Thursday, May 16, 2013
Robert Taylor, 23, of Wentzville was pronounced dead on the scene at about 11:30 Wednesday night.
A Wentzville man was killed on Hwy. N late Wednesday night when his car ran off the road and hit a tree, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Robert D. Taylor, 23, was driving a 1999 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on Hwy. N just west of South Point Prairie Road. His car left the roadway when he was unable to negotiate a curve and he overcorrected, going into the westbound lanes and off the road. The car hit a tree and overturned. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a safety belt.
The following information was supplied by the Lake Saint Louis Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Car Crash Stealing Join Wentzville Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. DWI Fraud *** For questions about this blotter, email joe.barker@patch.com.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Police activity near the high school forced school officials to put three Wentzville School District schools on lockdown Wednesday afternoon.
- - - Updated at 9 p.m. - - - Fox 2 News reported on the incident that prompted Wednesday's school lockdown in Wentzville. From Fox 2: Police responded to the 400 block of Kent Drive regarding a reported home invasion. Because it was reported the suspect fled on foot in an area that lies a few blocks from three schools, the schools were placed on “tightened security”. The students were allowed to move freely inside the buildings to change classes. They were not allowed outside. The suspect is described as a thin white male approximately early to mid 20’s, messy blonde hair approximately 3”4” in length, wearing a white tee shirt and blue jeans. - - - Updated at 2:25 p.m. - - - Wentzville Police have given the three Wentzville schools …
Chief Randy Bornhop and Assistant Chief Robb Watkins were both placed on paid administrative leave.
A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wentzville Fire Protection District on Monday led to a major change in the administration, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Chief Randy Bornhop and Assistant Chief Robb Watkins were both placed on paid administrative leave, and Fire Marshall Joseph F. Heitkamp was terminated—though, acting Chief Mike Scott would not confirm if he had been let go. Bornhop has been with the district since he began as a volunteer in 1986. When the city hired its first paid firefighters in 1991, Bornhop was one of the original six. He has served as chief since 2002. Join Wentzville Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. Watkins was named the assistant chief in …
The following information was supplied by the Wentzville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Stolen Property Fraud Join Wentzville Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. Stealing Disturbance *** For questions about this blotter, email joe.barker@patch.com.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Wentzville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Peace Disturbance Disturbance Stealing *** For questions about this blotter, email joe.barker@patch.com. Join O’Fallon Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Wentzville Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Stealing Fraud *** For questions about this blotter, email joe.barker@patch.com.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The following mug shots were taken from various St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County Patch crime reports between May 4 and May 10.
Information for Mugs in the News is provided by the Jefferson County, St. Charles County and St. Louis County law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome. Questions about this feature? Email brianf@patch.com. Want to see more mugs that made headlines? Check out our Mugs in the News pages.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Miss any Wentzville Police news? Here's a roundup of coverage from the week of May 4.
In case you missed any police coverage around here, take a look at the Wentzville crime stories published the week of May 4, 2013. Police Blotters
Friday, May 10, 2013
Craig Berry, who died Wednesday after a 12-story fall that police said was an attempt on his own life, was president of the Wentzville Holt Junior Wrestling Club.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Officer has ruled Craig Berry’s death a suicide, a Dallas-area news outlet reports. Berry died after a 12-story fall at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dallas Wednesday morning. Berry was staying at the hotel for a business conference when his body was found by a security guard at about 2 a.m. in the atrium lobby after an employee reported hearing a loud thud. Initially, police treated incident is being treated as an unexplained death, and foul play is not suspected. The Dallas Police Department’s public information office says detectives have offered no further updates, the Pegasus News report said. Berry was a coach and served as president of the Wentzville Holt Junior Wrestling Club, a club not affiliated…
Rachel E. Siegel
11:45 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
What a boring and pathetic life you must have to do nothing but comment on every single story on "The Patch". That is right, Just search your name and it pulls up almost every single story posted on "The Patch". I feel sorry for you, sorry at the fact that for you to feel good about yourself that all you do is have time to slander someone else's mistake. How sad of a life where you can't even … more ›