Crime & Safety

Wentzville Police Blotter: Award Winner Scam, Babysitter Fraud

Calls to the Wentzville Police Department, Sept. 2 - 4.

Following is a list of reports taken by officers of the from Sunday, Sept. 2 to Tuesday, Sept. 4.

September 2

  • An open door was reported in the 500 block of Mall Parkway at 1:08 a.m.
  • A DWI was reported at 3:37 a.m. on Hwy. 61 north at Grothe Road.
  • A fugitive was apprehended at 6:58 a.m. on East Pitman Avenue at Luetkenhaus Boulevard. Karen Harvey, 47, was arrested as a fugitive from justice.
  • An open door was reported in the 600 block of West Pearce Boulevard at 11:02 a.m.
  • An auto accident was reported on Hwy. Z at I-70 west at 12:04 p.m.
  • A fugitive was apprehended in the 300 block of East Pearce Boulevard at 3:29 a.m. Jeffrey Graham, 52, was arrested as a fugitive from justice.
  • An auto accident was reported at 5:57 p.m. on West Pearce Boulevard at North Point Prairie Road.
  • A rape was reported by a subject at the police station at 9:16 p.m. The alleged rape is under investigation.

September 3

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  • Stealing was reported in the 1700 block of Hiawatha Drive at 1:10 a.m. An auto was stolen by an unknown subject.
  • Domestic violence was reported at 1:45 a.m. in the 600 block of Big Bend Drive.
  • Property damage was reported at 11:18 a.m. in the 1600 block of West Pearce Boulevard. The window of a vehicle was damaged. Damage was estimated at under $750.
  • An auto accident was reported on Hwy .61 south at east Route A at 1:31 p.m.
  • Stealing was reported at 6:32 p.m. at the . Items valued at under $500 were stolen from a vehicle.
  • Domestic violence was reported in the 700 block of Sunflower Ridge Court at 6:40 p.m.
  • Domestic violence was reported at 9:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of Peine Lakes Drive.
  • Harassment was reported in the 500 block of Spring Meadow Crossing at 9:44 p.m. Joshua Donnelly, 26, was arrested for harassment.

September 4

  • An accidental injury was reported in the 400 block of Glennoll Drive at 1:34 a.m.
  • Stealing was reported at 2:05 a.m. at on Wentzville Parkway. Joel Wallschleager, 33, was arrested for tampering, DWI and possession of marijuana.
  • Stealing was reported at at 9:10 a.m. A cell phone and clothes were shoplifted. No suspects are in custody at this time.
  • An auto accident was reported at 12:31 p.m. in the 1900 block of Wentzville Parkway.
  • A derelict vehicle in the 100 block of Hickory Trail was given a 48-hour warning at 12:50 p.m.
  • A fugitive was apprehended at 1:46. Jennifer Colegrove, 37, was arrested.
  • Fraud was reported in the 200 block of Charging Bear Drive at 3:15 p.m. The victim received a scam letter advising him that he was a consumer winner along with a check. 
  • Fraud was reported in the 400 block of Valley Oaks Drive at 6:37. The victim was supposed to hire a babysitter and send a check prior to the services being performed.
  • Police were called to check the well being of a subject in the first block of Bedford Way at 7:37 p.m.

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