Custodian Caught Cleaning Out Middle School Safe of Nearly $2,300, Police Say
The school resource officer installed a video camera at Hazelwood North Middle School, catching the theft on tape after officials noticed money disappearing over a two-month period.
A school custodian at Hazelwood North Middle School is accused of stealing $2,279 from a safe in the school’s office over a two-month period. Stephen Anthony, 25, of the 100 block of Fermo Avenue in Ferguson, was charged May 7 with felony stealing. School officials discovered numerous thefts from the safe in the middle school at 4420 Vaile Avenue beginning in December. A school resource officer installed a clandestine camera in the office to catch the thefts on video. On Feb. 25, the camera recorded Anthony removing cash from the safe, St. Louis County Police said. Join Hazelwood Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. Anthony was arrested and confessed to stealing the cash on Feb. 25 and to a series of thefts …
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Rita
5:19 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
As a past student of HSD and current parent/grandparent of HSD I don't believe that anyone with or without permit to carry needs to have weapons on school grounds. While this custodian has made news by bringing a gun or guns (even if in his/her vehichle). Let's not forget that this person was also in possesion of marijuana & paraphenalia which is also something that should not be on our school … more ›