Police Remind Residents to be Diligent After West County Rapes

St. Louis County Police are reminding residents to be on alert as authorities continues to investigate two rapes. One occurred each summer for the last two years.

St. Louis County Police are asking residents to be on alert and report any suspicious behavior as summer months approach and two St. Louis County rapes from two previous summers remain unsolved. As previously reported by Patch, the rapes are believed to be connected and authorities think a serial rapist may be on the loose. The most recent case happened across the street from Parkway North High School last year, at Bennington Road and Fee Fee Road which is between Maryland Heights and Creve Coeur. The first happened close to Ladue. Join Town and Country-Manchester Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. Police released the following news release Thursday in connection to the incidents. A reminder to St. Louis …

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Police Warn of Green Dot Prepaid Debit Card Scam

Town and Country police sent out an alert after several residents reported receiving phone calls involving Green Dot prepaid debit cards.

The following information was supplied by the Town and Country Police Department. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Town and Country police are warning residents to beware of a scam involving the popular Green Dot prepaid debit and credit cards. An email alert was sent out after police said several residents received calls involving the prepaid cards. "Green Dot reloadable debit cards are the latest weapon for crooks working a well known type of grant scam," the email alert from police stated. Residents are warned not to send money to anyone calling them about the cards. Police released the following details of the scam in the email alert. Several residents have received similar telephone calls …

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BBB Warns of Alleged Missing Items During Estate Sales

Town and Country police were involved in an investigation that has the St. Louis Better Business Bureau warning that Bo Wiechens Estate Sales customers allege items are disappearing during the sales.

(Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The St. Louis Better Business Bureau is warning residents that Bo Wiechens estate sales customers are complaining of missing personal items during the sales. Town and Country police are involved in this investigation.  The details are included in the following press release recently issued by the BBB. A St. Charles, Mo., estate sales business has drawn Better Business Bureau (BBB) complaints from consumers who say their valuables mysteriously went missing during sales. One couple alleged that the company’s owner, Bo Wiechens of Bo Wiechens Estate Sales, refused to return or compensate them for thousands of dollars in baseball and football collectibles that …

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Police Warn Residents Scammers May be Lurking Along Manchester Road

Manchester and Town and Country police want residents to be on alert and call 911 after a woman was recently approached in a business parking lot along Manchester Road.

The following information was supplied by theManchester and Town and Country Police Departments. It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made.   Police are warning residents to be on alert for scam artists targeting shoppers along Manchester Road. According to the Town and Country and Manchester police departments, a resident was in a retail business parking lot along Manchester Road during the evening when a female in her 20s approached her. A crime alert sent out by both departments stated that the woman claimed she needed gas money to get to her mother's house in Cape Girardeau. She also reportedly told the would-be victim that her boyfriend was after her and that she had to get away quickly. Police stated that this is …

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UPDATE: Cantaloupe Salmonella Warning Issued in Missouri

Consumer are advised to throw out any cantaloupe grown in southwest Indiana. Schnucks stores pulled cantaloupe from the area and a specific farm has now been identified as a likely source.

UPDATED: 1:50 p.m. Aug. 23- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the warning this week. It said Missouri has 12 confirmed cases of Salmonella Typhimurium according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana is the focus of the outbreak and consumers are advised to throw out cantaloupe from that area. It should be identified by a sticker on the cantaloupe. According to USA today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Chamberlain Farms, in Owensville, as a source of the outbreak.  Schnucks Spokesperson Lori Willis tells Patch that Schnucks does receive cantaloupe from southwest Indiana, but pulled all cantaloupe from that area from store shelves…

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Police Warning: Beware of People Posing as Water Company Employees

Town and Country police are warning residents to be on alert for anyone posing as a water company employee after other West County residents report suspicious activity this week.

Police Warn: Watch For People Posing as Water Company Employees

Town and Country police are warning residents to be on the lookout for anyone posing as a water company employee after other West County residents report suspicious activity this week.

The following information was supplied by the Town and Country Police Department. Town and Country police are warning residents to be on alert for people posing as water company employees. In an email alert sent out Thursday, police remind residents that the person knocking on their door may not be an actual employee, but a criminal instead. The warning comes after residents in other West County cities reported suspicious activity this week from men posing as utility workers. According to KMOV, residents in both Ladue and Creve Coeur have had men approach them who said they were employees for a water company. The men reportedly tried to enter at least one of the resident's homes, but fled when they were pushed for identification, KMOV …

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Burglary Suspects May Be Passing Out Fliers

Police are warning residents to watch out for anyone handing out home improvement fliers, they may be connected to last week's daytime burglaries in Town and Country.

The following information was supplied by the Town and Country Police Department.  The Town and Country police department is warning residents to watch out for individuals handing out fliers offering home repair services. Investigators would like to hear from any neighbors who have recently come in contact with the indivuals. In an email alert Thursday, police stated the individuals handing out the flyers may be connected to recent Town and Country burglaries. (Read Previous Story: Crime Alert: Police Connect Recent Daytime Town and Country Burglaries) Investigators stated in the alert that a man was seen in the area of a burglary last Tuesday on Thornbury Drive near Clayton and Bopp roads.  As previously reported by Patch, forced entry …

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Crime Alert: Do Not Open Bogus Post Office Emails, Contain Virus

If you receive an email about a package delivery or online postage charges, do not open it. It appears to be from the post office, but it is a scam than can infect your computer.

The U.S. Postal Service and Town and Country Police Department are warning residents there is an email scam underway and anyone who receives one of the emails should delete it immediately. The post office sent out the alert in an email stating that some postal customers are receiving bogus e-mails about a package delivery or online postage charges. Customers should not open the email. It contains a link or attachment that will install a virus on your computer once opened. The viruns can steal your personal information. This warning applies to anyone who receives the email, not just local residents. For more details on the scam, read the following email alert posted by the U.S. Postal Service. Some postal customers are receiving bogus e-…

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