Crime & Safety

In Case You Missed It: Police, Fire and Crime in the First Week of July

A mid-week holiday for most of us meant an extra-busy week for emergency responders and police.

Wentzville Patch takes a look back at police, fire and accident reports for a very busy—and tragic—first week in July.

  • — Wentzville's extended drought and the upcoming holiday has a lot of people worried about the possibility of fires from errant sparks. But . . .
  • — Highway patrol reports a 21-year-old O'Fallon man suffered moderate injuries after flipping his car several times near Highway N and Hopewell Road.
  • — Mitchell Maserang, 15, a Fox High School student, was struck and killed by a train on Sunday morning in Wentzville.
  • — The accident on July 3 occurred during a lane change.
  • — William A. Steckel received minor injuries in the July 5 crash.

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