Sunday, February 24, 2013
St. Louis County Police said Maurice Conner, 24, stabbed the man in the arm after the boyfriend objected to him preparing food for children in his Riverview home.
*The following information was supplied by court documents. It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made. A Valley Park man is accused of stabbing his mother’s boyfriend in the arm Feb. 11 in Riverview in an argument over food. Maurice Conner, 24, of the first block of Cheryl Lane in Valley Park, was charged Fb. 12 with second-degree assault. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) St. Louis County Police said Conner was at his mother’s boyfriend’s home, and two young children in the residence had not been fed. When Conner went into the kitchen to get them some food, the boyfriend objected and the two argued, police said. Witnesses told police that during the argument Conner picked up a …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The almost 10 minute video reportedly shows Nathan Grellner being pulled over, fleeing police, being physically restrained by police and more. Watch stltoday.com's dash cam video here.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the dash cam video posted this week shows the events as they unfolded the night of June 5 when ex-Valley Park Mayor Nathan Grellner, who was mayor at the time of this incident, was pulled over in Jefferson County. Grellner was arrested for driving while intoxicated as a result of this incident, the Post reports. View the Post-Dispatch's dash cam video and timeline of events here. Grellner eventually resigned as mayor in late July, according to the Post, after he faced charges of felony stealing and was reportedly dealing with methamphetamine abuse, for which he underwent treatment. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Local Tea Party members will be in town as part of a nationwide tour.
Tea Party Express is making three stops this week in Missouri; two on Wednesday in Kansas City, one next door to Manchester in Valley Park Wednesday and one in Springfield, MO on Thursday. Tea Party Express-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman will be helping to kick off the Missouri leg of a national tour in Valley Park and in Springfield, MO. In Valley Park the rally will be at 6 p.m. at Victory Field House, 932A Meramec Station Rd. It will feature U.S. House candidates Ann Wagner and Martin Baker, Ed Martin, who is running for attorney general, and local Tea Party organizer Scott Boston. Finally, the tour will rally in Springfield with local activists including Super Dave Day of the Springfield Tea Party. (For updates, get …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Manchester fire crews help with Valley Park fire. Check out the photos sent in by a resident.
The above photos of a garage fire were sent to Town and Country - Manchester Patch by a resident. The fire broke out on Hanna Road, just south of Vance Road. Although the Valley Park Fire Department handled the fire, West County EMS and Fire Protection District crews from Manchester were among the agencies called in to help. They got the call around 7:20 p.m. Friday. According to Deputy Chief Jeff Sadtler, West County crews were called in as part of the Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), which is a rescue crew on stand by in case they are needed. Sadtler stated in an email that ultimately West County crews helped with "salvage and overhaul," making sure the fire was completely out.
Debra Williams
7:30 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
FINALLY, a journalist and/or news publication who clearly shows the source of the information and does not convict one based upon a police report or anything. THANK YOU! Your reporting has gone up in my estimation. As we live in a free country and do not convict people based upon court records, or police reports, or allegations....it is relief to see 'news' reported with its source provided. I'm … more ›