Friday, May 17, 2013
Melinda Tucker also has to make restitution to her former employer, Motor Vehicle Solutions of St. Peters.
A woman who stole $232,000 from her St. Peters-based employer was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty May 6. Melinda Tucker, of the 1900 block of Prairie Point Road in O’Fallon, credited her personal credit cards with refunds from Motor Vehicle Solutions, her employer, 128 times between March 2011 and May 2012. Tucker also is ordered to pay restitution at a rate of $200 per month until she is employed. When she is employed, the rate will go up at an amount determined by her probation officer. Motor Vehicle Solutions sells extended vehicle warranties. Join St. Peters Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. On May 3, the company’s credit card processor notified Motor Vehicle Solutions that they …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sean M. Herod had been convicted in 2006 of two DWIs within three days of each other.
A 32-year-old man faces his fifth charge of driving while intoxicated after he could not complete a sobriety test because he could not stand up, according to a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department report. Sean M. Herod, 32, of the 10100 block of Schultz in Foristell, was charged with DWI as a chronic offender, a class B felony. Nine days after Herod successfully completed probation for two DWI convictions in 2006, St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy pulled Herod over for driving erratically on Highway 94 near Westwood Drive just east of Weldon Spring. The deputy tried to administer a sobriety test, but said Herod could not complete it “due to an inability to stand up.” Herod refused a Breathalyzer test and officials obtained a search …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Police said the man, who was recently released from prison, also threatened to burn the woman's house down. The woman found him using the coins to buy liquor and notified police.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
A man robbed a woman by holding a knife to her throat, threatening to kill her and burn down her house Nov. 4 in the 900 block of North Second Street, St. Charles Police said. The man, John R. Walker, 42, stole a large amount of coins, the woman’s cell phone and her purse, police said. Walker had worked for the woman around her St. Charles home for about a week while staying at her house, according to the police report. The woman located him shortly afterwards at Phillips 66, 2240 North Third Street, using the stolen coins to buy liquor. She called police, who arrested him a short time later. Walker had been released from prison three weeks before, and had left an honors program to which he had been assigned, St. Charles Police said. He …
Friday, October 12, 2012
The man stole the chalice and other items from Sts. Joachim and Ann Catholic Church in June.
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Friday, October 12, 2012
A man who stole a gold chalice from Sts. Ann and Joachim Catholic Church in June pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to second-degree burglary and felony stealing. Sean McDonald, 20, of the 900 block of Cottontail Lane in St. Charles County, was given a suspended sentence and five years probation. If he violates probation, McDonald can be sentenced for the burglary and theft. As a condition of his probation, McDonald must complete a court-sponsored mental health program and cannot possess or use alcohol. The chalice, gold-plated over silver, is valued at $6,000. McDonald also took money from collection boxes at Sts. Joachim and Ann, 4112 McClay Road, and a set of golf clubs from the rectory garage, according to police reports. Afterwards, McDonald …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Suspect was on probation on charges relating to drug possession.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
A St. Peters man on probation for drug possession was charged Thursday with attempted burglary. Drew Sherrow, 20, of St. Peters, cut the screen from a window in the 4100 block of Elkhart Lake Road in St. Charles County March 18, according to a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department report. He started to reach in the window when a resident caught him. The suspect ran off, but a footprint outside the house matches his footwear, Sheriff’s deputies report. The victim’s car also had been searched and had a broken glove compartment door. Sherrow was on probation for drug possession charges.
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