Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Missing $5,000 Watch

Plus, a Kirkwood home is vandalized while in the process of being sold.

The following information was provided by theΒ KirkwoodΒ Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.Β 

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June 9:Β 

At 7:06 p.m. police were called to a home inΒ the 900 block of Woodleigh Cove in Oakland for a theft report.Β Sometime during the previous two weeks, a watch estimatedΒ to cost more thanΒ of $5,000 was stolen from the residence.

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June 6:

At 6:19 p.m.,Β police were calledΒ to the 300 block of Par Lane for a report of a residential burglary.Β The residence was being sold to a developer and when the owner returned to retrieve personal items he discovered entry to the home, damage to the interior walls, and items broken throughout the residence.

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Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact theΒ KirkwoodΒ Police DepartmentΒ atΒ 314-822-5858.

Anonymous tips can be made to the St. Louis RegionalΒ CrimeStoppersΒ at 866-371-TIPS (8477).Β 

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