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Friday, March 29, 2013

16-Year-Old Who Robbed Drug Buyer at Gunpoint to Stand Trial as Adult

Lawrence Fitzgerald III, 16, is the second person charged in the robbery, which occurred during a marijuana deal.

A 16-year-old has been certified to stand trial as an adult after being accused of putting a gun to another person’s head during a marijuana deal and robbing them in St. Peters Feb. 25. Lawrence Fitzgerald III, 16, of the 1500 block of Dartmouth Drive in St. Charles, was charged March 19 with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to distributing marijuana. A St. Charles County deputy said Fitzgerald and Alayna Evans arrived at the person’s home as agreed upon to sell him marijuana Feb. 25 in the 500 block of Crown Passage Drive in St. Charles County south of St. Peters. After the person entered the vehicle, Fitzgerald pointed a handgun at his head and took his cash. Evans, 18, of the 1200 block of Poseidon Court in St. Peters previously was …

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Residents Arrive Home as Intruder Was in Bedroom, Police Say

St. Charles Police said the teen is a suspect in multiple thefts from cars and has been arrested at least two other times in the past six months.

St. Charles residents arrived home Nov. 14 as a 17-year-old man was in their bedroom in the 2800 block of Westminster Drive. The man escaped with a large amount of coins, but was picked up by police later. Sean Higgins, 17, of the 1100 block of Vine Street in St. Charles, was charged Nov. 15 with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor theft. St. Charles Police said Higgins stole $200 to $300 in change. An officer noted in the report that Higgins has been arrested two or three times in the past six months for stealing, and is a suspect in about 20 thefts from cars in the area. Higgins is being held in St. Charles County jail. Bond was set at $20,000, cash only. For more crime information on St. Charles Patch, see the following articles:

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