O'Fallon News

In case you missed any police coverage around here, take a look at the O'Fallon crime stories published the week of May 12, 2013.

Three people were injured in a three-car crash Thursday afternoon in St. Peters . According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two cars were stopped for traffic ahead on westbound Interstate 70 just east of Mid Rivers Mall Drive just before 4 p.m.. A third vehicle, a 2011 Ford F-250 driven by Gary Sexton, 51, of St.

A woman who stole $232,000 from her St. Peters-based employer was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty May 6. Melinda Tucker, of the 1900 block of Prairie Point Road in O'Fallon, credited her personal credit cards with refunds from Motor Vehicle Solutions , her employer, 128 times between March 2011 and May 2012.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jurors deliberated for about an hour before convicting 22-year-old Michael Helderle of 4 felony counts.

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The 10K and 5K race routes were recently locked-in for the 29 th annual Firecracker Run scheduled for Thursday, July 4 in O'Fallon, race officials announced today.

Graduation is coming up soon for seniors in O'Fallon-area high schools. In the Fort Zumwalt School District : The 2013 Fort Zumwalt West High School graduation will be held at the St.

Two teens worked together to grab a prescription from a 69-year-old woman after she left the Walmart pharmacy in O'Fallon. Patch reported earlier that Alex Michael Stigall, 18, of the 4000 block of Southridge Drive in St.

A Wright City man was charged last week in a statutory rape case in O'Fallon. O'Fallon Police reported that they received the call on March 1 saying that a 13-year-old female on Eastbook Lane was being touched by an adult.

If you missed anything earlier this week, here's a round-up of this week's business news.

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.

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In case you missed any police coverage around here, take a look at the O'Fallon crime stories published the week of May 5, 2013.

O'Fallon, Mo. police were called to the 1300 block of Highway K shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday for a report of stealing.

Police say Donald Rentsch, 27, had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl at a home in the 600 block of Eastbrook Lane in O'Fallon, Mo.

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.

After a rainy weekend canceled plans to celebrate May Days in O'Fallon, the event is rescheduled for this coming Saturday, May 11.

A new Mexican restaurant in under construction in O'Fallon. The old Cappucino's location at 840 Bryan Road will soon reopen as Senora Espino's Taqueria.

Stealing Medication was stolen from the 9100 block of O'Fallon Lakes Drive on April 23.

A teacher is being accused of sexually touching a 10-year-old student during a home school session in Lake Saint Louis.