St. Charles, MO|News|
Weird Crime: Good Fences Don't Make Good Neighbors, Heroin Leads to Coke Addiction
In this week's misadventures in crime, a woman takes offense when neighbors fix a fence and thirsty heroin users steal sodas.
About Joe
Joe is a St. Louis native who grew up in North St. Louis County, and enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 1980. He was stationed on a guided missile destroyer, the USS Waddell, and visited many South Pacific countries such as Japan, the Philippines, Australia and Thailand.
He graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia's Journalism School after leaving the Navy, and worked in journalism or public relations for more than 20 years.
Joe has about 10 years experience covering local community news, especially in the St. Louis area. While with the Suburban Journals, he was editor of the Warrenton Journal, covering Warren County.
As a reporter for the Journals, he worked beats covering the cities of Florissant, Ferguson, Black Jack, the city of St. Louis' North Side, St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Lake Saint Louis and Wentzville.
He describes himself as a conservative who prefers to focus on issues rather than partisan politics. Joe is an active member of a St. Louis County church.
In general, he believes in protecting personal freedom and responsibility, and that government has an inherent duty to protect the health and safety of citizens and to provide infrastructure that is not otherwise profitable for private companies.
Joe has been married for more than 20 years to his wife and they have two sons.
Joe likes classic rock, traveling, being with his family and following the Cardinals, Rams and Tigers. He hates it when his fantasy teams don't make the playoffs.
In this week's misadventures in crime, a woman takes offense when neighbors fix a fence and thirsty heroin users steal sodas.
St. Charles police said Michael Johnson did not tell another man he was HIV positive before having sex with him, and infected him with the virus.
Investigators said Timothy Allen Williams broke into a home after leaving the scene of an accident and abandoning Williams' car.
Jennifer Shuttleworth struck her neighbor in the arm with the bat because she claimed the woman was trespassing, police said. The woman and her husband were repairing a fence and said she was on an easement.
Two men entered the home while Teneisha Scales was having a sexual encounter with the man, police said.
Caleb T. Spoon is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of domestic assault and armed criminal action.
Florissant police said Landon Whitfield and Davion Henderson broke into the car dealership, took keys and stole a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu.
St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said Brian P. Weir also had cocaine and marijuana when he was arrested.
St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said Brian P. Weir also had cocaine and marijuana when he was arrested.
Kirkwood police said Jeremy Munson gave a ride to a woman who was meeting an undercover officer for sex in exchange for money.
University City police said a resident already had confronted Kevyon Clemons after he tried to steal the scotter four days earlier.
Kirkwood police said Michael Millaway had pseudoephedrine, drain cleaner, ice packs and other meth-related material.
Kirkwood police said Michael Millaway had pseudoephedrine, drain cleaner, ice packs and other meth-related material.
Allen Keith Goreham, 42, was charged with manufacturing meth and two counts of child endangerment.
Kirkwood police found the truck six days later. The truck was missing 142 cases of ICEE flavored syrup.
Police said Tremayne J. Valdez or one of two other men also pistol-whipped one of the students who did not immediately obey their commands.
Cheryl D. Dudley was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty to charges, such as keeping unsanitary conditions with dog feces and dirty diapers strewn on the floor.
St. Louis County police used the information to arrest Justin A. Jeffers, from the St. George area, and recover property taken during the break-in.
Wentzville Police said Wesley Gerome Falter broke into a neighbor's attached garage and stole more than $500 in extension cords to sell the copper wire.
O'Fallon police said Matthew Knight broke into his girlfriend's home, threatened her, assaulted her and prevented her from leaving the house.