Imperial
CRIME & SAFETY
Three teen boys injured in Imperial crash
Three 16-year-old boys were injured in a vehicle crash on Old Antonia Road north of Windswept Estates Drive in Imperial on Monday, July 1, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 3:29 a.m., a House Springs teenager was driving a southbound 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier when he reportedly failed to negotiate...
3-year-old killed in early morning crash on I-55 in Jefferson County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 3-year-old boy from Tennessee died following an early Sunday morning single-vehicle crash in Jefferson County. The crash happened at 4:40 a.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 168, just south of Selma. The 3-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A 1-year-old boy was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital. A 23-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were also seriously injured and were taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Imperial man arrested for alleged DWI, resisting arrest outside Arnold restaurant
A 56-year-old Imperial man was arrested after Arnold Police were told he appeared intoxicated while riding a motorcycle. Officers located the man riding a 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the drive-thru lane at the Culver’s restaurant, 123 Richardson Crossing, police reported. Officers were called at about 9:45 p.m. June 19...
Missouri Wedding Ends In Tragedy After Groom Shot In Head In Robbery
Masked gunmen upended the lives of a newly married couple, Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez. The St. Louis couple were hosting a wedding ceremony, celebrating their decade-long relationship. The reception took place in their backyard, holding around 50 family members and friends. Per KSDK, around midnight, the festivities started to die down. That's when two masked, armed men entered the yard and told everyone to stay where they were.
Teenager convicted of killing man over fireworks receives sentence
A man, aged 19, has been handed a 22-year prison sentence by a St. Louis jury, after being found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The charges related to the shooting death of a man in a dispute over fireworks. In April, Devin Griffin-Curry was found guilty of...
St. Louis felon, caught twice with guns, sentenced to 8 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a convicted felon from St. Louis, Missouri who was caught twice with a firearm and drugs to 100 months (8.3 years) in prison. Dawon Hennings, 40, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of being a felon in possession of a...
St. Louis police seize toy guns, roman candles after gel blaster battle between two groups of teens downtown
ST. LOUIS — Multiple gel blaster toy guns were seized from teenagers who were shooting them at each other in downtown St. Louis Monday night. This is the latest incident involving toy guns 5 On Your Side has been covering in the St. Louis area recently. At about 9:15...
St. Louis man who illegally entered U.S. from Mexico stopped by Hannibal police driving vehicle stolen from Ohio
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A St. Louis man was arrested Tuesday after he was arrested for speeding, and law enforcement officials later learned the car he was driving was reported as stolen. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on Tuesday charged Oday J. Elayyan, 28, of St. Louis...
Arnold man, St. Louis woman hurt in motorcycle crash
An Arnold man and a St. Louis woman were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on June 29 on Old Hwy. 21 south of Mystic Valley Drive in unincorporated Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 10:49 p.m., Nathan A. Rumpsa, 26, was riding a northbound 2006 Harley-Davidson Street...
Imperial teen dies after struck by vehicle near Gravois Park
ST. LOUIS — An Imperial teenager died after he was struck by an SUV on Gravois Avenue near Potomac Street in St. Louis on June 21, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill confirmed the teen, Logan G. Jackson, 15, died June...
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