Crime & Safety
Neighbor Prevents Man From Stealing His Father's Pickup, Police Say
A neighbor blocked the street with his vehicle, preventing Kyle P. Kostos from driving off with the truck, St. Peters Police said.
A neighbor prevented a St. Peters man from stealing his father’s pickup truck, by blocking the street with his vehicle, police said.
Kyle Patrick Kostos, 24, of the first block of Kelly Leaf Drive in St. Peters, was charged July 1 with tampering with a vehicle and felony theft.
St. Peters Police said Kostos took his father’s 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck and some cash while his father was in the bathroom. Kostos got the truck out of the driveway, but a neighbor kept him from driving away by blocking the street, police said.
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Police said Kostos also assaulted his father as he kept him from running away.
Police said during a search while being booked, officers found Kostos had a $100 bill taken from his father’s dresser.
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According to a court document, his father was concerned that Kostos would overdose on heroin if he was allowed to post bond.
Kostos is being held in St. Charles County jail. Bail was set at $20,000, cash only.
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