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$55,000 cash found hidden in St. Louis County jail bathroom

CLAYTON — It was not the kind of paper you'd expect to find by a toilet.

A St. Louis County jail employee found bundles of cash stuffed behind a tissue dispenser in a prisoner booking area restroom, and officials counted out $55,000 in $50 and $100 bills.

Whose? They don't know. Why? There is only speculation. What happens to the money now? It's still under research.

Perhaps a criminal suspect, wary that discovery of such a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 9, 2008 at 12:11pm — 7 Comments

St. Louis man slain for chain

A 19-year-old Ferguson man was shot to death Sunday night in St. Louis after several men confronted him and robbed him of his gold chain, police said today.

The victim -- Terrance Mims, of the Henquin Drive -- had been shot at three times, including once in the head, police said.

Police say that Mims was walking north in the 5100 block of Riverview Drive about 8:20 p.m. Sunday when several men walked up to him, police… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 23, 2008 at 5:24pm — 5 Comments

3 shot in night of violence for StL

UPDATED, 10:30 a.m.

A motorist was shot and critically wounded early today in St. Louis, the last of three shootings in a three-hour period.

The driver, 19, was being fired upon near Wells and Arlington avenues about 3 a.m. today. He was shot several times before crashing his car. The young man is expected to die, and St. Louis homicide detectives were called in.

After being hit, the driver struck a parked car… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 6, 2008 at 1:29pm — No Comments