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Police: Bloody tissue busts St. Louis County retail theft ring

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An unusual case was recently solved in part by store employees who initially wanted to help the alleged thief.The case involved two ULTA beauty stores in St. Louis County. Newly filed court records reveal a stunning discovery tied to thousands of dollars in reported thefts, all because store employees helped a customer with a bloody toe.Court documents state that ULTA employees at the Gravois Bluffs location offered her a band-aid and tissue before she went on to reportedly steal around $1,000 in products there. Then, another nearly $8,000 in products was reported stolen from the ULTA beauty on Olive and Ross in West County. Vacant Railway Exchange building catches fire in Downtown St. Louis That was three years ago, but DNA on that bloody tissue just came back to a Texas woman with a retail theft criminal history.Shopper Kasey Washausen commented, “Of course they helped her, that’s their job to be great with the customers. But also how smart of them to be ...

'Long overdue' $150M revamp planned for St. Louis housing complex

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A troubled St. Louis public housing complex that made national news several years ago for its faults is getting a $150 million facelift.Clinton-Peabody, located just south of Downtown St. Louis, is being rebuilt better than before. A large redevelopment of the facility will be supported by public and private funding. "I would say it's not atypical of affordable housing projects that we see across the country," said St. Louis City Housing Authority Alana Green on the $150 million investment. "It's not anything that's unusual. Families deserve a good place to live and a quality place to live." Vacant Railway Exchange building catches fire in Downtown St. Louis For many years, the Clinton-Peabody complex had become synonymous with housing troubles, crime, and mice and bug infestations. Green says the overhaul is long overdue. ”It was needed because Clinton-Peabody is quite frankly the oldest development in the Housing Authority portfolio, constructed in the 1940s," said ...

Frisky 50s create craze for fans and football players

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

FESTUS, Mo. - It's homecoming night at Jefferson High School, and finally a long-awaited switch in weather under the Friday night lights.Fall is in full swing, and temperatures have cooled down considerably in recent days. With gametime temperatures around the 50s or 60s for many St. Louis-area games, players and fans alike welcome the change. "I'm definitely ready for football weather," said Elaine Frisk, mother of two attending the Jefferson High School football game. Vacant Railway Exchange building catches fire in Downtown St. Louis From big jackets and bundled up blankets, the fans in the stands aren’t the only ones enjoying the frisky fifties out on the field."I do enjoy the cold weather type. It's definitely what everybody says. It's the cold weather football type starting to kick in," said quarterback Cole Williams. From the 50-yard line to the end zone, winding down weather is helping the undefeated Jefferson Blue Jays during their homecoming game. They won 26-12 over Gr...

St. Louis leaders take action in fight against domestic violence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Friday’s St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting began just like it has thousands of times before, but within minutes, the gathering took a decidedly different direction. Advocates against domestic violence gathered at the meeting and listened as Resolution No. 120 was read. Sponsored by 6th Ward Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, the resolution formally recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month in St. Louis. Velazquez invited Mary Ann Owens, Executive Director of the Women’s Safe House, to address the board.“I want everyone in St. Louis to know there is help for women," said Owens. "So many women do not know where to go or what to do. Spread the word. We’re here to help them with all the services they need.”What followed was an emotional and courageous conversation on domestic abuse involving board members who had experienced it firsthand.“I never told my family. I never told anybody that I was being abused. That was a secret I kept for so long. I want people to understa...

Trapped driver rescued after crashing off bridge in Angeles National Forest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Friday night.The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. along Big Tujunga Road near Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The vehicle landed about 300 feet beneath the bridge and appeared to be wedged between the bridge’s base pillar and a rocky hillside.A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 6, 2023. (KTLA)A trapped driver was rescued by crews after crashing off the side of a bridge i...

Family distraught over Hollywood rental home infested with rodents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

A couple says the Hollywood rental property where they live is infested with rodents that are biting their children while their landlord refuses to help.The family said the situation has become so dangerous, that they've been forced to seek help from others as the situation remains unaddressed.The landlord, however, has a different take, claiming the family are delinquent tenants who have refused to pay rent, owing him thousands of dollars.Jessica Spratt first moved into the 1915 craftsman-style home on North Cherokee Avenue with her husband, their three young children and her mother during the pandemic.Little did they know, they said the home was a “hell house” that contained all sorts of major issues including mice, roaches, animal excrement, mold, leaks and more. Stuck living there over the past few years, Spratt said she feels helpless at this point.A family says their historic Hollywood crafstman-style rental home is infested with rodents and in disrepair. (KTLA)A family says t...

2 arrested for robbing woman while she pumped gas in El Monte

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

Two people were arrested on Friday after they were captured on surveillance video robbing a woman while she was pumping gas. On Friday at approximately 8:45 p.m., a victim reported a grand theft incident to the El Monte police that occurred on September 21 at a Route 66 gas station located at 12269 Garvey Ave. Surveillance video from the gas station showed one suspect entering the victim’s car through the passenger side while she was pumping gas, before fleeing the scene with the victim’s property in a getaway car driven by a second suspect. The suspects then transferred $2,300 from the victim’s bank account to their own bank account through the Zelle app.After the video footage was released to social and news media sites, detectives identified the suspects, Gabriel Ramos and Melissa Garavito, and located them in West Covina. Both Ramos and Garavito were arrested for grand theft.As of Thursday, the suspects posted bond and are no longer in custody pending a future court da...

Inland Empire reaches triple-digit fall temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

Just when the temperatures started to cool down, the heat seeped back into Southern California. Residents in the Inland Empire are feeling the heat wave as temperatures in some areas reach triple digits. Many parks were empty as residents and community members remained inside to avoid the heat. Don Ramos, a Rancho Cucamonga resident who walks laps at Hermosa Park with his dog, cut his exercise short, as temperatures climbed to the 90s just before noon. “It’s bearable, but it’s getting a little warm for her so I'm ready to take her home,” he said.Other residents who chose to have a picnic to soak up the sun said they are keeping cool by “wiping ourselves down” and “throwing cold water in our face.” The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for several cities across SoCal, including some in the Inland Empire which could reach triple digits through Saturday. “Highs are generally expected to range 7-15 degrees above normal,” said Elizabeth Adams from the NW...

East Bay pursuit following robbery ends in highway crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

BRENTWOOD — A police pursuit of a man suspected of robbing a cellular store ended with the suspect’s vehicle crashing on a highway Friday morning, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | One dead, one arrested following three-person stabbing in Union City Crime and Public Safety | In Fremont, two carjackings lead to four arrests. All the suspects are juveniles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man settles pimping case with plea deal, two-year prison term Crime and Public Safety | 2 girls got into a fight at an East Bay high school. Three days later, one of their cousins allegedly shot up the other girl’s home Crime and Public Safety | An Fremont woman suspected her estranged husband of cheating, but then uncovered his alleged sexual abuse of a teen girl An ambulance took the 25-year-old to a hospital with what police called minor injuries. Lt. Walter O’Grodnick in a ...

Police seeking two involved in Thursday Night Football fight at Levi’s Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:46:16 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Police are seeking a man and woman involved in a brawl at Levi’s Stadium during a 49ers game two weeks ago.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | State levies $11,000 fine, suspends license of San Jose residential day care where two toddlers drowned Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police investigating unprovoked stabbing on Penitencia Creek Trail Crime and Public Safety | San Jose police say teacher sexually assaulted minor on a middle school campus Crime and Public Safety | South Bay man charged with murder after allegedly dismembering and burning girlfriend’s body Crime and Public Safety | Will the Gilroy Police Department’s new feedback feature reach the residents who need it? Police already arrested one person on suspicion of assault and battery who they said was involved in two acts of battery against two victims on Sept. 21. They said in a statement Friday nigh...