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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Convicted Felon Responsible for Rash of Car Break-Ins in Kirkwood

Anthony M. Johnson, 18, previously pleaded guilty to a Webster Groves burglary and was charged in January with child endangerment.

A man faces eight stealing charges in Kirkwood a couple of months after pleading guilty to burglary and other theft charges. Anthony Michael Johnson, 18, of the 400 block of South Holmes in Kirkwood, was charged April 25 with three counts of felony stealing, four counts of stealing a credit card and one count of stealing a car. Kirkwood Police said Johnson and others broke into cars in Kirkwood between June 26 and July 6. A Kirkwood man caught two men stealing from his car and chased them on foot briefly before calling police. Officers arrested Johnson a few blocks away with the keys to a stolen 2003 Mercury Marquis. Join Kirkwood Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. Police said Johnson was involved in the …

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Thieves Break Into Car, Then Use Stolen Set of Keys to Make Off With Man's Other Vehicle

Police suspect the thieves stole the man's car from his garage when he was reporting a theft from his other vehicle.

A Glendale man likely was the victim of two crimes committed by the same set of thieves last week when suspects broke into one of his vehicles and then used a set of keys and personal information to steal his other car. The victim was dining at a restaurant in St. Louis City last Thursday when his car was broken into between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., according to police. Knowing a set of keys and personal information was in the car, he called his neighbor to check on his 2012 Chevy Cruz parked in the garage of his home in the 900 block of Chelsea Avenue. The neighbor found that the car had been stolen and reported the incident to Glendale police, Sgt. Bob Catlett told Patch. Police suspect the thieves who stole items from the man's vehicle …

tomas

2:48 am on Friday, November 16, 2012

wow! i've been reading a lot of cases like this this morning.. i works as a techincian and just this early morning around 3am i had to attend a similar case.. the guys was in a restaurant and somebody stole his key but luckily the car was still out of the restaurant. he was able to book an urgent job with us and we got his car key replaced. Tom of aoutokeysquad http://www.autokeysquad.com/   more ›

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