Purses Stolen from Vehicles in Kirkwood

The following information was provided by the Kirkwood Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Monday, Aug. 5:

• At 8:02 a.m. police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of North Fillmore for a theft report. Two wooden Adirondack chairs were stolen from the front porch of the residence the previous evening.  

Wednesday, Aug. 7:

• Officers were summoned to an apartment in the 1300 block of Timberview at 1:45 a.m. for a destruction of property report. A neighbor reported hearing a loud noises and glass breaking. Officers arrived and discovered a broken sliding glass door to an apartment. No entry was made to the vacant apartment.  

Friday, Aug. 9:

• Police received a report of a stolen purse from a vehicle parked in the 300 block of North Taylor at 9:11 a.m. The victim left her purse on the front seat of the vehicle. A window on the vehicle was broken out to access the purse.  A few minutes later, at 9:17 a.m. a second purse was reported stolen in the 300 block of South Kirkwood Road. The second theft also involved a broken vehicle window and a purse left visible inside the vehicle.

Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to contact the Kirkwood Police Department at 314-822-5858.

Anonymous tips can be made to the St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).