Too busy last week to stay up to date on all the news happening in and around St. Charles County? Not to worry. Patch has your back.
In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from the four St. Charles County Patch sites—St. Charles Patch, St. Peters Patch, O'Fallon Patch and Wentzville Patch—over the last few days:
- St. Charles Police say Travis McClure reached speeds of more than 73 mph on residential streets, running stop signs, nearly hitting other oncoming cars almost running over pedestrians who had to run from the street to avoid being hit.
- An O'Fallon man was found dead under a bridge.
- The FBI arrested the 'Bucket List Bandit' in Oklahoma. The man had been suspected of previously robbing a bank in O'Fallon.
- St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives found 89 marijuana plants growing in a home in the Defiance area.
- An O'Fallon man stole from his girlfriend, and the girlfriend's daughter.
- St. Peters Alderman Gus Elliott resigned after months of investigation over whether he harrassed a fellow city employee.
- Chuck Berry's Wentzville estate was robbed of a vintage guitar.
- O'Fallon police said a man shook a baby then chased the father around with knives before attacking cops.
- Two Fort Zumwalt elementary schools were on lockdown Thursday as police searched for men.
- A Wentzville tattoo shop owner pleaded guilty to videotaping women in a restroom.
- St. Charles City Council approved the appointment of Deputy Fire Chief Rick Daly as the interim fire chief for the St. Charles Fire Department.
- A St. Charles man was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for an April 17 crash in Maryland Heights that killed two passengers.
- A man stole at least 250 razor blade packages valued at $4,100 from three St. Charles County Walmart stores.
- The Wentzville Parks Board learned Monday night that a sponsorship offered by Sam's Club for the youth soccer program had to be declined.
- We profiled Shelley Newman, who visits nursing homes and hospitals with her dog Petie to bring comfort to people through touch therapy.
- St. Charles City Council members on Tuesday mulled a change to the current law that bans restaurants that serve alcohol from having live music on South Main Street.
- Gospel inspired one area volunteer to give back nearly every day of the week.
- Several St. Charles police officers will soon be riding around in Chevy Tahoes rather than the traditional Crown Victoria.
- 10 St. Peters residents won big in the Missouri Lottery.
