9 Recent Jefferson County, MO Thefts (**SHARE ****** SHARE**): ************************************************* 1) Money, electronics, tools and other items recently were stolen from a home in the 13000 block of Hwy. TT in the Festus area, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 6, someone forced open a garage door and basement door to get into the home and stole the items, the report said. The stolen items included $65 in coins; a Phillips 19-inch, flat-screen TV; a black Kindle Fire with a purple case; a broken Compaq laptop; three yellow and black Dewalt drills; and a bottle of medication, altogether valued between $900 and $1,200, according to the report. The victim told deputies that when she returned home, she found her dog outside, but she remembered leaving it inside. She also said she suspected a family member was involved, the report said. Deputies noticed muddy shoe prints on both the doors that had been forced open, and it appeared they had been kicked in. Deputies also took fingerprints from the jar where the stolen change had been stored, and they were submitted as evidence, according to the report. In addition, deputies found a lid from a coffee cup that did not belong to the victim and sent it to the Missouri State Highway Patrol lab for DNA analysis, the report said. A neighbor told deputies she saw an older-model, multi-colored station wagon in the home’s driveway during the period the burglary occurred. The witness said she saw two people inside the vehicle and another person, a man with a black leather coat and a hood on, running to the side of the home. The witness said she didn’t think it was suspicious, though, because she thought the victims were home, according to the report. As of Friday (Jan. 9), none of the stolen items had been recovered, and there were no arrests, said Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 636-296-3204. *************************************************************** 2) A pickup recently was stolen from an auto sales lot in the 6400 block of Hwy. 61-67 in Imperial, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports. At 10:05 a.m. Jan. 2, a man allegedly stole a tan 2004 Chevrolet Silverado valued at about $9,000 off the lot, the report said. The victim said the doors were locked. He also said he tried to follow the man after he stole the pickup and last saw him turn off I-55 onto eastbound Butler Hill Road in St. Louis County, the report said. The victim said the suspect is black and has a thin build. As of Friday (Jan. 9), the pickup had not been recovered and there were no arrests, said Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office. He urges anyone with information about the theft to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ***************************************************************** 3) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly tried to break into a home in a subdivision off Old. 141 in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton while a 12-year-old girl was there alone. She said that at about 2 p.m., a man knocked on the door numerous times and then opened an unlocked window and placed one foot through it but retreated, shut the window and fled the scene in a white passenger vehicle, the report said. Nothing was stolen from the home, according to the report. The girl said the man is white and looks like he is in his 30s. She said he has brown hair, brown eyes and was wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a striped coat, the report said. As of Friday (Jan. 8), there were no arrests, said Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office. He asks anyone with information about the incident to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ******************************************************************* 4) A large TV and other electronics recently were stolen from a home in the 4400 block of Jarvis Road in the Hillsboro area, while the victim was staying at a friend’s home, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports. Between 6:30 p.m. Dec. 26 and 5:45 p.m. Dec. 27, someone pried open a window to get into the home and stole the electronics, the report said. Stolen items included a Sanyo 55-inch, flat-screen TV; an RCA 10-inch tablet; a Magnavox DVD player; a Night Owl brand eight-channel security system; a Dell 19-inch flat-screen monitor; a Sony blu-ray player; and five HDMI digital audio cables. The stolen items and damage to the window were valued at $2,680, according to the report. It looked like a pair of shears were used to cut the cables, and the shears were taken as evidence, the report said. As of Tuesday (Jan. 6), the stolen items had not been recovered, and there were no suspects or arrests, Capt. Ron Arnhart said. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ******************************************************************** 5) When employees arrived Monday morning (Jan. 5) at Fantasy Pools in Festus, there was no power at the business, following the theft of live electrical wire from outside the building, Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis said. Lewis said he didn’t know exactly when the copper wire was stolen from outside the business, at 1 Bauman Drive, but Festus Police got a call at 9:15 a.m. Monday about the incident. The business has Saturday hours, but is closed on Sundays. A Fantasy Pools representative said the store’s power was restored about 3:35 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 6). Lewis said he did not know how much wire was taken or have an estimate on the value. “It looks like a lot of copper wire was taken from the back of the building,” Lewis said. “An electrical line had been cut.” He said copper wire thefts may be fairly common, but not from a live power line. “We’ve had stolen copper before, but it’s usually scrap, not from electrical lines,” Lewis said. Anyone with information is urged to call the Festus Police at 636-937-3646. ******************************************************************* 6) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a recent burglary at a home in the 400 block of Sequoia Drive in the Festus area. Between 4:45 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. Dec. 18, someone placed a wooden pallet against the rear of the house and used it to climb through a bathroom window to get inside and then stole a Wii game console and controllers, miscellaneous jewelry and a book of checks, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The culprit also broke the window to get inside the home, and deputies believe the thief either was a juvenile or very small person since the window was only 12-by-12 inches, the report said. In all, the stolen items and damaged window were estimated at $700, according to the report. As of Tuesday (Jan. 6), the stolen items had not been recovered, and there were no suspects or arrests, Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office said. He asks anyone with information about the burglary to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ********************************************************************** 7) Nearly $4,000 in appliances, lawn equipment and tools recently were stolen from a garage in the 3700 block of Clearwood Drive in Eureka, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports. Between Dec. 6 and Dec. 15, someone entered the garage, which is attached to a home, and stole a washer, dryer, stove, riding mower, push mower, table saw, band saw, hand tools, shovels, rakes and other items, the report said. In all, the stolen items were valued at $3,949, according to the report. None of the items had been recovered, and there were no suspects or arrests as of Tuesday (Jan. 6), Capt. Ron Arnhart said. He urges anyone with information about the burglary to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. *********************************************************************** 8) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a recent attempted theft of electrical wire from outside Robert’s Pest Control in the 6900 block of Old Hwy. 21 in the Otto area. Just before 4:30 a.m. Dec. 22, someone cut the copper electrical wire which was attached to a utility pole outside the business, the Sheriff’s Office reported. In addition, wire attached to an electrical panel was cut. In all, the damage was estimated at about $2,000, the report said. It looked like the culprits tried to steal the wire but failed, according to the report. The victim said his alarm company reported a low-voltage alert at 4:27 a.m. As of Jan. 2, there were no suspects or arrests, said Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office. He asks anyone with information about the property damage to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ************************************************************************* 9) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly broke into an apartment in the 5200 block of Lakewood Terrace in Imperial on Dec. 29, when the man who lived there was inside. At about 9:40 a.m., the suspect allegedly used his shoulder to force open the front door, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The victim told deputies that he charged at the suspect after he broke open the door and then the suspect ran away, the report said. Also, the victim said the suspect looked familiar and may live in the apartment complex. The suspect was described as black and between 5-foot-5-inches and 5-foot-10-inches tall. He was wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans, according to the report. As of Friday (Jan. 2), there were no arrests, said Capt. Ron Arnhart of the Sheriff’s Office. He asks anyone with information about the incident to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515. ************************************************************************* Source: MyLeaderPaper Posted By: StevenKing.biz Via: facebook/groups/jeffcostolen/
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:12:30 +0000
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