Crime & Safety
Man Charged with Kicking Out Patrol Car Window, Spitting on Officer
Cost to repair damages to the St. Charles Police car were more than $750.
A man was charged Thursday with kicking out a patrol car window and spitting at a police officer.
Dennis Ruiz, 37, of the 200 block of Booneslick Road, faces charges of assaulting a police officer and first-degree property damage charges.
In court documents, said Ruiz had been arrested and placed in the back of a patrol car Tuesday, when he kicked out the rear passenger window, bending the the window frame. Damages were more than $750.
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Police also said he attempted to spit on a police officer.
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