Police Nab Stove-Theft Suspects After Receiving Neighbor's Tip

Once again vigilant citizens have helped the Wentzville Police Department make an arrest.

The department issued a press release today about an arrest made in the theft of a stove from a house under construction in the 200 block of Wilmer Ridge Drive.

The department received a call from neighbors in the Wilmer Valley subdivision around 10 p.m. on Oct. 9 reporting a suspicious white vehicle driving slowly through the neighborhood without its lights on. The vehicle stopped at a house under construction and disappeared from sight.

Officers responding to the call identified a white 1993 Ford Aerostar minivan leaving the Wilmer Valley area and stopped it on westbound I-70. Along with the two occupants—a man and a woman— officers found a Whirlpool stainless steel stove in the van.

Further investigation determined that a Whirlpool stainless steel stove was missing from a home under construction on Wilmer Ridge Drive.

Shane B. Crossno, 38, and Amy M. Schroeder, 32, both of the 12400 block of White Lane in Wright City, were charged with burglary and stealing.

Both are being held on a $10,000 cash-only bond as the investigation continues.