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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Car Thieves Rammed Barrier at Pundmann Ford, Police Say

The stolen truck they used was disabled and hung up, and five to seven men fled across Interstate 70 as St. Charles Police arrived.

Car thieves tried ramming a barrier at Pundmann Ford with a Ford F-450 pickup, but got hung up on the concrete-filled obstacle Sunday, St. Charles Police reported. When police officers arrived, five to seven men ran across Interstate 70 towards Walmart in St. Charles. Officers caught two suspects near or inside Walmart. Charged with accessory to second-degree burglary were Dante R. Keller, 18, of the 4300 block of Blair Avenue in St. Louis and Anthony L. Smith, 18, of the 9700 block of Edgefield Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors. St. Charles Police said in a report that the men broke a window and entered the Pundmann Ford used car office at 2727 West Clay about 1:46 a.m. Sunday. They took keys to several cars and drove them to the east …

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Men Charged in String of Thefts from Cars

The same men earlier were charged with a burglary the same day.

Two men are being charged with breaking into and stealing items from five cars in St. Charles overnight on Feb. 12 and early morning Feb. 13. Mychael W. Hutsell, 21, of the 1100 block of Caulks Hill Rd. in St. Charles County and Christian M. King, 23, of the 2700 block of Linden Place in St. Charles County broke into five cars on South Drive and Valley Drive, according to a St. Charles Police report. The report said the two broke into the following cars: Some of the items were discovered in King and Hutsell’s possession when they were arrested. King and Hutsell also are being charged with burglarizing a home on Waterford Grove on Feb. 13 while the owners slept.

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