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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

St. Louis County 10 Most Wanted Fugitives

To report a sighting of this person or any of the individuals on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list, please call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional Crimestoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).

The St. Louis County Police Department website updates its 10 Most Wanted list as fugitives are apprehended. The list currently includes suspects wanted for child kidnapping, robbery, assaulting an officer, forgery, stealing, statutory rape, distributing and manufacturing controlled substances and resisting arrest. Among current suspects is Clemente Marquez, whose photo accompanies this article. His last known address was in Ferguson, and he is wanted for felony domestic assault, kidnapping and armed criminal action. Click here to see photos and details about the other nine, top suspects wanted in St. Louis County. To provide information on the whereabouts of anyone on the 10 Most Wanted list for St. Louis County, call the St. Louis County…

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Criminal Minds

Still-Wrapped Vehicle Stolen, Ex-Boyfriend Suspected in Oil Rampage

A roundup of odd and unusual crimes in and around the St. Louis area.

Shrink-Wrapped Mazda, Left Running, is Stolen A 2011 Mazda CX-7 was stolen between Dec. 1 from the lot of Bommarito Mazda. Police said keys were left in the vehicle, which was left running in order to do work on the vehicle related to its battery. When the worker returned to the vehicle, it was gone. The car, valued at $21,990 was still in the shrink wrap that Mazdas ship in from the assembly line. Police said the CX-7 likely still was in white plastic shrink wrap Mazdas ship in from the assembly line. Edmunds.com values the car at $21,990. Small Burglar Suspected An apparently undersized burglar squeezed into a home on Laurel Court in Florissant Nov. 30 through a doggie door and stole a Playstation game system, a laptop computer and …

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds: A Woman Scorned, Lawn Jobs and a Stick-in-the-Mud

A round-up of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the area.

A Woman, Definitely Scorned, Stuns Ex-Boyfriend According to Chesterfield Police, Claire Canon, 18, of Chesterfield, went to the home of her ex-boyfriend on Dec. 30 and asked him for a hug. But instead of an embrace, Canon used a stun gun on him. After initially being knocked down by the electric pulse from the stun gun, he ran from the house where he was met by three masked men who proceeded to beat him in the street. The ex recognized the voice of one of the men as Bret Lombardo, of Ballwin. Although he was cut and bruised, the victim did not press charges. But, according to court records, Canon was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree assault and third-degree domestic assault. Lombardo was charged with first-degree burglary …

Monday, June 20, 2011

Criminal Minds

Bringing Home the Bacon and Booze; The Neighbor From Hell

A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the area.

The Neighbor from Hell In Chesterfield, a 44-year-old woman was intoxicated when she parked her car on her neighbor's lawn on Greenberry Hill Lane on June 5. She then entered the wrong house, claiming it was hers. Bacon Makes Everything Better Alcohol and bacon rarely go together but were both found crammed into a thief's pants when loss prevention staff detained the thief with items at the Affton Schnucks Market on May 28.  Xbox Tastes on a Chocolate Milk Budget St. Charles police gave the following account of a night of crime for a 25-year-old man who ultimately was arrested: $11,000 or Best Offer A 2004 red Harley Davidson "Night Train" motorcycle was stolen from the corner of the Dillon Plaza parking lot in High Ridge on June 6 where …

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