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Wildwood Crimes

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Cash, Credit Card Stolen from Car on Wildwood YMCA Parking Lot: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG April 8-14: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police took more reports regarding identity theft and fraud. Someone was arrested for possession of cocaine.

Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: April 8 An accident, with injuries, occurred on Manchester Road. An accident happened at Maple Crossing and Fullerton Meadows; no injuries were reported. An identity theft report was taken by officers. A resident's name was used to make an account on which approximately $500 was charged. A window was broken out of a vehicle on Victoria Crossing. April 9 Three identity theft reports were taken. A lost license plate report was taken. Money and a credit card was stolen from a purse laying in a vehicle parked on the Wildwood Family YMCA parking lot, 2641 Highway 109.  April 10 Trash cans on Lafayette Trails were run over; four people …

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Fraud Call Prompts Local Man to Wire $4,000 to Mexico: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG April 1-7: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled accidents, property destruction reports and the results of road rage incident. Six more fraud reports were taken.

Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: April 1 An accident happened on Balsam Ridge; no injuries resulted. A traffic stop at Missouri Route 100 and Manchester with a passenger resulted in an arrest for possession of marijuana. Another passenger was arrested for outstanding warrants. A destruction of property report was taken on a vehicle parked at the railroad parking lot on Grand. One identity theft was reported. April 2 An accident, with injuries, occurred on Missouri Route 109 and Babler Park. A traffic stop at Fullerton Meadows and Westglen Farms resulted in a person being arrested for an outstanding warrant. A property damage report to a vehicle at Village Hills …

Julie Brown Patton

4:46 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The incident is listed among the reports that occurred April 2.   more ›

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

20 More Fraud Reports Taken on Credit Cards: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG March 25-31: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled more minors in possession of alcohol, who were found on Fairway Elementary School premises, and vehicle passengers with marijuana.

Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: March 25 Four credit card fraud reports were taken by police. An accident happened on Missouri Route 100 and Hollow Hills; no injuries resulted. A traffic stop on Babler View and Westglen Farms led to a passenger in the vehicle being arrested for felony warrants. March 26 Five credit card fraud reports were taken by police. An accident on Missouri Route 100 and Manchester; no injury resulted. An accident on Missouri Route 109 and Bent Ridge; no injury resulted. March 27 Three credit card fraud reports were taken by police. A report was received of a found iPhone in the Victoria Crossing area. An accident developed on Clayton and …

patricia johnson

6:38 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013

My partner just told me he had a fraud cgarge on his bank card. He called the number attached to the transaction and called it. The person that answered stated someone bought a "cover for a Game Boy" with his bank card number. They said they would remove the charge within 3 days. There must be a common denominator. Most people are not reporting this to the police even if they find the charges. …   more ›

Wildwood Man Charged With Fourth DWI Since 2009

Clint Terrill, charged with driving while intoxicated in March 2013 and April 2012, has previous DWI convictions in 2009 and 2010.

A Wildwood man faces a felony charge after being pulled over for swerving on Westglen Farms Drive near Downey Terrace on March 16. Clint Terrill, 25, of the 18700 block of Hardt Road in Wildwood, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated (DWI) as a persistent offender. He has two previous DWI convictions, and has another DWI charge pending. St. Louis County Police reported an officer spotted Terrill’s car swerving and almost striking other cars on Westglen Farms Drive at about 1:30 a.m. March 16. The officer pulled Terrill over and noticed a strong odor of alcohol and said Terrill had glassy and bloodshot eyes. He said Terrill admitted drinking about eight beers and smoking several bowls of marijuana. Terrill did poorly on a …

Stan Courtway

7:58 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013

The'll wait till he kills someone before they do anything about this a-hole!   more ›

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Minor with Alcohol Found Stumbling on Sidewalk: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG March 18-24: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled more reports of credit card numbers being used fraudulently, three domestic assaults and drug paraphernalia.

Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: March 18 An accident happened on Alt at Hidden Valley; no injury resulted. Another accident developed on Missouri Route 109 and Garden Valley; no injury resulted. March 19 During the course of a routine traffic stop, a person was found in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia at Pierside and Waterside. A person was found staggering down the sidewalk on Westglen Farms, and was transported home and issued a summons for a Minor in Possession of Liquor. Credit card fraud was reported to the precinct wherein the card was used at a Target for $116. March 20 A resident reported a personal credit card number was used at a Home Depot …

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Wildwood Man Tries to Bite Police

A Wildwood man arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) early Tuesday morning faces other charges in Cape Girardeau, MO, which include attempting to bite a police officer. Police charged four, different summons.

A 22-year-old Wildwood man who was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) early Tuesday morning faces other charges, including an attempt to bite a police officer. Cape Girardeau Police Department officer Darin Hickey said a vehicle driven by Brandon Gross was observed entering the front yard of a residence in the 500 block of North Sprigg Street at about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Units from the police department and the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety were notified. He said witnesses indicated the driver then drove west. Gross eventually was pulled over near the university for a traffic stop. After a field-sobriety test, officers determined Gross was impaired and arrested him for DWI, careless and imprudent…

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Brothers Fight, One Arrested: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG March 11-17: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled roofing-related fraud and a counterfeit bill received at B&B Theatre.

Following are recent incidents handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: March 11: An accident happened at Clayton and Missouri Route 109; no injury resulted. An accident occurred at the intersection of Missouri Routes 109 and 100; no injury resulted. An accident occurred on Alt and Rockwood Forest Glen; no injury resulted. During a family disturbance on Sandalwood Creek, brothers fought. One was arrested. March 12: Someone stole a saw from a trailer on the parking lot of Schnucks at 16580 Manchester. An accident happened on Manchester Road; no injury resulted. March 13: Someone trespassed on property on Homestead Bluffs; the person was issued a summons. A warrant arrest was made on Rain Forest Court. …

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Road Rage on Way to Dierbergs: Wildwood Police Log

POLICE LOG March 4-10: During the last week, Wildwood precinct police also handled another burglary at a home from which $124,000 worth of money and jewelry were stolen. Three other attempted burglaries happened as well.

Following are recent incidences handled by St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct officers: March 4 An accident occurred on Missouri Route 109 at Rocky Ridge; no injury resulted. March 5 An attempted burglary was made to a home on Wills Trace. Police received a call from a burglar alarm, and found someone had attempted to kick in a rear basement door. No entry was made, however. During a traffic stop on Jubilee Hill, police found the driver Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). An accident occurred at the intersection of Missouri Routes 109 and 100; no injury resulted. Police responded to an assault at Hidden Valley Ski Resort. A person was punched in the mouth; a summons was issued to appear in court. March 6 During a …

Rich Williams

10:42 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

I would appreciate the Wildwood Patch being more specific on what a "drug violation" is... tell the citizens the greatest knowledge you have on the subject...thats what a good writer/reporter/journalist should do.   more ›

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Name of Wildwood Man in Police Standoff Revealed

An armed, Wildwood man who claimed to speak Arabic and threatened to shoot truck stop clerks in Missouri Ozarks now faces a Class D felony charge of making a terrorist threat, according to Pulaski County Circuit Court records.

Daniel Mark Lawson, a Wildwood resident living on Old State Road, was charged with a class D felony this week after he drove to the Oasis Truck Plaza in Richland, MO, Sunday, and threatened the truck stop's employees when they wouldn't exchange fuel with him for ammunition he offered. When Lawson walked out of the truck stop, authorities indicated employees placed a 911 call at 3:34 a.m. Lawson then launched a brief standoff with law enforcers when they arrived. Pulaski Sheriff Department's logs report Lawson was barricaded in his vehicle at the truck stop at 3:59 a.m. Deputies requested backup from Waynesville police and two reserve deputies. Despite having a rifle on his lap, Lawson was taken into custody at 4:05 a.m. and arrested …

Assault at Bar Leaves Man With Broken Nose, Fractured Face, Lost Teeth

Police said a Wildwood man and another person repeatedly punched and kicked another man at Larry's Tavern.

A Wildwood man punched and kicked another man, breaking his nose and a facial bone, and knocking out teeth at a local bar. Craig M. Gustafson, 38, of the 300 block of Copper Mountain Court in Wildwood, was charged Monday with first-degree assault. St. Louis County Police said Gustafson punched the man in the face, knocking him down Dec. 29 at Larry’s Tavern. Gustafson and another man then repeatedly punched and kicked the man, who had teeth knocked out and suffered a broken nose and a bilateral Le Fort fracture, a broken facial bone that required surgery according to court documents. The man reports continued pain and the possibility of another surgery, police said. Police have not yet identified the second man in the assault, according to…

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Kristi Brown

8:31 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Wow. Okay, and not paying deserves getting his face kicked in? And, by your last comment, I will stand by my racially motivated crime comment. I don't think this has anything to do with Larry's and don't know why anyone would assume this. As someone stated earlier, this is a case of a bar fight, but one gone terribly wrong. It doesn't matter where it happened, it just matters that it did and that…   more ›

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