Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection With Copper Thefts
The suspects may be responsible for a string of thefts in Brentwood and across the county, police said.
Two suspects who police say are responsible for in Brentwood were arrested on Feb. 6 in Sunset Hills.
Joseph Travis, 28, and Samantha Norwood, 22, will be charged with second-degree burglary and stealing, stated Maj. Dan Fitzgerald, assistant police chief in Brentwood, in an e-mail to Maplewood-Brentwood Patch.
Police say the suspects entered nine vacant Brentwood homes over the past several weeks and stole copper pipes from inside. Every home had a "For Sale" sign in the yard. The suspects also stole copper pipes from homes in Crestwood, Kirkwood, Rock Hill, Sunset Hills, Webster Groves and parts of South County, Fitzgerald said.
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Travis and Norwood were arrested after a Sunset Hills police officer found them fleeing a home, Fitzgerald stated. At about 11:20 p.m., the officer was investigating a suspicious car in the 10200 block of Marbern Terrace, . The story also notes:
Shortly after police determined it was likely a getaway car, Norwood and Travis came out of a nearby house.
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Police said the pair took off running when they saw police. Police chased them down quickly and took both into custody.
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