the three arrests came after a joint investigation involving police departments from Brentwood, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Florissant, Maryland Heights, Overland, St. Louis County, and Jefferson County.
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