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Police Beat: 4/23-4/29

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On Monday, 04-23-2012, at 4:09 p.m. police received a report of a theft from a
vehicle parked in the 600 block of Mendelsohn. The resident report sometime
during the day a purse containing credit cards and cash was stolen from an
unlocked vehicle.

On Tuesday, 04-24-2012, at 12:27 a.m. officers were summoned to the 1200
block of South Kirkwood for a report of property destruction. An adult was
reported to have broken out the windows of a vehicle parked on the parking lot of
a business. The adult was arrested for property damage. The case was referred
to the St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review.

On Tuesday, 04-24-2012, at 9:47 a.m. police received delayed report of a
larceny. The victim reported a cell phone stolen during the previous day when he
was visiting a business in the 100 block of South Geyer.

On Tuesday, 04-24-2012, at 7:49 p.m. a resident from the 500 block of
Scottsdale reported a theft from to police. Sometime during the day cash was
stolen from the residence.

On Wednesday, 04-25-2012, at 3:01 p.m. detectives received an identity theft
report from a resident in the 400 block of South Clay. The resident received a
call from creditors looking to collect on a cable bill in excess of $800.00 for an
address in Hanley Hills, MO. The resident never lived at the address the service
was provided to.

On Wednesday evening, 04-25-2012, police received two reports of vehicle
break-ins. The first was reported at a residence in the 1200 block of South
Glenwood at 7:15 p.m. The second was reported at 7:33 p.m. in the 100 block of
Timberbrook. In both cases windows were broken out of the vehicles and purses
were stolen.

On Thursday, 04-26-2012, at 3:38 p.m. police were dispatched to a residence
in the 100 block of East Sarah for a burglary. The resident arrived home to
find a window to the residence opened by unknown persons and a rear door
standing open. A computer, camera, and jewelry were stolen from the residence
sometime during the day.

On Friday, 04-27-2012, at 4:43 p.m. police received a report of a residential
burglary in the 600 block of South Geyer. The resident reported jewelry, laptop
computer, and cash stolen from the home sometime during the day. A side door
was forced open.

On Saturday, 04-28-2012, at 5:17 p.m. officers responded to the 600 block of
Wooddell Court for a larceny. The victim reported someone entered his unlocked
vehicle and stole a GPS and backpack from the vehicle sometime during the
previous overnight hours.

On Saturday, 04-28-2012, at 5:18 p.m. police were dispatched to a residence in
the 400 block of West Monroe for a burglary. The home, which was vacant, had
a basement window forced open. Nothing was stolen from the home.

On Sunday, 04-29-2012, at 1:47 a.m. officers stopped a motorist for a traffic
violation near the intersection of Taylor and Argonne. The adult driver was found
to be driving under the influence of alcohol and was arrested.

On Sunday, 04-29-2012, at 8:35 a.m. four vehicles were reported to be broken
into at a business in the 1200 block of South Kirkwood Road. Electronics and golf
clubs were stolen. A fifth vehicle was later reported damaged but no entry was
made to the vehicle.

During the week of Monday, 04-23-2012, through Sunday, 04-29-2012,
Kirkwood Police arrested eight adults for shoplifting merchandise from area
businesses. The offenses all occurred at businesses in the 1200 block of South
Kirkwood Road. One adult was charged with felony stealing since he had at least
two prior theft-related convictions. Another adult was charged with a felony
since the dollar value of the merchandise she stole was over $500.00

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