Police Make Drug Arrests, Investigate Home Burglary

The blotter for Jan. 9-16.

Monday, Jan. 9

• Detectives arrested an adult female for stealing money. The employer of the woman discovered the thefts which had occurred several times during the previous month. The case will be referred to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review.  

Tuesday, Jan. 10

• At 2:17 p.m., police received a report of a disturbance at an eatery in the 300 block of South Kirkwood Road. An adult female and adult male were involved in an argument. The male broke the female’s cell phone. He was arrested for destruction of property. At the time of his arrest, he was also in possession of marijuana.
• At 8:21 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Big Bend Road and Carriage Circle Lane. One vehicle changed lanes and struck another vehicle traveling the same direction.  One of the drivers, an adult male, was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested. 

Friday, Jan. 13

• At 10:47 p.m., police stopped a motorist for a traffic violation in the 400 block of North Kirkwood Road. Investigation led to the arrest of the adult male driver after he was found to be in possession of illegal narcotics. 

Saturday, Jan. 14

• At 12:38 p.m., a resident from the 300 block of Chicago Street reported a residential burglary. Patrol officers and detectives are investigating.    

Shoplifting, Jan. 9-15

• Kirkwood police arrested two adult females and one adult male for shoplifting merchandise from area businesses. All offenses occurred at a retail store in the 1200 block of South Kirkwood Road. One of the males was also charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol since he stole liquor and was under the age of 21. One of the females was found to be in possession of illegal narcotics and related drug paraphernalia at the time of her arrest.