Friday, February 15, 2013
Wildwood city officials agree to allow St. Louis County officials to legally represent the city in Steven Wayne Elliot v. City of Wildwood, et.al. case. It involves claims of excessive force, as well as assault and batter.
Wildwood Mayor Tim Woerther received approval from city councilmembers Monday evening to enter into a contract with St. Louis County for county officials to legally represent the municipality in the Steven Wayne Elliot v. City of Wildwood, et.al. case. Wildwood resident Steven Elliot filed a lawsuit against a St. Louis County Police-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officer, indicating his civil rights were violated. Due to Wildwood's contract with the St. Louis County Police Department for police services, Wildwood as a city, also was cited in the lawsuit. Click here to register for the free Eureka-Wildwood Patch morning newsletters about these type of developments, as well as to receive breaking news. Wildwood city attorney Rob Golterman said …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
POLICE LOG Jan. 21-27: This past week, St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also handled an attempted suicide and several accidents on area parking lots.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Jan. 21 An accident happened at Taylor and Main; no injury resulted. Jan. 22 A driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrest was made at Taylor and Main. An accident happened on the parking lot at 513 Strecker; no injury resulted. A driver left the scene of an accident on the parking lot at 2460 Taylor. An accident occurred on Babler Park Drive; no injury resulted. An accident happened on parking lot at 100 Plaza Drive; no injury resulted. Police took a report of dogs running loose on Allenton Road. Jan. 23 An accident happened on Missouri Route 109 and Manchester; no injury resulted. An accident occurred on the parking lot on Village …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
POLICE LOG Jan. 7-13: This past week, St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also handled a juvenile caught stealing at Dierbergs and a firearm stolen from a vehicle.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Jan. 7 An accident occurred on Missouri Route 109 and Westhampton Woods; the driver left the scene. An accident happened on Missouri Route 109 at Babler Park; no injury resulted. Jan. 8 A person was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) on Waterside at Port of Nantucket. Jan. 9 A person arrested on a traffic stop on Missouri Route 100 and Ruck Road was discovered to have outstanding warrants. A motorist drove through a yard and destroyed a mailbox on Port of Nantucket. Jan. 10 An accident developed on Wild Horse Creek; no injury resulted. Two people were issued summonses for soliciting without a license on Audubon Village…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
POLICE LOG Dec. 31- Jan. 6: This past week, St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also handled a shoplifting incident at Schnucks.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Dec. 31 Police officers received a call about a suspicious vehicle on Taylor Road; their investigation yielded two people being issued summonses for a drug violation and a liquor violation. A person at Hidden Valley Ski Resort, 17409 Hidden Valley, was found with marijuana and issued a summons for a drug violation. Jan. 1 An accident happened on Woods at Manchester; no injuries resulted. An accident occurred on Woods at Manchester when the driver tried to avoid a deer; no human injuries resulted. A person at Hidden Valley Ski Resort, 17409 Hidden Valley, was found with marijuana and issued a summons for a drug violation. Police …
Friday, January 4, 2013
POLICE LOG Dec. 24-30: This past week, St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also handled some accidents and assisted with an apartment fire.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Dec. 24: A traffic stop at Clayton and Strecker Roads found two people charged with a drug violation. Police received a complaint and handled warrants to be applied for violating a restraining order on Green Pines. A person was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) at Old State Road and Missouri Route 109, after having an accident and leaving the scene. Dec. 25 While responding to a report of suspicious people at Anniversary Park, police found a person with a drug violation. Dec. 26 Police, along with Metro West Fire Protection District firefighters, responded to an apartment fire on Hickory Pine in the Pine Tree …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
POLICE LOG Dec. 3-9: A heavy number of accidents occurred in Wildwood in the past week, especially at select same spots on Missouri Route 109—and on the same day! Police also processed two burglaries and a case of fraud.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Dec. 3: An accident occurred on Shepard at Missouri Route 109; no injuries resulted. Police received areport of a burglary on Crown Pointe Estates, at which unknown persons broke into the house and took two computers. A traffic stop on Thunderhead Canyon and Westglen Farms resulted in the driver being arrested for outstanding warrants. An accident happened on Shepard Road; no injuries resulted. Dec. 4: An accident occurred at Taylor at Main; no injury resulted. Cash and jacket weretaken from an unlocked vehicle on Waterside. Dec. 5: An accident developed at Clayton and Thunderhead Canyon; no injury resulted. A warrant arrest was…
Saturday, December 8, 2012
St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers this coming week will participate in a stepped up effort to check drivers for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) to help curb holiday injuries and deaths.
Where have you last seen sobriety checkpoints in Wildwood? You may be seeing them again soon. St. Louis County Police Highway Safety Unit and Division of Patrol officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints throughout the month of December. St. Louis County Police media officer Randy Vaughn said specially trained officers will check motorists to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on streets and highways. Inconvenience to motorists will be minimal, he said. St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers will participate in the 2012 Holiday DWI Enforcement Campaign Dec. 10-16 to stop people from driving impaired. Vaughn told Patch the exact locations of checkpoints could not be revealed ahead of time. Officers …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
POLICE LOG: St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers responded to a DWI driver who hit an electric pole—and more accidents—between Nov. 26 and Dec. 1. Several left the scenes of accidents.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Nov. 26: A traffic stop on Manchester and Pierside revealed drug violations and active warrants; three people were arrested. An accident happened on Strecker; no injury resulted. An accident occurred on Missouri Route 100 at Pond; no injury resulted. An accident, with injury, happened on Woods at Bartizan. Nov. 27: Police officers had nothing notable to report for this period. Nov. 28: An accident happened on Shepard at Missouri Route 109; no injury resulted. A person was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) on Manchester Road after hitting an electric pole. Two people were taken to an area hospital. An accident occurred …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
POLICE LOG Nov. 19-25: St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers also handled several incidences of property damage due to spray-painting and keying vandalism, plus trespassing was on rise again.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Nov. 19: Nov. 20: Nov. 21: Nov. 22: Nov. 23: Nov. 24: Nov. 25: Details provided in this article were provided by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
POLICE LOG Nov. 5-9: A rash of many more accidents occurred recently in Wildwood—most involving some offshoot of busy thoroughfare Missouri Route 109. Two accidents at the very same location even occurred on the same day.
Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: Nov. 5: Nov. 6: Nov. 7: Nov. 8: Nov. 9: Details provided in this article were provided by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers.
Ryan Vaughn
8:22 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Officer McDonald is the kind of cop that makes people dislike and not trust the police. I highly respect police officers for the positive work they do but McDonald is one that I do not. He goes as far as expressing disdain for the citizens of Wildwood, a fact that disgusts me greatly. Direct quote-"Alot of you WILDWOODIANs dont like the fucking way I talk"-Officer McDonald more ›