Sunday, May 12, 2013
Authorities identified the suspect in the multi-county chase on Friday as Jose H. Garcia, of Desplaines, Ill.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly implied that Garcia had fired at the police officers. An Illinois man died Saturday after being shot multiple times by police following a chase that ended in a Eureka neighborhood the day before. Authorities identified Jose H. Garcia, 49, of Desplaines, Ill, as the suspect who led officers from multiple agencies on a chase Friday afternoon that ended with the sounds of gunfire. Police said a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer recognized Garcia’s vehicle traveling on I-44 as one wanted in Illinois for multiple violations. When he attempted to pull him over, Garcia fled. During the pursuit, police said Garcia accelerated his vehicle and pointed a weapon at officers, after which …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The woman told Eureka Police that Eldar Gyunashev told her he was going to kill her that night.
Eureka Police Department officers pulled a car over Friday after they received a 911 call about it being driven erratically on westbound Interstate 44. Police said the driver was swerving from shoulder to shoulder. But when the car was stopped, a woman, who was covered in blood, jumped from it. Police said the woman’s boyfriend, Eldar Gyunashev, 33, stabbed her in the face Friday, and threatened to kill her. The stab wound caused trauma that will require oral surgery, according to a court document. Police said Gyunashev also was covered in blood. Officers recovered two knives from the vehicle, including one drenched with blood. Gyunashev, of the 1200 block of Victory Drive in Mehlville, was charged Saturday with first-degree domestic …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Eureka Police said the driver was swerving on Dreyer Avenue, and he told officers he "had a pint."
A Eureka man faces felony charges after police pulled his car over at Dreyer and Central avenues in Eureka. Alan K. Grant, 51, of the 600 block of Legends View Drive in Eureka, was charged Feb. 11 with driving while intoxicated (DWI) as an aggravated offender, a class C felony. He has three previous DWI convictions. Eureka Police said an officer pulled Grant’s car over at 11:10 p.m. July 23, after he saw his car swerving on Dryer Avenue. The officer said he smelled a strong odor of alcohol, and saw Grant’s eyes were watery and bloodshot. Grant did poorly on a sobriety test and admitted he “had a pint,” according to a police report. A Breathalyzer test show Grant’s blood-alcohol content was at 0.234 percent. Grant also was convicted of DWI …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Zachary Martin beat up his grandfather Feb. 5 in the 400 block of Eagle Pointe Landing, Eureka Police said.
A 17-year-old Eureka man faces criminal charges after police said he beat his 68-year-old grandfather, breaking his ribs. Zachary Martin, 17, of the 700 block of Vista Hills Court in Eureka, was charged Feb. 13 with second-degree elder abuse. Eureka Police said Martin beat his grandfather Feb. 5 in the 400 block of Eagle Pointe Landing Drive in Eureka. The incident was referenced in a previous Eureka-Wildwood Patch article published Feb. 14: Domestic Assault, Controlled Substance Arrests: Eureka Police Log In addition to broken ribs, police said Martin caused bruising on his grandfather's body. Martin posted a $20,000 bond, and was released from St. Louis County jail Friday. He is to have no contact with his grandfather. For more crime …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Eureka Police Department officers said the woman had information from a physician that allowed her to submit prescriptions to a pharmacy.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
A Jefferson County woman faces criminal charges after police said she used a doctor’s information to illegally obtain prescription medication from a Eureka pharmacy. Kathleen Siebert, 52, of the 7000 block of Marble Arch Lane in Jefferson County near Cedar Hill, was charged last Friday with three counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. Eureka Police said Siebert called in prescriptions to Schnuck’s Pharmacy in Eureka using a physician's DEA number. Siebert called into the pharmacy and obtained prescriptions for Floricet between Dec. 31 and May 1, for alprazolam between April 30 and May 28, and for lorazepam on May 18. Bail was set at $15,000 for Siebert. For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the …
Monday, October 8, 2012
The Eureka man also is accused with stealing tools in a burglary in Eureka.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
A Eureka man faces criminal charges after police said he nearly struck an officer with his SUV Monday in a Richmond Heights parking garage. The man also faces a burglary charge in Eureka. Brian Rasdall, 32, of the first block of Hawk Hill Drive in Eureka, was charged last Monday with second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer. He also was charged Sept. 27 with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor stealing in Eureka. Richmond Heights Police said an officer responded to a report of an in-progress theft from a car in the SSM St. Mary’s Health Center parking garage. The caller reported the man was driving a black SUV. The officer spotted a vehicle matching the description and got out of his car to stop the SUV. The driver accelerated…
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
An officer said the man spat at and tried to kick her.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
A Eureka man was charged July 19 with third-degree domestic assault and assaulting an officer. Eureka Police Department officers said in a report that Timothy Devine, 30, of the 200 block of North Virginia Lane, argued with his girlfriend about 7:55 a.m. July 19 and punched her in the face. Eureka police arrived and later told Devine his girlfriend was pressing charges. Devine then spat at the officer and tried to kick her, according to the report. Bond was set at $2,000, cash only. For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the following articles:
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Eureka Police Department officers said the man was exposing himself in the local Walmart parking lot.
A Cuba, MO, man has been charged with second-degree sexual misconduct in a Sept. 17 incident in the Eureka Walmart Supercenter parking lot. Eureka police said in a report that a witness saw Michael Lumley, 54, of Cuba, MO, exposing and touching his genitals in his vehicle while parked in the parking lot. Charges were filed by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office March 30. Lumley has a previous conviction of sexual misconduct in 2002 in Franklin County. Second-degree sexual misconduct is classified as a class A misdemeanor. For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the following articles:
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Friday, December 23, 2011
A police officer's job calls for them to be a diplomat, a psychologist, a lawyer, a friend and an inspiration! Here's a nice commemoration to pass along; author unknown.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Police officers in Eureka and Wildwood perform quite a few job duties that probably don't always end up on their job descriptions. For that, here is a tribute for the many ways they've helped the community. Police officers are many things, actually: ... sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, fathers or mothers, an uncle or aunt and sometimes even a grandfather or grandmother. ... is a protector in time of need and a comforter in time of sorrow. ... suffers from an overdose of publicity about brutality and dishonesty. ... suffers far more from notoriety produced by unfounded charges. Too often acts of heroism go unnoticed and the truth is buried under all the criticism. The fact is less than one half of 1 percent of all policemen ever …
Jessica Hemphill Reiter
10:20 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Glad we got him. Way to go more ›