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Driver hits St. Clair County police car in stolen car, runs away
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Clair County police car was struck by a driver Tuesday morning in Belleville around 3 a.m. Authorities told First Alert 4 crews they were working on a call that involved a stolen vehicle. They say the driver of the vehicle struck a St. Clair County squad car, crashed into a ditch, and ran away.
Latest details on the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump
ST. LOUIS – The FBI is searching for the motive behind Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. We still don’t know a lot about the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The FBI believes he acted alone and that he had little to no social media presence. Another big question still unanswered is […]
Man killed in crash Saturday on I-64
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police are investigating after a man was killed in a crash late Saturday on Interstate 64 near the 6th Street exit. The victim’s age and identity have not yet been made public. EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Deputy Ike Earns Top Academic Honor at Police Academy
BELLEVILLE – Deputy Rhiannon Ike and her fellow members of the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy Part Time Session #34 celebrated the completion of their 11-month program. The ceremony, held last week at the college’s main campus, marked the culmination of months of rigorous training and dedication. Deputy...
'This heinous crime gripped St. Louis': Tyler Terry sentenced to life for 2 St. Louis County murders, smiles and laughs as victims' families speak
CLAYTON, Mo. — The man accused of killing a doctor and a woman in St. Louis County as part of a multi-state crime spree in 2021 entered a guilty plea Monday. It was May 15, 2021 when Tyler Terry went on the run with his girlfriend, Adrienne Simpson, after killing 71-year-old Barbara Goodkin and 58-year-old Dr. Sergei Zacharev in St. Louis County.
Driver changing lanes died after a fatal crash in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — One person has died after a two-car crash Friday night in the City of St. Louis. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to the fatal crash in the eastbound lane of Interstate 64 near South 6th Street around 11 p.m. During a preliminary investigation, SLMPD...
Surgeon says bullet-related injuries can cause more than physical trauma
ST. LOUIS — Medical experts are now speaking out in the aftermath of the attempted assassination on Saturday of former President Donald Trump and raising concerns about what kind of local and national trauma it caused. Dr. LJ Punch has treated patients in trauma centers for years, moving to...
Man robbed while walking down St. Louis city street
ST. LOUIS — A man contacted police after he was robbed in St. Louis City on Friday evening. The 28-year-old man contacted St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, District 6, after he was robbed while walking in the 4600 block of Elmbank Avenue around 7 p.m. According to the police...
Police asking for public’s help in identifying robbery suspect
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a robbery suspect. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on July 5 in the 3200 block of S. Grand Blvd. According to police, two men approached a 39-year-old man in an alley. One of the two men revealed a gun and announced a robbery.
1 dead in single-car crash in West County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An 18-year-old is dead after a single-car crash early Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to I-170 and Olive Boulevard at around 2 a.m. Saturday for a single-car crash. A 2009 Honda Accord was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of I-170 when the driver lost control of the car, causing it to drive off the right side of the road. The Honda then went through a guardrail, into a wall, overturned onto Olive Boulevard and caught on fire. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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