Friday, May 10, 2013
Kirkwood police said more reports of fraudulent charges on credit and debit cards are coming in from residents, taking the total received to more than 80.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The following information was provided by the Kirkwood Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Between April 29 and May 5, Kirkwood Police said they took an additional six reports of identity-theft related to the Schnucks grocery chain credit and debit card security breach. This takes the total reports made by residents to at least 81, according to police. As previously reported by Patch, Kirkwood police had already taken 75 reports from residents who fell victim to fraud from the breach. Kirkwood police also issued advice to residents on how to handle the situation if they found their cards had been compromised. READ RELATED STORIES: Anyone with …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Two people were just indicted on charges of selling the stolen items on eBay, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Des Peres police were involved in this investigation.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) As previously reported by Kirkwood Patch, one person was indicted in February for selling stolen items on eBay. Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of Eastern Missouri said two more people have been indicted in the case. They face up to five years in prison and/or up to $250,000 in fines. (Read Previous Story: Des Peres Police Involved in Case of Stolen Items Sold on eBay) Prosecutors, once again, did not identify the specific Sam's Clubs locations involved involved in the scam, but they state the Des Peres Police Department was involved in the investigation. Prosecutors released the following details of the case in a news release. James Baggio, 41; and Mary Sue Scott, 39, …
The cost to the bank has been "significant," an executive said. The news comes after thousands of Schnucks customers had their credit and debit cards compromised due to a security breach.
Customers of Commerce Bank should keep an eye on the mail. You're likely getting new debit cards, even if you didn't ask for one. Clayton-based Commerce Bancshares confirms that customers throughout the region are getting new cards as a precaution following a security breach at Schnucks grocery stores around the area that compromised customer financial data. Carl Bradbury, Commerce's Director of Consumer Products, wouldn't identify Schnucks by name in an interview Thursday but did acknowledge "a large event" where cards were considered compromised, prompting the move. The decision to re-issue does not mean that a customer's card was necessarily compromised, but that it was used during a time period where others were. Bradbury also said …
Glendale police report recent traffic stops landed a number of people in police custody for outstanding warrants.
The following information was provided by the Glendale Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Saturday, May 4: At 11:09 p.m., a 37-year-old Dittmer man was arrested in the 400 block of N. Sappington Road and charged with failure to appear and as a fugitive of the St. Louis County Police Department. He was released to St. Louis County authorities after posting bond on the Glendale charge. Friday, May 3: A 22-year-old Rock Hill man was arrested in the 400 block of N. Sappington Road and charged with failure to appear. He was released on bond. Monday, April 29: At 1:25 p.m., a 26-year-old St. Louis man was arrested near the intersection of N. Berry Road…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Glendale police report a theft from a car, while items were stolen from another resident's lawn.
The following information was provided by the Glendale Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Friday, May 3: At 1:14 p.m., a resident of the unit block of Frederick Lane reported a checkbook was stolen from his unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the driveway of his residence sometime overnight. Friday, May 3: At 7:28 p.m., a resident of the 900 block of W. Kirkham Avenue reported the theft of three lawn ornaments from his front lawn sometime overnight. Saturday, May 4: At 2:15 p.m., the insufficient funds check written to the City of Glendale reported on April 19 was made good. No further action was required. Anyone with information on these …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Plus, Kirkwood police make four arrests in connection to shoplifting at local businesses.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The following information was provided by the Kirkwood Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. April 23: At 10:26 a.m., police responded to a report of a person stealing two bottles of liquor from a store in the 10400 block of Manchester Road. The person left the area prior to the arrival of police. Police are investigating the incident. April 25: At 12:14 p.m., police responded to a theft from a vehicle parked at a construction site at Big Bend and I-270. The victim reported a generator and blower taken from the bed of a truck. April 26: At 12:38 a.m., police responded to a residence in the 12700 block of Big Bend for a burglary report. A worker …
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
The Kirkwood Police department reports 300 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs were collected during the national drug take-back day.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The following information was provided by the Kirkwood Police Department in regard to last weekend's national prescription drug take-back event. April 27: Kirkwood police assisted the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with their bi-annual medication disposal at the Kirkwood Police Department. This year Kirkwood Police Department turned over approximately 300 pounds of unused or expired medication for proper disposal to the DEA.
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A couple of readers debate whether victims bear any responsibility for crime. What do you think?
In Des Peres last week, a handful of cars and homes were burglarized in a residential neighborhood—a serious enough "spree" that the city blasted an email and text alert to the neighborhoods. As it happens, the burglar got into some unlocked cars, used the garage door opener and walked into a pair of houses in which the inside door was not locked. The report brought on this comment from a reader: "A person would not lock their car outside overnight (or anytime) because? And with a home garage door opener and valuables inside? Is this laziness or stupidity?" Another reader who said she was was one of the victims took offense: "I hope you are never a victim. You are acting like it was our fault." What do you think? Do we bear any …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The spate of car invasions this week has led to a suspect. Police caution residents to lock up, because garage door openers lead to home burglaries.
Des Peres police have a suspect in a spate of thefts from cars and home burglaries this week—a small crime spree that broke overnight Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting an email alert from law enforcement officials. Capt. Charles Milano of the Des Peres police said there were four separate thefts from cars and two first-degree burglaries from homes. "They were using getting into cars, then in a couple of instances, they used the garage door openers to get into the house," Milano said. A Patch reader named "Mary Anne E" posted a comment on our earlier story about the incidents, saying her family was among the victims. "My husband accidently left his car unlocked in the driveway," she wrote in the comments. "The thief then used the garage …
Scott Simon
11:03 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wouldn't have been a story if Schnucks had better IT security. New stores Schnucks acquired weren't affected. The new stores came in with better IT! http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/schnucks-breach-happened-when-cards-were-awaiting-approval/article_98fb4519-1d3f-5a10-9735-e698090ddc07.html more ›