Friday, May 18, 2012
The Better Business Bureau warns people are falsely posing as students of L’École Culinaire in an effort to get victims to buy phony magazine subscriptions.
St. Louis area residents and those living in St. Louis County areas such as the City of Hazelwood should be alert for a new door-to-door magazine sales scam involving young people posing as students of L’École Culinaire, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. A homeowner in the 5400 block of Pernod Avenue, in the city’s North Hampton neighborhood, said she was approached by a young man and a woman last week who asked her to buy magazine subscriptions to be sent to servicemen and women overseas. They told her that they were enrolled at the well-known culinary school in St. Louis County and were raising money to further their studies in Italy. The homeowner said she became suspicious when she asked the young woman for the name of the street…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The man had wounds to his face, eye, tongue and back.
A Hazelwood woman was charged with stabbing her husband in the face and back Sunday in the 300 block of Chalmette Drive. Ella D. Smith, 59, faces second-degree domestic assault charges after her husband told police she stabbed him. He had cuts on his face, eye, tongue and had a puncture wound on his back, according to a Hazelwood Police report. A witness told police he saw Smith strike her husband in the face. Bond was set at $25,000. Smith was in St. Louis County jail on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Police said the defendant grabbed the electronic item at LaQuinta Inn in Hazelwood last August.
A Hazelwood man was charged May 9 in St. Louis County Circuit Court with stealing. Hazelwood Police said in a report that Howard Jenkins, 20, of the 6700 block of Mathew Street in Northwoods, grabbed an iPad from a victim at 4 a.m. Aug. 28 at LaQuinta Inn, 318 Taylor Road. Police said he ran off with the iPad and later sold it. Bond was set at $10,000. For more crime articles on Hazelwood Patch, see the following items:
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
After 26 years of service, Chief Carl Wolf will retire on July 1.
After a career spanning 42 years in law enforcement, of which 35 years have been spent as a police chief, Hazelwood Police Chief Carl Wolf has announced his intentions to retire effective July 1, 2012 Tuesday. Wolf has served as the City of Hazelwood's Chief of Police for 26 years. In a statement sent out Tuesday afternoon, Wolf said he's ready for a new chapter in life. “I want to thank the City of Hazelwood and its wonderful residents for giving me an opportunity to be their Chief of Police," he said. "I’ve enjoyed every minute of the 26 years I’ve been with the city, but I feel it’s now time for me to move on in a different direction. “I’m also grateful for the privilege of working with dedicated department employees, both past and …
Man's mother, sister also charged with manufacturing the illegal drug and child endangerment.
A Hazelwood man, his mother and sister were charged Thursday in St. Charles County Circuit Court with manufacturing and possessing methamphetamine and endangering a child. Jonathan Trendley, 29, of the 700 block of Hazelvalley Drive in Hazelwood, Kathryn Roloff, 52, and Kaylyn Clark, 17, both of the 2600 block of Falcons Way in St. Charles, were all charged with making and possessing meth and endangering a child. St. Charles County Sheriff’s detectives followed Trendley Wednesday to a St. Charles address where he traded $50 and one-fourth of a gram of meth for two boxes of pseudoephedrine pills, according to a sheriff’s department report. The detectives recovered the cash and meth from the address and pulled over Trendley at the QuikTrip …
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The accident also involved a Florissant man. Both vehicles, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol, sustained minor or moderate damage.
A crash Friday at 4 p.m. on St Charles Rock Road (Hwy 180) and I-270 caused two North County residents to cross paths. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 25-year-old Hazelwood resident Shalandra Westbrook was stopped and yielding to traffic. At the same time, 66-year-old Florissant resident Joseph Bayne, failed to observe Westbrook's stopped 2011 Ford F-150 hitting the truck in the rear with his 2005 Chrysler 300. Westbrook was taken to DePaul Hospital with minor injuries. Both drivers reported damage to their vehicles; however, both vehicles were driven from the accident scene, according to the report.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The St. Louis County prosecutor has charged Kelvin Purnell, 51, with three felonies related to a standoff at his home Thursday near Hazelwood.
The St. Louis County prosecutor has charged Kelvin Purnell, 51, with a trio of felonies related to an armed standoff in Berkeley, near Hazelwood Thursday afternoon. Purnell faces charges of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest for the incident at his home in the 6700 block of Carol Lee Drive, according to Missouri Case.net. His bond is set at $125,000 cash only. The incident, which lasted about five hours, began just before noon after a social worker along with a police officer arrived at the home to check on Purnell's elderly father. Purnell became agitated, shots exchanged between he and the officer and Purnell barricaded himself in the home. He exited the home voluntarily after 5 p.m. Thursday. He was …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The following mug shots were taken from various Patch crime reports between April 23 and April 27.
Information for Mugs in the News is provided by the St. Charles County and St. Louis County law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A man who barricaded himself inside a home in Berkeley after shots were fired there surrendered to police about 5:15 p.m.
A 51-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a home near Hazelwood after shots were fired there, surrendered to police about 5:15 p.m. The incident prevented officials at a nearby Berkeley Middle School from allowing children to leave for the day. After it ended, the students were released to parents, according to stltoday.com. Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall Jr. said a weapon was recovered from inside the house in the 6700 block of Carol Lee Drive. The man is in police custody and is expected to face several charges. From the Beginning The incident began around noon. SWAT officers with the Berkeley Police Department surrounded the home near after the man barricaded himself inside, according to police. Police say the suspect fired …
A person barricaded themselves in the home, according to police, near the intersection of Frost and Carol Lee.
4:30 p.m. UPDATE: Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall Jr. said the man who locked himself inside his house in the 6700 block of Carol Lee Drive is armed but believed to be alone. Police said the suspect's father was initially inside but got out safely, according to stltoday.com, who is reporting a James Robinson came to the scene of the standoff Thursday afternoon and identified himself as the suspect's lawyer. He said the middle-aged man is upset because relatives called state authorities to report problems with the man's elderly father. Apparently a case worker stopped by the home to check on them. Original Story Berkeley, MO-SWAT officers with the Berkeley Police Department are outside a home near Berkeley Middle School after a person …
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Frost Ave & Carol Lee Dr, Saint Louis, MO
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Candace Jarrett
12:45 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I will say since I moved back to Hazelwood in 2010 I've gotten three. One in Florissant, one in Hazelwood and one in St. Louis City. I fought two and they were thrown out and paid one because the video showed that I did commit the offense, Remember you have to stop at the white line even when turning right or you are susceptible to a ticket. more ›