Category: Crime

Reminder: WPNLA neighborhood meeting on Sep 8th, @7:00pm @ Northwest Coffee

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Good afternoon, neighbors! This is a friendly reminder that next Tuesday, Sep 8th is our monthly WPLNA General Assembly meeting at Northwest Coffee on Laclede Ave. @7:00. Hope to see you all there! This month our special guest speaker will be MacKenzie Grayson, campaign director for the upcoming November ballot measure entitled “Best Start for Kids STL.” Please note that the WPLNA cannot endorse or otherwise support any individual political candidates; ballot initiatives; or referenda. Read More…

June 26 WPLNA Meeting Minutes

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Good afternoon, neighbors! Below are the meeting minutes for June’s neighborhood association meeting, taken by Teresa Meier, who graciously took minutes for Nicole, while she was unable to attend. Please review at your leisure. Huge shout out to Teresa and Katie who have taken minutes for Nicole in her absence recently!! Thank you for being great neighbors and excellent co-secretaries! June 26 minutes

WPLNA Meeting Reminder June 9th, 7:00pm

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Good afternoon, neighbors! This is a friendly reminder of our upcoming neigborhood association meeting on June 9th, 7:00pm at Northwest Coffee on Laclede Ave. Our featured speaker at this month’s meeting will be Jim Whyte. As many of us know, Jim is the Executive Director of the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI). Jim will be speaking with us about the disturbing series of vehicle break-ins (“car cloutings,” in the urban vernacular) that have Read More…

West Pine Package Pirate

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Per Jim Whyte and the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI), this individual has stolen packages repeatedly.  Please note the pictures below. Anyone who sees the Package Pirate should call 911 immediately.

Neighborhood News and WPLNA Meeting Announcement

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The featured speaker at our July meeting will be Jim Whyte. As most of us know,  Jim is the Executive Director of the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI). Jim will speak about recent crimes in the neighborhood, including the two shown below in both text and images. Andrew Caldwell, one of two candidates for the position of 9th Ward Committeeman, also may speak at our meeting (as of this writing, Mr. Caldwell has not Read More…

Beware of Virtual Kidnapping Ransom Scam

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Please share with your family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers.  This happened to a CWE family, and we don’t want to see anyone else fall victim to this scam.  This information was put out by the National Institutes of Health and is a summary of what happened recently here in St. Louis. The Internet age has enabled scammers to operate without coming face to face with potential victims. What follows is information on a virtual Read More…

Some cautionary news and some good news

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Please be aware that a resident of the Central West End posted a notice on NextdoorSTL on or about January 6th concerning two car break-ins in the alley between Laclede & Forest Park. We do not know the actual block in which the reported break-ins occurred, but we “assume” that the alley in question is between Sarah on the East and Kingshighway on the west. As a reminder: Always be vigilant never to leave any items Read More…

Package thief –

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The suspect stole several packages from 4225 West Pine on 12/16/23 at 5:26 p.m.  Subject was seen riding a bike.  Victims were encouraged to file police reports.  Please contact the police if you know the identity of this person. Jim Whyte, NSI,  jwhyte@cwensi.com,  314 – 393-8820

Thefts from Blue postal mailboxes

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From Jim Whyte of the CWE Neighborhood Security Initiative: The blue postal mailbox on the corner of Laclede and Euclid was opened and the contents taken by thieves on Monday morning, Dec. 18, just after 1 am.  There was a similar incident at Wilson and Sublette in south city. I strongly suggest not using any blue mailboxes.