The company was moving its headquarters when its office furniture disappeared, then showed up on the online resale site.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Three Harvester residents and an O'Fallon man are accused of stealing $75,000 in office furniture from a company that was changing headquarters. One Harvester resident was the superintendent for the Maryland Heights building where the furniture was stolen. Maryland Heights Police said they caught the four after the building superintendent listed the furniture on Craigslist. The following people were charged Nov. 15 with felony stealing more than $25,000, a class B felony: Police said that GMAC Insurance was moving its headquarters to Cleveland and was vacating the Maryland Heights building at 13736 Riverport Drive. The company was in the process of moving when the furniture was stolen between March 1 and June 25. Investigators found the …
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 …
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 …
Geri Greene
5:28 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
This is one brave woman. I'm so thankful she escaped further harm. more ›