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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Maplewood Man Ran From Officers Making Arrest on Probation Violation, Police Say

Maplewood Police said Collier violated probation on a drug distribution charge.

A Maplewood man is accused of fleeing police attempting to arrest him for a probation violation. Christopher Collier, 24, of the 2500 block of Bredell Avenue in Maplewood, was charged Feb. 14 with resisting arrest. Maplewood Police said detectives attempted to arrest Collier at his residence at about 12:51 p.m. Feb. 13, but he jumped out of a car, ran into his mother’s backyard and into her home. Police said he was being arrested for violating his probation after being found guilty on a possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute charge. Collier is being held in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $10,000 for the resisting arrest charge. For more crime information on Maplewood Patch, see the following articles:

Monday, February 18, 2013

Officers Stake Out, Catch Maplewood AC Thief, Police Say

The man had stolen an air conditioner at the same home, owned by the Metropolitan Sewer District, Jan. 30, Maplewood Police said.

Maplewood Police keeping watch on a home due to recent thefts spotted a man backing a truck into a driveway Monday in the 7700 block of Weaver Avenue, a home owned by the Metropolitan Sewer District. The man spotted police as they moved in and drove away at high speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, running red lights and traffic signs and going up on a curb. The man was arrested several days later, police said. Carlos Lusk, 35, of the 1500 block of Bradford Avenue in Pagedale, was charged Thursday with felony stealing, attempted felony stealing and resisting arrest. Maplewood Police said Lusk stole an air conditioner from the home in the 7700 block of Weaver on Jan. 30. Police said the lines on an air conditioner were cut Monday and Lusk…

Patti Johnson

8:44 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

When is MSD going to do something with those homes? They are an eyesore and bringing crime into our neighborhood!   more ›

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Man Leads Maplewood Police on High-Speed Chase into Shrewsbury

Police said they had been dispatched to check on thefts from cars in the area, and spotted a recently stolen car driven by the defendant.

A man driving a stolen car led Maplewood Police on a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood and past businesses at 1:10 a.m. Monday before he struck a street sign on Arlington Avenue in Shrewsbury. Officers had been dispatched to the 7300 block of Maple Avenue in Maplewood when they spotted a car driving from an area where thefts were reported. When they activated their emergency lights, the car sped off. The chase went from Marshall Avenue near Maple to Arlington Avenue near Shrewsbury Avenue, Maplewood Police said in a report. After hitting the street sign, the driver fled on foot and was caught in a nearby garage, police said. Allen Wallace, 18, of the 2900 block of Thomas Street in St. Louis, was charged with stealing a …

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