Suspicious Person Found at MetroLink Station with Hypodermic Needles, Police Say

The following information was supplied by the Richmond Heights Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Sunday, Sept. 1

• An officer patrolling the Galleria lot spotted a vehicle involved in a grab and run from the Aeropostale store. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle which fled the scene at a high rate of speed, striking the highway embankment at Brentwood and I-64. The vehicle and suspect were later located at Clayton and I-64. The subject was arrested and held pending a muni warrant application. All property was recovered.
• An officer was directed to the MetroLink Station to check on a suspicious person. Investigation found the subject to be in possession of three hypodermic needles and an aluminum can bottom with brownish residue. The subject was arrested and held pending a municipal warrant application.