On Monday, December 9, 2013, beginning at 7:05 a.m. police handled four

reports of property damage to vehicles parked in the 800 block of Kings Cliff,

1700 block of Lynkirk and 1900 block of Sunny Drive. The incidents involved

pieces of paper and articles of clothing that were inside the vehicles being lit on

fire.

On Monday, December 9, 2013, at 11:16 a.m. police responded to the 9900

block of Big Bend in Oakland for a delayed report of a larceny from a vehicle. The

victim reported going inside to pay for gas. While inside, a cell phone was stolen

from the front seat of his vehicle.

On Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 11:39 a.m. officers responded to the 1000

block of Huthmaker for a theft report. The victim stated ladders and tools that

had been secured by a padlock were stolen from the rear of the residence.

On Thursday, December 12, 2013, detectives arrested an adult in connection

with a forgery investigation at a retail business in the 1200 block of South

Kirkwood Road. The suspect returned items to the store using forged documents

that mimicked a temporary state ID. Kirkwood Police were assisted by St Louis

County Police in a joint investigation. The case was forwarded to the St Louis

County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office where the suspect was charged with eight

counts of forgery and transferred to the St Louis County Jail.

On Friday, December 13, 2013, at 1:38 a.m. police responded to a residential

alarm in the 200 block of Sugar Creek Ridge. While police were checking the

residence it was discovered that a brick had been thrown through a window.

There was no evidence of anyone gaining access to the residence.

On Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. officers were dispatched to

the 12600 block of Big Bend for a motor vehicle accident. Officers arrived and

discovered one vehicle had struck two other parked vehicles and a utility pole.

The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

On Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 1:49 p.m. police responded to a theft report

in the 1200 block of South Kirkwood Road. The victim reported leaving her purse

in her vehicle when she went inside a local store to shop. When she returned she

noticed her wallet had been stolen from her purse.

On Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. a resident from the 400 block of

North Geyer called police to report theft. The resident discovered that sometime

within the past month someone had stolen a copper downspout from the home.

Kirkwood Police arrested two adults for shoplifting merchandise from an area

business during the week of Monday, 12-09-2013, through Sunday, 12-15-2013.

The incidents occurred at a retail store in the 1200 block of South Kirkwood

Road. One of the subjects was booked for felony stealing and the case was

referred to the St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review. The

other subject was arrested and referred to municipal court.