Thursday, May 9, 2013
Daniel J. Reynolds was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle.
A man wrecked a minivan that was reported stolen in Wentzville on April 16. Daniel J. Reynolds, 42, of the 800 block of Railway Circle in Wentzville, was charged April 24 with tampering with a motor vehicle. Wentzville Police said Reynolds stole a 2005 Dodge Caravan from the 1400 block of Vero Drive April 16, taking the vehicle without the owner’s consent. Wentzville Police put out a vehicle description and license plate number, and an O’Fallon Police officer spotted the Caravan on eastbound Interstate 70 near Mid Rivers Mall Drive. The O’Fallon officer pursued the Caravan as it exited onto Mid Rivers Mall Drive and struck another vehicle. Both vehicles were disabled. St. Peters Police officers arrested Reynolds. Bail was set at $10,000 …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Laurie Anderson, 44, shot her son before taking her own life.
The story of a double shooting in Wentzville's Stone Ridge Canyon Subdivision unfolded Saturday evening while neighbors watched in disbelief. READ MORE: Updated: One Dead in Double Shooting in Wentzville A 911 call to police at 3:36 about a shooting on Niagra Drive led to a lockdown of the neighborhood until a SWAT team was able to determine that the shooter was dead. A juvenile male was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Police released the name of the deceased, Laurie Anderson, later in the evening. READ MORE: Police Release Identity of Wentzville Shooting Victim On Sunday morning, Wentzville Police issued a press release confirming that Laurie Anderson was the mother of the juvenile male and that she shot him before killing …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Wentzville Police said Daniel Buck led them on a chase reaching speeds up to 100 mph on dark, curvy roads and into oncoming traffic lanes.
A 19-year-old motorist who led Wentzville Police on a car chase reaching speeds up to 100 mph, driving into oncoming lanes on dark, curvy roads told officers he fled because he wanted to take his girlfriend to prom on Saturday and didn’t want to spend the night in jail. Daniel Buck, 19, of the 200 block of Church Street in O’Fallon, was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing and creating a substantial risk of injury or death. Wentzville Police said an officer spotted Buck Saturday near McHugh Road and Highway 61 driving with license plates registered to another vehicle. The officer said he became suspicious when Buck turned suddenly into the Bedford Falls subdivision when the officer pulled behind him. When the officer discovered Buck …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The driver, Samuel Earl Thomas, was charged with distributing marijuana after being pulled over in Wentzville.
A police officer retrieving insurance cards from a glove box sniffed out more than a pound of marijuana in the back seat of a car Friday in Wentzville. A Wentzville police officer said he pulled over a driver at about 8:32 p.m. Friday at the 1390 Continental Drive. The officer reported a license plate check revealed the driver’s license was suspended and he had other outstanding warrants. The driver, Samuel Earl Thomas, 30, of the 8200 block of Jefferson Avenue in Vinita Park, was arrested. The officer said Thomas asked him to retrieve his insurance cards from his glove compartment. When the officer did so, he said he smelled a strong odor of marijuana. According to a court document, when asked about the odor Thomas told the officer he had…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The suspect, Joel T. Hughes of Union, MO, is being held in Franklin County.
Friday, April 5, 2013
The suspect was caught on surveillance cameras on March 30.
Wentzville Police are looking for a man who is thought to have stolen prescription medicine from a Wentzville Walgreen's store, KMOV reports. On March 30, the man was caught behind the counter of the pharmacy of a Walgreen's in Washington, MO. He was later caught by surveillance cameras at a Wentzville Walgreen's, where he fled in a silver or tan Nissan Pathfinder. Both departments are searching for the suspect and asking for the public's help. Anyone with information can call the Wentzville Police Department at 636-327-5105.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Wentzville Police said William Held paid for the trash can, but not the items he stashed inside, with a stolen credit card.
A Wright City man was charged with theft after police said he snuck items out in a trash can. William Held, 39, of the first block of Appaloosa Way in Wright City, was charged March 26 with felony theft. Wentzville Police said security tapes show Held filled a trash can inside a box with items from Target in Wentzville, 1883 Wentzville Parkway. He then paid only for the trashcan and left the store. Held also used a credit card that was not his, police said. When they called the credit card’s owner, a woman told police Held had been staying with her disabled son and had been taking advantage of him, according to court documents. However, the son told police that only Held and his mother had permission to use his credit card. Held is being …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Wentzville Police said Mark Anthony Taylor had sex with an 11-year-old girl in a Wentzville motel. Taylor had been staying with the girl’s family at a motel in Wentzville at the time.
A man was indicted on charges that he had sex with an 11-year-old girl in Wentzville. Mark Anthony Taylor, 26, was indicted by a St. Charles County grand jury March 15 on charges of first-degree statutory rape and first-degree statutory sodomy. Wentzville Police said Taylor subjected the girl to sexual touching and had sexual relations with her between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 in 2012. The girl told police she had asked Taylor to stop, but he wouldn't listen. Taylor had been staying with the girl’s family at a motel in Wentzville at the time. Taylor is being held by St. Charles County Corrections. Bail was set at $100,000, cash only. For more crime information on Wentzville Patch, see the following articles:
Friday, March 15, 2013
Community policing-related calls to the Wentzville Police Department on Feb. 28.
Where are the police and what are they doing to help make our community safer? Patch took at look at the Wentzville Police Department police log for a single day, Feb. 28, and noted the following entries: We asked Wentzville Police Chief Lisa Harrison about the department's proactive community policing program. Harrison said that the department took a two-pronged approach to open door calls—one procedure for businesses and one for residences. For businesses, officers get out of their cars and go up to a business after hours and pull on the door. Sometimes, the doors open and alarms go off. "It might be negligence, or it might be a malfunctioning lock mechanism—or did somebody get in here? We call the emergency contact to come check it out…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Mark A. Taylor was charged Wednesday by the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for subjected a girl to sexual touching and had sexual relations with her between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 in 2012.
A man faces criminal charges for molesting an 11-year-old girl in Wentzville. Mark A. Taylor, 26, was charged Wednesday by the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with first-degree statutory rape and first-degree statutory sodomy. Wentzville Police said Taylor subjected the girl to sexual touching and had sexual relations with her between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 in 2012. The girl told police she had asked Taylor to stop, but he wouldn't listen. Taylor had been staying with the girl’s family at a motel in Wentzville at the time. Taylor is being held in St. Charles County jail in lieu of a $100,000, cash-only bond. For more crime information on Wentzville Patch, see the following articles:
Marshell
11:50 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
The previous three comments are rather lame considering the real seriousness of the "crime". Not only did he place everyone in danger, MOST IMPORTANTLY innocent people, but, "When the officer discovered Buck had nine warrants for failure to appear on several charges and his driver’s license had been revoked..." the SOB is not ready to join the rest of law-abiding citizens who share the road on a … more ›