Crime & Safety

Richmond Heights Police Blotter: Hollister Manager Says Customer Struck Her With Perfume Bottle

A look at incidents reported by the Richmond Heights police.

  • A 31-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession on a sidewalk in the 7900 block of Dale Avenue. Police said they stopped him on suspicion of causing a disturbance at a gas station nearby and later found a bag of marijuana in a pants pocket. He received a summons and was released.
  • A 49-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license on Highway 40. Police said they arrested him while investigating a one-car crash. He was being held on a $1,000 bond.

April 2

  • An 18-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at H&M Store, 2466 . She received a summons and was released.
  • A 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and providing false information to police at the Galleria. Police said security recognized the man as someone who had been banned from the facility because of two earlier arrests at the mall. Police say he provided a false name after his arrest on suspicion of trespassing. He was being held on a $1,000 bond.
  • A 17-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting , 1550 Saint Louis Galleria. She received a summons and was released.

April 3

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  • A 41-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property after police said they found stolen license-plate tabs on her car. It happened during a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Brentwood Boulevard. She received a summons and was released.

April 5

  • Three people—a 22-year-old male and two females, ages 25 and 15—were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Macy's. The 25-year-old female also was arrested on suspicion of providing false information after police said she gave them a false name. The 15-year-old was released to a relative, and the two others were held pending a review of the case by the city's prosecutor.
  • A victim reported that her 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix had been broken into while parked in the lot of an apartment in the 7100 block of Horner Avenue. Nothing had been taken from the vehicle.

April 6

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  • A 24-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct at the Galleria. Police said he began yelling and cursing at security personnel after they asked him to leave the property following a disturbance he created. He received a summons and was released.

April 7

  • A bank robbery happened at U.S. Bank, 1400 S. Big Bend Blvd. Police said a man gave a teller a note demanding money. The teller provided the money, and the suspect ran from the bank. Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch reported here. An investigation is ongoing.
  • A 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Macy's. Four other police agencies had been seeking his arrest on suspicion of various charges. He was being held pending a review of the case by the city's prosecutor.
  • A victim reported that someone stole a bicycle from the living room of his apartment in the 7000 block of Oakland Avenue while he was away. The victim told police that the person gained access to the apartment via an unlocked front door.

April 8

  • A 19-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at , 2055 Saint Louis Galleria. She received a summons and was released.

April 9

  • Police took a report about a fight between a 24-year-old male and his 62-year-old stepfather in the 1200 block of Highland Terrace. Information was sent to the city's prosecutor for review.
  • Two females, ages 17 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Macy's. The 17-year-old received a summons and was released. The 16-year-old's parents had gone out of town, so she was turned over to the .
  • An 18-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct at the Galleria. Police said he refused to show identification to security personnel enforcing the mall's Parental Guidance Required Program. Police said he then refused to leave, prompting the arrest.

April 10

  • A 51-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of interfering with police and disorderly conduct in the 1700 block of Stockard Avenue. Police said they were issuing a summons to a person regarding a noise violation when the 51-year-old approached them and demanded to know what was happening. Police said that when they told him what was happening, he became verbally combative, prompting the arrest. He was being held pending a review of the case by the city's prosecutor.
  • A victim reported that a cellphone was stolen out of his car as he was in Circle K gas station, 1402 S. Hanley Rd.
  • An assault was reported , 2126 Saint Louis Galleria. The store manager reported that a customer threw a perfume bottle at her after she refused to accept it as a return. The manager told police the bottle hit her in the face. Security personnel got the license plate number from the suspect's vehicle as it left the mall. An investigation was ongoing.
  • A 12-year-old female was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Macy's. She was released to her mother.

April 11

  • A victim reported that someone stole her purse after she accidentally left it on a Galleria bench near an exit.

April 12

  • A victim reported that someone broke into his 2003 Oldsmobile Alero and stole a computer from its trunk while it was parked on the street in the 7600 block of Dale Avenue. Police said it appears that the person gained entry to the vehicle using an insecure window.

Editor's note: Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch publishes blotter information for both Clayton and Richmond Heights. Richmond Heights provides blotter updates on its website; Clayton provides blotter updates by email. To view the latest Clayton police blotter, please .


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