Category: Crime

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.

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.

Crown Loft resident autos vandalized

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Theresa Smith, WPLNA member and President of the Crown Lofts Condo Association, brought this matter to our attention: Two cars parked in the Crown Lofts Visitor Parking Lot were vandalized on Sunday afternoon (July 16, 2023). The damage was smashed windows on cars in the process of unloading groceries.

Fatal shooting in neighborhood

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We are very sorry to report that there was a fatal shooting at Laclede and Taylor yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, May 3).  The shooting was the direct result of a domestic dispute where the victim ran from a building on Forest Park Boulevard before being gunned down at Laclede and Taylor.  Two suspects have been arrested and are in police custody.