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Monday, November 12, 2012

Resident Catches Men Trying to Open His Window

Police said they matched a fingerprint from a window to the defendant.

A man is being charged for trying to break into a St. Charles house while the resident was home, according to a police report. Michael C. Matthews, 20, of the 1000 block of Vine Street, was charged Thursday for attempted first-degree burglary. St. Charles Police said Matthews and another unknown man knocked a front door June 18 in the 700 block of North Duchesne in St. Charles. When no one answered the door, they went around back and removed a screen from rear window and tried to open the window, police said. They were interrupted by the resident. Matthews told the owner that his daughter kicked a ball on the roof and asked if he could get it down, as the unknown man ran away. When the resident replied that he could get the ball down, …

stlrockhound

12:19 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012

My wife was robbed at gun point in St. Charles in front of our house. Go to Calebelas today. .380 Smith and Wesson $390. Weatherby 12 gauge $450. Barretta 9mm $400. One dead piece of !@#$% in my house PRICELESS!   more ›

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