City Of Clayton: Weekly Police Incident Report: September 6th - 12th

Press release from the City of Clayton:

09/14/2021 11:42 AM

We'd like to take a minute to thank each of you who stopped by to say hello to our officers this weekend. It was great to see familiar faces & make new friends at both the St. Louis Art Fair & the 9/11 memorial ceremony. Don't forget, spaces are still open for our upcoming Citizens Police Academy. It's an excellent opportunity to not only learn about law enforcement & the CPD but to build relationships with our officers & your neighbors. For more information & to register, please visit: https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/police/community-services/citizens-police-academy-application

For the reporting period of Monday, September 6th – Sunday, September 12th, your CPD officers responded to 446 calls for service. Those calls included 17 automobile accidents & 30 calls to assist the CFD. Among those incidents were the following:

Officers were conducting a foot patrol of the Clayshire tunnel Monday afternoon when they discovered fresh graffiti on the tunnel walls. No witnesses or suspects have been identified.

Monday night, officers responded to Walgreens after employees reported a man was attempting to defraud the store. When he approached the counter to make a purchase, the man placed a $100 bill on the counter. When the cashier turned away, he removed the bill from the counter, claimed the cashier lost it, & began demanding to be given his change for the purchase. The man denied attempting the scam; however surveillance footage captured the entire incident. As a result, the man was trespassed from the store & has an upcoming court date through the Clayton Municipal court.

A man's behavior generated multiple calls for service in the central business district & north end of town Tuesday. Complaints included trespassing at a local hotel, causing a peace disturbance in a condo building & attempting to steal items from a local convenience store. He was arrested for trespassing at the hotel & issued a summons for an upcoming court date through the Clayton Municipal Court.

Officers had a busy morning Wednesday, starting with a passerby locating a pair of men's tennis shoes discarded in the intersection of S. Brentwood Blvd. & Watkins Dr. The shoes were recovered for safekeeping. If you believe they are yours, please contact the CPD.

A building engineer contacted the CPD to report a vacant property had been damaged over the weekend. An exterior window was damaged & graffiti was found on both the interior & exterior of the building. A review of surveillance images showed that on Saturday morning, September 4th, there was no graffiti on the front of the building. However, pictures taken a half-hour later showed fresh graffiti & a board was removed from one of the windows. No suspects have been identified & the investigation is ongoing.

A resident of the 6300 block of Alamo awoke Wednesday morning to discover the catalytic converter had been stolen from his vehicle overnight. A resident of the 6300 block of San Bonita later reported his catalytic converter was also stolen sometime overnight. Anyone with information is asked to contact the CPD.

Later, officers responded to a local law firm when an employee reported ongoing harassment. The victim stated she began receiving repetitive calls & emails from a man requesting assistance from the firm. When she informed him their firm did not specialize in the type of representation he asked for, the calls & emails began to increase. Additionally, he started tagging & posting about the victim & the law firm on his social media account. As a result, she will be applying for an order of protection against the man.

Last month, we reported a vehicle was stolen from the Polo neighborhood. Thursday afternoon, we were notified St. Louis County PD recovered it in their jurisdiction. At the time, the car was occupied & two occupants were taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing.

Officers responded to IHOP Friday morning after staff reported a vehicle had been abandoned in their parking lot since Wednesday evening. A record check of the SUV revealed it was stolen from Richmond Heights the same night it was left. RHPD was notified & their investigation continues.

Early Saturday morning, officers were on patrol in the area of Westmoreland & N. Forsyth when they discovered a man asleep in a vehicle. When he was awoken by the officers, it was immediately evident he was intoxicated. As officers attempted to identify him, the man refused to cooperate. Instead, he tried to evade officers by exiting the vehicle & ordering a Lyft. He was ultimately identified & issued a summons for Obedience to Police & was released to a sober driver.

A Davis Place resident parked his vehicle in front of his home Friday evening. When he returned Saturday morning, he discovered someone damaged his car by striking his driver's side-view mirror. Both the mirror & mirror housing were found lying in the street adjacent to his vehicle. Officers searched the area but found no other debris or vehicles with corresponding damage.

Finally, officers responded to a local hotel Saturday afternoon when employees reported a man was trespassing on the property. Officers located the same man who was arrested for trespassing at the hotel Tuesday. This is the 4th time the man has been arrested for trespassing at the hotel this summer. Employees reported the man stole items from the concessions area before walking into areas of the hotel meant for guests & checking door handles. When officers confronted the man, he was still in possession of the stolen items.

The man was arrested for trespassing 1st degree & stealing (4th offense or more). While in the intake area at the St. Louis County Justice Center, the man became verbally & physically aggressive with officers. As a result, he was additionally charged with failure to comply & assault 4th degree special victim. The case has been forwarded to the St. Louis County Prosecutor for consideration.

Until next week, stay safe!

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