Crime & Safety
Hazelwood Crime: Child Found Wandering in Florissant, Mother Unaware
The Hazelwood Police Department supplies the daily crime report. Arrests or charges listed don't indicate conviction.

Here are a few of the crimes that occurred on Sept. 11 thru Sept. 13Β in theΒ City of Hazelwood.Β Hazelwood PatchΒ obtained the accounts from theΒ Hazelwood Police Department.
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Sept. 11
Recovered Stolen Property: An iPhone was found at an ATM machine at St. Louis Outlet Mall. It was stolen from Florissant.Β
Vehicle Theft: A 48-ft. tractor trailer was stolen from theΒ 4700 block ofΒ Park 370.
Lost Article: A person lost their security badge in theΒ 800 block ofΒ Lightwood Drive.
Identity Theft: A person filed for unemployment benefits in someone else's name. The crime was reportedΒ in theΒ 1900 block ofΒ Fernwood Trails.
Unlawful Use of a Weapon: A person fired a gun in a wooded area near theΒ 4100 block ofΒ Dunn Rd. Residents nearby heard the shots and called police. The shooter wasΒ arrested.
Sept. 12
Assault: Two teens got into a fight atΒ Hazelwood West Middle School.
Mental Health Crisis: A person was transported to DePaul Healthcare to be treated for depression in theΒ 7700 block ofΒ Hazelcrest Drive.
Sept. 13
Stealing: AΒ theft was reported at Hazelwood West High School.
Endangering the Welfare of a Child: A five-year-old girl wasΒ found walking on Ridgelawn in Florissant. Police contacted the child'sΒ mother at their residenceΒ in the 7700 block of Hazelcrest. The mother told police sheΒ did not know her daughter's location. The mother was arrested and the MissouriΒ Department of Social Services Family Support DivisionΒ was notified. The girl, along with her three other siblings were released to their grandparents.
Stealing: A person took a cab ride home and didn't pay the fare. The cab driver identified the customer and police entered him as wanted.Β
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