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Juveniles arrested for theft from McDonnell

Two juveniles were arrested on Thursday last week after Washington University Police Department followed up on a complaint of laptop theft. Ten minutes before the arrest, a victim arrived in her office in McDonnell Hall to see one of the male suspects holding her personal laptop.

Zero-tolerance policy returns to Loop following violence, mobs last month

One day after guns were fired on the Delmar Loop two Saturdays ago, the mayors of St. Louis and University City, their respective police chiefs and other city representatives, met with Washington University representation at the Moonrise Hotel to discuss Loop security. University City and St.

Student robbed after driving strangers

Three suspects stole a female student’s car after she offered to give them a ride to the Delmar MetroLink stop on Thursday around noon.
Police officers found one juvenile suspect and took him into custody. The vehicle was recovered in St. Louis.

Female confesses to vandalism against ZBT members

University City police announced Wednesday morning that a female suspect confessed to vandalizing the cars of ZBT members. She is a former acquaintance of one of the fraternity’s members, the press release said. ZBT members returned from break to find that four of their cars had slashed tires. One of the cars had three swastikas [...]

Swastikas etched onto car, tires slashed outside ZBT house

Max LaVictoire, a sophomore living in the Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) house at 7020 Forsyth Blvd., returned from Spring Break Friday to find three swastikas keyed onto his car and all of his tires slashed.
He said that three other cars on Forsyth and in the ZBT lot –-all ZBT members–had their tires slashed as well

Burglaries on Forsyth surprise authorities, students

Two burglaries took place on Forsyth Boulevard this week, University City police Captain Michael Ransom said on Wednesday. On Monday, a laptop was stolen from the ZBT (Zeta Beta Tau) house, located on the 7000 block of Forsyth, and on Tuesday several electronic items were stolen from an apartment on the 7200 block of Forsyth, according to Ransom.

Two burglaries occur on Forsyth

Two burglaries occurred on Forsyth Boulevard this week, University City police Captain Michael Ransom said on Wednesday.
On Monday, a laptop was stolen from the ZBT (Zeta Beta Tau) house, located on the 7000 block of Forsyth, and on Tuesday several electronics were stolen from an apartment on the 7200 block of Forsyth, according to Ransom.

Student robbed outside Cicero’s

A female student was robbed Thursday evening at the Municipal Parking Lot at the rear of the 6600 block of Delmar.

Shooting suspect found guilty

The man who shot a policeman just outside of Starbucks on the Delmar Loop two years ago was found guilty of first-degree muder and armed criminal action, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The shooter, Todd Shepard, 43, received the verdict on Thursday for the crime committed in Oct., 2008. The case now moves into the penalty phase.

Police make arrest for Melville robbery

University City Police have arrested and charged Bryant N. Taylor for the robbery of sophomore Eric Tsai on Sunday evening. Taylor, 20, who lives on the 7700 block of Folk Avenue, has been charged with 2nd degree robbery in connection to the mugging of Tsai and sophomore Aaron Belkin on the 500 block of Melville Avenue around 7:50 p.m. Sunday.

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