Crime & Safety

Crime Roundup: Bomb Threat at School, Child Molestation and Drug Shooting

Patch recaps the week that was in North St. Louis County, including Florissant and Hazelwood, police and fire news.

Bomb Threat Puts Hazelwood West High on Lockdown Briefly

The school was on lockdown for 17 minutes before it was determined to be safe and clear.

Ferguson Woman Found Stabbed in Apartment

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Ferguson police have arrested her niece who was in the apartment when police arrived.

North County Teens Charged in St. Charles West High School Fight

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St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed misdemeanor charges against four people, three of them from North St. Louis County, for the teenagers' role in a Feb. 8 fight at St. Charles West High School.

Bart Laster has three previous alcohol-related driving convictions and faces three additional DWI charges.

Man Indicted for Shooting in Hazelwood Last July

Hazelwood Police said Phillip Monroe also fired four shotgun blasts into a Hazelood home in September.

Hazelwood Police Are Taking the Polar Plunge

HPD's team joined hundreds jumping into snowy and icy water at Creve Coeur Lake for the 2013 Polar Plunge benefiting the Special Olympics of Missouri.

Florissant Teen Escapes Scary Car Crash in West Alton

The 17-year-old was driving on Route 67 when he drove off the side of the road, hit a pole and overturned his car.

A clerk at a Florissant convenience store told Florissant Police the man was being pushy and disruptive in trying to sell bootleg movies to him and to customers.

Black Jack Man Charged in Drug Deal Shooting in Ferguson

Ferguson Police said John Dailey was one of three men who drove to a location near Hudson Park, where they planned to buy marijuana.

Man Charged With Two Florissant Burglaries

Florissant Police said the man took a total of four televisions from the two homes on Kingsley and Estes drives.

Man Charged With Molesting Girl in Florissant

Florissant Police said 19-year-old Terrell Moore subjected a girl less than 12 years old to sexual contact.

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