On Tuesday, 01-17-2012, at 3:03 a.m. police received a report of a subject
slumped at the wheel of a vehicle at the intersection of Big Bend and I-270.
Officers arrived and discovered an adult driver was sleeping in the vehicle. He
was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
On Wednesday, 01-18-2012, at 10:21 a.m. officers were dispatched to the 600
block of South Fillmore for a theft report. A resident reported a laptop computer
stolen from his unlocked vehicle sometime during the previous evening.
On Thursday, 01-19-2012, at 10:45 p.m. police responded to a business lot
in the 400 block of North Kirkwood Road for a report of a subject flourishing a
knife. Officers arrived and interviewed a witness who claimed the incident did
not happen as reported. During the course of the investigation the suspect was
stopped by officers in the 100 block of West Washington. The adult was found to
be under the influence of alcohol and was arrested.
On Saturday, 01-21-2012, officers arrested an adult responsible for filing a
false police report. The original incident occurred the day prior when the adult
reported a burglary at their residence. Keys to the person’s vehicle were stolen
along with a vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and arrested the adult driver for
the burglary and stolen vehicle as well as other traffic offenses. Investigation
into text messages revealed the original adult’s story of the burglary and stolen
vehicle to be false. The case will be referred to the St Louis County Prosecuting
Attorney’s Office for review.
On Sunday, 01-22-2012, police arrested an adult responsible for passing a
bad check at a retail business located in the 1200 block of South Kirkwood
Road. The original incident occurred during the first week of November 2011.
The adult claimed to have received the check in the mail and then cashed the
check without investigating the check’s authenticity. The case was referred to
municipal court.