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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brentwood Man Accused of Hitting Elderly Woman

The man was charged with elder abuse on Friday.

A Brentwood man struck a 73-year-old woman in the head on Sept. 12, according to a Brentwood Police report. Jeffrey B. Soebbing, 49, of the 2600 block of Porter Avenue, was charged Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court with third-degree elder abuse. For more crime information on Maplewood-Brentwood Patch, see the following articles:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Workers Unhappy With Pay, Picket Auto Plaza Ford

Union automotive technicians and service writers say they've made enough concessions.

A dispute over pay and holiday time for workers at Auto Plaza Ford sparked members of a machinist union to picket on the sidewalk outside. Automative technicians and service writers—all members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—have been picketing the service department for more than seven weeks because they're unhappy with the contract offered by owner Nadir Djvaherian. They're striking against this location only. Djvaherian said he's made four proposals to the workers, but each one was rejected. The most recent offer was made in the mid-December. "I'm trying to run my business as a reflection of the difficult economic times," he said. "All I'm trying to do is adjust my business model to the difficult …

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