NEW!
POSTED
SEPTEMBER 27,
2023
Ex-Alderman Newsletter
600 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 545
September 30, 2023 - John Hoffmann's
latest weekly installment of
News from Snoburbia is here for your
reading enjoyment. In this edition:
AUGUST
TOWN
& COUNTRY AND CHESTERFIELD
CRIME AND POLICE STATS: Pages
1-4
AUGUST
COST
FOR THE TOWN SQUARE: Besides
the
original $10,000,000 to buy and
develop the Town Square
($5,000,000 more than promised by
former Mayor and cigarette
lobbyist
Jon Dalton) there are still monthly
costs. We are keeping
track of those costs. Pages 4 &
5
AUGUST
TOWN AND COUNTRY LEGAL BILLS: Follow
the
overall lawyer bills, the hourly
bills, removing the police chief
and the bills defending city in
lawsuits. Pages 6-11
 TOWN
AND
COUNTRY BOARD MEETING: Alderpersons
who showed up apparently did not
hear the protests about outside
seating at
Town Square. The matter was
continued. With only five present,
only a unanimous vote would pass
anything as a majority of the board
is required. The meeting was very
short and would have been shorter if
Alderwoman
Allen didn’t give her usual rambling
remarks Pages
11
& 12
CHESTERFIELD
MONTHLY REPORT: This
is
always more than the crime stats. It
includes promotions, awards,
retirements, details of cases and
Code Enforcement stats. Pages
13-20
CHESTERFIELD
POLICE
BLOTTER: Read
where
the police calls were, what crimes
were committed and who was
arrested along with their arrest
record. Pages 21-33
FREE
FULL
SIZE 2024 CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE
FROM THE CHESTERFIELD HISTORIC
& PRESEVATION FOLKS: Read
where
to get your copy. Pages 33-34
CARTOONS:
This
week someone replaces Trump in the
number one
position
of cartoonists starting on Page 39.
Pages 34-42
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 599 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 544
September 23, 2023 - John Hoffmann's
latest weekly installment of
News from Snoburbia is here for your
reading enjoyment. In this edition:
WAS IT WORTH $443,000? Town
and
Country replacement of a popular
playground was rather costly. Pages
1-4
REPLACEMENT DRACE PARK PAVILION
SHOWS NO WORK: Pages
4 & 5
NEW TOWN AND COUNTRY POLICE
OFFICER: Pages
5
& 6
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Read
the
calls the police responded to and
who got arrested. Pages 6-19
FOUR CHESTERFIELD OFFICERS
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT: See
who and how happy they are. Page 19
CHESTERFIELD
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING: Pages
20
& 21
CARDINAL FANS, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
HAVE LOST THIS YEAR? Page
22
BIG BAND AND JAZZ FANS THIS IS
COMING UP: Pages
22
& 23
FIVE DAYS BEFORE FALL,
BUT FALL APPEARS
TO BE HERE: Pages
23
& 24
CARTOONS: Pages
24-34
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 598 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 543
September 16, 2023 - John Hoffmann's
latest weekly installment of
News from Snoburbia is here for your
reading enjoyment. In this edition:
CHESTERFIELD’S
ONLY
POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCED HIS
RETIREMENT AT THE END OF 2023: Ray
Johnson
has been the police chief of one of
the largest municipalities in St.
Louis County since the Chesterfield
was incorporated in 1988.
Pages 29 & 30
AUGUST
WAS
A GOOD MONTH FOR DEER IN TOWN AND
COUNTRY AND CHESTERFIELD: Page
1
LAMP
&
LATERN VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER
LOOKING TO ADD THE LOT AFTER
BUYING THE PNC BANK AND TEARING IT
DOWN: Pages
2
& 3
CITIZENS ARE UNANIMOUS AGAINST
ADDITIONAL OUSIDE SEATING FOR BARS
IN THE TOWN
SQUARE: Bob
Brinkman, the developer and owner of
the retail stores in the Town Square
wants to add two
and a half times more
outside
seating. Residents near the bars say
NO WAY! Pages 4-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN VOTE DOWN
AMENDMENT TO ADD MORE PROTECTION
FOR GRAND TREES FROM DEVELOPERS: Pages
10-12
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Last
week
saw the local officers arrest some
people with lengthy criminal
records. Pages 12- 29
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE DWI
ARRESTS IN CHESTERFIELD: Pages
30
& 31
WHAT DO THE CERTAIN COUNTRIES HAVE
IN COMMON WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Page
31
ARE
AUGUST
A. BUSCH AND AUGUST A. BUSCH JR.
ROLLING IN THEIR GRAVES? WILL THE
CLYDESDALES GO ON STRIKE? See
why. Pages 32
SOMETHING FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS
CALENDAR: Pages
32
& 33
CARTOONS: Pages
34-36
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 597 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 542
September 9, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest
weekly installment of News
from Snoburbia is here for your reading
enjoyment. In this edition:
Due
to
the Labor Day weekend this is a rather
short newsletter on topics.
NEW PROPOSAL FOR CLAYTON AND
BALLAS:
See what might be coming next. Pages
1-3
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: See
who was charges and crime reported
for the week. Pages 4-23
CHESTERFIELD CITY
COUNCIL VOTES TO APPROVE STEINBERG
REDEVELOPEMENT OF CHESTERFIELD
MALL AREA:
The developers
reached a compromise and an
amendment was made to reduce some
residency areas followed by a 8-0
vote approving plans. Page 24
CITY
COUNCIL
APPROVES THE BALLWIN POLICE
INSTALLING A FLOCK CAMERA JUST
INSIDE CHESTERFIELD CITY LIMITS: Pages
24
& 25
CARTOONS: Pages
26-32
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Drunks and Thieves 2023 Part 8
September
5, 2023
-- It's time for
more justice,
Snoburbia style, in
the eighth Drunks
and Thieves edition
of 2023. In this
edition:
DRIVING DRUNK AT 9:35 ON A NOVEMBER
NIGHT IS A GOOD WAY TO VISIT A POLICE
STATION: Despite getting another
DWI in St. Charles after this one he left
the courtroom with no points on his
license. Pages 1-3
AFTER HEAD-ON CRASH OFFICERS FIND
DRUNK DRIVER UNDER TWO FRONT AIR
BAGS: Pages 4
& 5
TWO
CHESTERFIELD
OFFICERS PUT DWI CASE TOGETHER ON
REPEAT DRUNK DRIVER DOING 102 MPH:
Pages 6-8
39-YEAR-OLD DRUNK FEMALE DRIVER CAUSED
CRASH IN ST. CHARLES, FLED SCENE AND
FOUND PASSED OUT BEHIND WHEEL ON
CHESTERFIELD PARKWAY AT I-64 AT
12 NOON: Pages
8-10
40-YEAR-OLD LEAVES CARDINAL GAME DRUNK
AND THEN SMOKES SOME WEED WHILE
SPEEDING ON I-64: Pages
10-13
WHAT?
WAS THE DRUNK 18-YEAR-OLD’S REPONSE TO
OFFICER ASKING, “HOW MUCH HAVE YOU HAD
TO DRINK”: Turns
out it was a lot. Pages 13-15
21-YEAR-OLD
DRUNK
DRIVER FROM FESTUS CRASHES HER CAR
INTO A MEDIAN WALL WHILE BEING PULLED
OVER FOR DWI: Pages
15-18
40-YEAR-OLD
WINCHESTER
MAN STILL LIVING WITH HIS MOM, TOOK
HER CAR AND THEN REFUSED TO STOP FOR
TOWN AND COUNTRY POLICE ON I-64: Pages
18-20
DRIVER SAYS, “I’M NOT INTOXICATED”
DESPITE A BAC LEVEL OF .23%: Pages
20-23
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 596 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 541
September 2, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest
weekly installment of News
from Snoburbia is here for your reading
enjoyment. In this edition:
TOWN
AND COUNTRY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING: Pages
1-5
CHANGES TO AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE
KEEPING MORE GRAND TREES OR
COSTING DEVELOPERS MORE MONEY: Pages
1-5
ANOTHER MASON ROAD CRASH: August
12, 2023; 12 noon drunk driver.
Pages 6 & 7
TOWN
SQUARE
EXPENSES PAID IN AUGUST: Page
7
TOWN AND COUNTRY OFFICER GOES HOME
SICK AND TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID:
Pages 7 & 8
JULY 2023 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND
CHESTERFIELD POLICE AND CRIME
STATS: Pages
8-23
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Read
what
the police had to deal with, where
and with whom. Pages 23-37
CARTOONS:
For readers who still
support Trump and complain about all
the Trump cartoons,
I have good news this week.
Editorial cartoonists across the
country moved Trump into second
place. Pages 37-44
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 595 &
Unapproved
Chesterfield Newsletter 540
August 26, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
TOWN
AND
COUNTRY POLICE ARRESTS JULY
16
TO AUGUST 12: Pages
1-6
NEW
HOUSES
COMING TO TOWN AND COUNTRY: Pages
6-10
CLAYTON AND BALLAS UPDATE: Page
11
CHESTERFIELD ARRESTS BETWEEN
AUGUST 9 AND AUGUST 15: The
Chesterfield Police staffer who
provides arrests information was on
vacation. We are catching up on the
arrests we missed in last week’s
newsletter. Pages 11-15
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER:
Here is the police
activity for 8/16 to 08/22. See what
the calls were and who was being
arrested. Pages 14-29
ASSAULT ON STEP-
DAUGHTER IN CHESTERFIELD VALLEY
RESULTS IN A $30,000 CASH ONLY
BOND:
We first reported on this two
weeks ago. Here are some more
details from the County Prosecutor’s
Office and Court documents. Pages
29-31
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: First
the
good stuff then followed by the
usual. Pages 31-39
CHESTERFIELD
POLICE
COMMENDATIONS: Read
what
two Chesterfield officers did to
save a six-year-old
girl’s
life. Pages 32-34
PUBLIC COMMENTS: All
about the Chesterfield Mall
redevelopment. Pages
33-35
COUNCIL DISCUSSION, ARGUING AND
ACTION ON REDEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT:
Pages
35-36
PICKLEBALL IN CHESTERFIELD IS
GETTING EXPENSIVE: Page
37
A BILL BEFORE THE COUNCIL WOULD
ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE MEMBERS
OUT
OF OFFICE FOR TALKING TO THE
PUBLIC ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES: Pages
37-39
CARTOONS:
A review of editorial
cartoons around the country. Trump
is still the main character this
week and probably next despite
President Biden words at Maui. Pages
39-44
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 593 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 538
August 12, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
JULY
DEER
VS VEHICLE
REPORT FOR TOWN
AND
COUNTRY AND
CHESTERFIELD:
It was the calm before the
storm with the Rut
Season just three months away. Pages 1
& 2
FALLEN
TREE
COVERING ENTIRE FRONT YARD IS
REMOVED HOURS BEFORE ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW BOARD HEARING FOR NEW
HOUSE: Pages
2
& 3
THE EVIL ROB REHNQUIST GARAGE
PROJECT STILL VIOLATING CODE. WILL
THE CITY PROSECUTOR TAKE ACTION? Pages
4-7
CHESTERFIELD
POLICE
BLOTTER: Be
sure to check out the record of
O’Neal Saunders on
pages 16-18 who has been
sentenced to 29 jail or prison stays
(often multiple charges resulted in
same sentence) and arrested for stealing
in
Chesterfield three
times over 24 years. Pages 7-21
CHESTERFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH
KIDNAPPING TWO CHILDREN IN ST.
LOUIS: Pages
21-23
CHESTERFIELD CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 7: Pages
23-38
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO BLIGHT PART
OF CITY: Pages
24-37
THREE YEARS TO INSTALL 1,500 FEET
OF SIDEWALK:
Pages 37 & 38
$40,000 FOR
ANOTHER YEAR OF LOBBYING IN
JEFFERSON CITY: Page
38
CARTOONS: Pages
38-45
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Drunks and Thieves 2023 Part 7
August
8, 2023
-- It's time for
more justice,
Snoburbia style, in
the seventh Drunks
and Thieves edition
of 2023. In this
edition:
DRUNK TEENAGER WAS DOING 97 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT WITH FOUR OTHER TEENS IN HIS CAR:
Pages 1 &
2
DRUNK
22-YEAR-OLD
THREE TIMES ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT PASSED
A TOWN AND COUNTRY MARKED POLICE CAR
DOING 107 MPH: Pages
2-5
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON’T GET
IT. KNOWN SHOPLIFTER WHO HAS BEEN
ISSUED A TRESPASSING NOTICE AT WALMART
IS CITED ON 8/10/20 FOR STEALING AND
TRESPASSING AND RETURNS ON 9/19/20: Pages
5-8
A ROMANIAN NATIONAL COMES TO THE U.S.
AND KANSAS CITY AND THEN TO CHESTERFIELD
TO
STEAL: Pages 8
& 9
19-YEAR-OLD
WENT
TO A CHESTERFIELD STORE TO BUY HER
FATHER A SWEATSHIRT, BUT STOLE A SHIRT
FOR HERSELF: Pages 9
& 10
CONVICTED FELON CLAIMS HE SIMPLY IS
ADDICTED
TO STEALING: Pages
10-14
DRUNK
FOUR
DAYS AFTER NEW YEAR’S EVE;
CHESTERFIELD PROSECUTOR ENGLEMEYER
MAKES POINTS GO AWAY: Pages
14-16
AN APPARENT FIRST TIME SHOPLIFTER
COULD NOT RESIST WALMART'S
SELF-CHECKOUT TO STEAL $80 WORTH OF
GROCERIES: Pages 16 & 17
 
25-YEAR OLD BALLWIN MAN CLAIMING TO BE
THE NEXT SADDAM HUSSAIN
ARRESTED HOURS AFTER STEALING AN AUDI
FROM APARTMENT LOT: Pages
17-19
ROLLOVER CRASH INVESTIGATION
STARTED AS A DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED-DRUGS AND ENDED UP WITH
FEDERAL DRUG DEALING AND WEAPONS
CHARGES: Pages
19-26
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 592 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 537
August 5, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
TOWN
AND
COUNTRY JUNE 2023 POLICE & CRIME
STATS: Pages
1-3
SUSPENDED POLICE CHIEF RESIGNED ON
AUGUST 1:
Pages 3 & 4
NEW HOUSES COMING IN TOWN &
COUNTRY: Pages
4-7
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR IS IN NO
HURRY TO FORCE DEVELOPER TO REMOVE
FALLEN TREE AND DEBRIS IN YARD FOR
OVER SIX WEEKS: Pages
8-11
MAN
CHARGED
FOR SHOOTING AT WOMAN DRIVER IN
THE AFTERNOON ON I-64 IN TOWN
& COUNTRY: See
a photo of the suspect and read the
court documents. Pages 11-14
THE
RETURN
OF THE EVIL ROB REHNQUIST ON MASON
ROAD:
Rehnquist is a
developer who hates to follow the
law and building codes. Read the
latest and then we revisit other
Rehnquist illegal building
activities. Pages 14-20
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE POLICE
REFUSING TO ENFORCE FIREWORKS
LAWS: Pages
20
& 21
QUEENY PARK TREE REASON FOR
WEEKEND POWER OUTAGE: Pages
21
& 22
CHESTERFIELD POLICE JUNE CRIME AND
POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT: Pages
23-31
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
32-44
CARTOONS: For those readers who
are Trump fans, please remember the
Cartoon Section is merely a review of
cartoons in other newspapers. This
week cartoons about Trump lead the
parade. Pages 44-50
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 591 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 536
July 29, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
 MEMOS SHOW TOWN &
COUNTRY SUSPENDED POLICE CHIEF
SLANDERED OFFICER TO KEEP FROM
PROMOTING HIM AND ORDERED OFFICERS
TO WRITE MEMOS AS TO WHAT WAS SAID
AT AN OFF-DUTY GOING AWAY PARTY,
THEN HID THE MEMOS. ALSO SEE THE
LEGAL BILLS. READ THE MEMOS ON OUR
WEBSITE: Pages
7-13
30-DAYS
OF
TOWN AND COUNTRY ARRESTS: Check
out
where the arrests were made and what
for from June 18 to July 11. Pages
1-6
MOTORCYCLE RIDING MAIL THIEF: Pages
6
& 7
TOWN
AND COUNTRY
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING: Pages
13-15
QUEENY PARK DOG PARK HANDICPPED
PARKING DISAPPEARS: We
complain and some of the signs are
back. Pages 15-18
LUTHERAN
SENIOR
SERVICES SUE TOWN & COUNTRY: This
is
after a “No” vote to expand the
facility. See the court document on
our website. Page 18
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
19-36
PLANNING
COMMISSION
CHICKENS OUT AND CONTINUES
ZONING CHANGES VOTE FOR
CHESTERFIELD MALL REDEVELOPMENT:
Page
36
CITY
STAFF
KEEPING PEOPLE FROM SEEING OR
HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING: Pages
37
& 38
CHESTERFIELD INSIDE JOB POSTED ON
LINKEDIN: Pages
38
& 39
CHESTERFIELD RESIDNETS SHOULD KEEP
AN EYE OUT FOR CHESTERFIELD
RESIDENT WITH LONG CRIMINAL RECORD
JUST ARRESTED FOR BURGLARIES IN
CREVE COEUR: Pages
39
& 40
PUB AND DINER, FORMERLY A LONGTIME
DRUG STORE THEN PUB TURNING INTO
AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT: Pages
40-42
CARTOONS: Pages
42-50
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 590 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 535
July 22, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
This
week’s
newsletter is heavy on Chesterfield
political and opposition news to the
plans for the Chesterfield Mall and
adjoining property.
DEER REPORT FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY
AND CHESTERFIELD: Pages
1 & 2
FIRING A POLICE CHIEF:
THE RULES NOW AND
COMING SOON:
Pages
2-5
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
5-24
GRAND JURY DECLINES TO ISSUE
CHARGES IN FATAL ROAD RAGE FIGHT
ON DIERBERGS’ (FOUR
SEASONS)
PARKING LOT: Page
24
CITY WANTS TO DECLARE CHESTERFIELD
MALL AREA BLIGHTED: Pages
25-28
SOME
RESIDENTS
ARE AGAINST THE REZONING AND BLIGHT
DECLARATION: They
have
a website and a petition drive. See
website for petition signers and
comments. Pages 28-30
CHESTERFIELD CITY
COUNCIL MEETING: Includes
public
comments, that were mostly
on
the future rezoning of the property,
which pissed off Mayor Nation, but
it was brought up that the Planning
Commission often doesn’t allow
public comments. Pages 30-34
COURT
RULING
FOR THE CITY AGAINST CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOT PAYING USER
TAXES STANDS AS CHARTER DID NOT
APPEAL: Page
33
NEW SIDEWALKS FOR SMALL SECTION OF
SCHOETTLER ROAD: Pages
33
& 34
ARE THE CARDINALS ENCOURAGING
DRUNK DRIVING JUST TO MAKE MONEY?
Pages 33-35
CARTOONS: Pages
35-38
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 589 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 534
July 15, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest weekly
installment of News from Snoburbia is
here for your reading enjoyment. In this
edition:
TOWN
AND
COUNTRY POLICE CHIEF REMOVED FROM
OFFICE, PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE: After
hiring a very expensive law firm to
deal with a personnel
and legal issue and after a number of
closed meetings, including two on
Monday July 10, Police Chief James
Cavins was placed on admin leave.
Pages 6 & 7
ILLEGAL
FIREWORKS
CAUSED FIRE THAT BURNED DOWN DRACE
PARK PAVILION: See
the damage, read the fire report and
see two of the suspects. Pages 1-4
COMMERCIAL
RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA SALES IN TOWN
AND
COUNTRY LOOK
TO
BE LIMITED THANKS TO 1000 FOOT
BUFFER ZONES: Pages
4
& 5
TOWN AND COUNTRY BOARD
OF
ALDERMEN MEETING: Police
Chief on administrative leave,
rule change on private street
acceptance, new fire truck, city
having difficulty enforcing no
liquor license for local
restaurant, city offers residents
a drop-off spot for illegal
fireworks. Pages 5-9
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
10-22
CHESTERFIELD MALL NOT QUITE READY
TO BE TORN DOWN YET: Page
23
CHESTERFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION
HOLDS HEARING ON 16 ACRE SPORTS
COMPLEX ON EATHERTON ROAD: Pages
23-25
THE DISTRICT WANTS ELECTRIC CAR
CHARGING STATION: Page
25
ANOTHER CAR DEALERSHIP FOR
CHESTERFIELD VALLEY? Page
26
CARTOONS: Pages
26-29
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 588 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 533
July 8, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest
weekly installment of News from Snoburbia
is here for your reading enjoyment. In
this edition:
TOWN
AND
COUNTRY LEGAL EXPENSES: See
what was billed the city by the lawyers
and guess what is up in the future,
including a new tree ordinance. Pages
1-5
 BOARD
OF ALDERMEN MEETING AT LOCAL BANK: Including
top 10 sales tax providers, estimates
of when the budget might go into the
red and the mayor taking a shot at
residents voting against a real estate
tax. Mayor wants a bigger fire truck
that will cost more. Parks and Storm
Water budget is headed to the red.
Code violations called in last year.
Alderpersons upset with a reduction of
traffic citations. Pages 5-11
SECOND
YEAR
IN A ROW AND THIRD TIME JOHN MINEO’S
RESTAURANT
DOES
NOT RENEW LIQUOR LICENSE: Read
why the police claim enforcement is
difficult. Pages 11 & 12
ALL
TALK
AND NO ACTION:
Another year with
no citations issued for fireworks
violations. Meanwhile on July 5 at 1
am fireworks burned down the pavilion
at
Drace Park. Pages 12-14
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
15-32
CHESTERFIELD MAN PLACED ON PROBATION
FOR ANOTHER FELONY DWI: Pages
32-35
NATIONAL
DRIVERS
KILLED BY DEER REPORT FROM THE
WASHINGTON POST: Pages
34 & 35
CARTOONS: Pages
35-46
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Ex-Alderman
Newsletter 587 &
Unapproved Chesterfield
Newsletter 532
June 29, 2023 - John Hoffmann's latest
weekly installment of News from Snoburbia
is here for your reading enjoyment. In
this edition:
This newsletter is more
crime than politics. It is extra large
in content as I was in the hospital for
five days,
putting me behind schedule.
TOWN AND COUNTRY POLICE ARRESTS FOR
THE LAST 30 DAYS: Pages
1-6
FORMER TOWN AND COUNTRY POLICE CHIEF
AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR DIES LAST
THURSDAY AFTER CANCER BATTLE:
Page 6
NEW HOUSES COMING TO TOWN &
COUNTRY: Pages
6-9
CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER: Pages
9-40
42-YEAR-OLD CHESTERFIELD MAN PLEADS
GUILTY TO TWO
COUNTS OF SEXUAL
ABUSE TO GIRLFRIEND’S DAUGHTER 10
DAYS AFTER HIS ARREST: Pages
10-13
TWO FORMER CHESTERFIELD OFFICERS IN
COURT. ONE PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT
AT A BAR. THE BATHROOM MOVIE
PRODUCER IS SENT TO PRISON FOR
PROBATION VIOLATIONS: Pages
40-45
CHESTERFIELD CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Pages
45-50
CARTOONS: Pages
50-53
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THIEVES: 2023, PART 8,
SEPTEMBER 5,
2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 7,AUGUST
8, 2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 6,
JUNE 24, 2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 5, MAY
30, 2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 4, APRIL
25, 2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 3, MARCH
4, 2023 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 2, FEBRUARY
14, 2023 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2023, PART 1, JANUARY
24, 2023
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| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 18,
DECEMBER 27, 2022 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 17,
DECEMBER 20, 2022 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 16,
DECEMBER 6, 2022 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 15, NOVEMBER
22, 2022 |
| DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 14,
OCTOBER 20, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 13,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 12,
AUGUST 30, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 11,
JULY 26, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 10,
JUNE 28, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 9,
MAY 31, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 8,
MAY 10, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 7,
APRIL 19, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 6,
MARCH 29, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 5,
MARCH 15, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 4,
FEBRUARY 22, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 3,
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 2,
JANUARY 18, 2022 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2022, PART 1,
JANUARY 1, 2022
|
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 13,
DECEMBER 21, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 12,
DECEMBER 14, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 11,
DECEMBER 7, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 10,
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 9,
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 8,
OCTOBER 12, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 7,
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 6,
AUGUST 10, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 5,
JULY 6, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 4,
JUNE 2, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 3,
MAY 5, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 2,
MARCH 23, 2021 |
DRUNKS AND
THIEVES: 2021, PART 1,
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 9,
DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 8,
DECEMBER 26, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 7,
DECEMBER 2, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 6,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 5,
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 4,
JULY 4, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 3,
MAY 30, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 2,
APRIL 11, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2020, PART 1,
FEBRUARY 25, 2020 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 9,
DECEMBER 31,
2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 8,
DECEMBER 27, 2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 7,
NOVEMBER 30,
2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 6,
JULY 12,
2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 5,
JULY 5,
2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 4,
JUNE 29, 2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 3,
MARCH 17,
2019 |
DRUNKS AND THIEVES: 2019,
PART 2,
MARCH 10, 2019 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2019, PART 1,
MARCH 3, 2019
|
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 9,
DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 8,
DECEMBER 26, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 7,
NOVEMBER 21, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 6,
NOVEMBER 1, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 5,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 4,
AUGUST 15, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 3,
JUNE 3, 2018 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 2,
MAY 27, 2018 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2018, PART 1,
MAY 6, 2018
|
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 9,
DECEMBER 30, 2017 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 8,
DECEMBER 17, 2017 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 7,
NOVEMBER 26, 2017 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 6,
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
|
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 5,
OCTOBER 9, 2017 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 4,
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 3, JULY
31, 2017 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 2,
JUNE 24, 2017 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: 2017, PART 1,
APRIL 3, 2017
|
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: NEW
YEARS 2017 EDITION, JANUARY 4, 2017 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: CHRISTMAS 2016 EDITION, DECEMBER 27, 2016 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: POST-THANKSGIVING EDITION,
NOVEMBER 28, 2016 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: SPRING 2016, PART 3, MAY
23, 2016 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: SPRING 2016, PART 2, MAY
18, 2016 |
DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: SPRING 2016, PART 1, MAY
10, 2016
|
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: HOLIDAY PART 3, DECEMBER
31, 2015 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: HOLIDAY PART 2, DECEMBER
24, 2015 |
| DRUNKS
AND THIEVES: POST-THANKSGIVING 2015,
DECEMBER 2, 2015 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: SUMMER
2015 PART THREE, JULY 1, 2015 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: SUMMER
2015 PART TWO, JUNE 25, 2015 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: SUMMER
2015 PART ONE, JUNE 18, 2015 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: WINTER
2014 PART 2, DECEMBER 29, 2014 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: WINTER
2014 PART 1, DECEMBER 22, 2014 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: SUMMER
2014, PART 2, JUNE 16, 2014 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: SUMMER
2014, PART 1, JUNE 9, 2014 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: WINTER
2013 PART 2, DECEMBER 31, 2013 |
| DRUNKS AND THIEVES: WINTER
2013 PART 1, DECEMBER 24, 2013 |
| DWI AND THIEVES: SPRING 2013,
MAY 7, 2013 |
| DWI AND THIEVES, WINTER 2012,
DECEMBER 3, 2012 |
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$35,000,000 Divorce:
David and Angela Porter
The Porter divorce was
granted on April 14, 2020 under a
consent agreement with no trial.
The lawsuit in Federal Court was
dropped. One week after the
divorce, the Judge closed the file
from public view. Click
here to download the motion to
hide the divorce settlement from
public view, filed on April 14,
2020.
Angela
Porter Motion for Restraining
Order, September 10, 2019
Attorney
Lien, September 3, 2019
Original
County Petition, August 14, 2019
Porter
Contempt Motion, June 5, 2019
David
Porter Motion for Exclusive Use
of Residence, February 15, 2019
Divorce
Counter Petition,
September 11, 2018
Angela
Porter Change of
Counsel, November 8,
2018
Porter
Divorce Petition, July 27, 2018
|
Vivek Agnihotri, MD and
Zinia Thomas, MD Domestic Violence and
Divorce Cases
Vivek
Agnihotri - Zinia Thomas Assault Case
and Disposition: John's
Synopsis
and Analysis, November
16,
2018
Vivek Agnihotri
- Zinia Thomas Divorce Petition, July
28, 2016
Vivek Agnihotri Domestic Assault
Complaint, July 4, 2016
Vivek
Agnihotri - Zinia Thomas Domestic
Disturbance Police
Report, July 4,
2016
|
Patrick Ahlering's Charges
April
6, 2021 --
Patrick
Ahlering is
the
35-year-old
son of an
OBGYN who
lives with his
mom and dad,
claims to have
a gambling
addiction, and
has stolen
close to a
million
dollars from
his parents.
Download and
read probable
cause
statements and
charging
documents HERE.
|
The Big Sports Properties Deal
Big
Sports Baseball Dome Contract Expired
and Terminated, June 6, 2017
Jane
Cunningham and Dan Buck emails from
June 5, 2017
Update:
May 24, 2017
The
Development Agreement (Contract)
Between Big Sports and the City of
Chesterfield, March 10, 2017
Update:
January 21, 2017
Update:
December 22, 2016
Update:
December 2, 2016
Update:
November 5, 2016
Update:
October 28, 2016
Overview: The Big
Sports Properties Deal, October 17, 2016
Executive
Session Minutes
Draft, October
5, 2016
Real Estate Purchase
Contract, September 29,
2016
Letter of
Intent,
September 21,
2016
Executive
Session
Minutes,
September 7,
2016
Executive
Session
Minutes, August
1,2016
Executive
Session
Minutes July
18, 2016
Executive
Session Minutes, June 6,
2016
|
Parkway School
District Elementary Teaching
Assistant Connor Brueggemann
Indicted on Multiple Child Porn
Charges
November 1, 2021 -- Connor Brueggemann was
indicted in October with the Federal Grand
Jury indictment filed on October 27, 2021
for possession and obtaining some really
gross child pornography. He was 24 at the
time of his arrest on state charges of
Promoting Child Pornography 1st Degree in
July of 2020. At the time of the July 2020
arrest he had a Ballwin address. He was
fired immediately by Parkway after the
2020 arrest.
Brueggemann had worked during the 2019-20
school year as a teaching assistant at the
Parkway School District Henry Elementary
School on Henry Road. The school serves
children living in parts of Town and
Country, Chesterfield, Manchester and
Ballwin.
Download
the indictment.
|
Catholic Supply Store Murder and Sexual
Assault Case
October 22, 2021 --
Thomas Bruce charges, pleading
and sentences.
November
26, 2018 -- Read the 17 felony charges against
Thomas Bruce in the November 19
murder and sexual
assault at the Catholic Supply
Store on
Manchester Rd. |
Disappearing Memos
in the Cavins Case
July 29, 2023 --
Download and read the memos and
emails in the Town and
Country/Police Chief James Cavins
situation as referenced in the
July 29 newsletter.
Click HERE
to download now. |
David Cerna Case
FORMER
CHESTERFIELD
POLICE OFFICER DAVID CERNA, COP, SEX
PERVERT, VIDEO PRODUCER AND WEBSITE
OWNER! NOW READ THE INVESTIGATIVE
REPORT
October 14, 2017 – KTVI newsman Chris
Hayes got a tip and broke the case that
someone was video recording people
urinating in the men’s bathroom on the
Mobil on the Run in Chesterfield on
Clarkson Road. He turned his evidence
over to the Chesterfield Police.
A thorough investigation determined that
Chesterfield Officer David Cerna while
on duty had been hiding a camera in the
bathroom recording men’s penises at the
urinal. The Mobil station was a favorite
place for police officers to take a
bathroom break and at least seven
officers were also recorded.
A
search warrant of Cerna’s house in
Wentzville resulted in computers being
seized. There the bathroom images, along
with recordings of Cerna using a glory
hole at his house and performing
anonymous oral sex on people responding
to messages on websites were found. All
these images were placed on a website
run by Cerna.
More troubling
were secret recordings of officers
changing clothes in the Chesterfield
Police locker room, people,
including juvenile males wearing
sweat pants or shorts being frisked
by Cerna and having their pants
pulled out at the waist and their
genitals secretly recorded by Cerna
using a small recording device.
Cerna
pled
guilty to:
2
counts of Felony Invasion of
Privacy in St. Charles CO
Sentenced to 60 days jail.
Felony
Invasion of Privacy Multiple Persons
St. Louis County Sentenced to 4
Years prison but placed on 5-years
probation.
Misdemeanor
Invasion of Privacy St. Louis
County. Sentenced to 1-year jail
no probation.
Felony Sexual
Exploitation of a Minor St.
Louis County. Sentenced to
10-years prison but placed on 5 year
probation term.
Felony Invasion of
Privacy Multiple Persons St.
Louis County. Sentenced to 4-years
prison but placed on 5-years
probation.
Cerna appealed the
sentence for Sexual Exploitation of
Minor to the Missouri Court of Appeals
of the Eastern District. His appeal
was denied and the judgment and
sentence was affirmed on July 25,
2017.
The final notation on the case was
entered by the courts in September of
2017.
I filed a Sunshine Request
to obtain the investigative report in
September and received a copy of the
report on October 13, 2017.
Click
here to read the entire report.
David Cerna and
City of Chesterfield Lawsuit
Ryan
Wille Lawsuit Against David
Cerna and the City of
Chesterfield Charging Sexual and
Physical Abuse, July 22, 2016
|
Chesterfield Looses Sales Tax
Lawsuit
Click
here to download the Supreme Court
ruling on the appeal. December 24,
2019.
Click
here to download the full story.
November 29, 2017.
Click
here to download the court judgement
from November 29, 2017
|
Chesterfield Mall Petition
and Resident Comments
July 19, 2023 --
Petition signatures and resident
comments opposing the rezoning of
Chesterfield Mall as referenced in
the July 22 newsletter are
available for download here.
Click HERE
to download now. |
Bob Costas: John's 1980 Interview
Former Town and
Country resident Bob Costas is a 2018
inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Download and
read John's interview with Bob from
1980 from St. Louis Magazine. |
Jon Dalton Ethics Violations
Missouri Ethics Commission /
Jon Dalton Consent Order December 19,
2019
Missouri Ethics Commission /
Jon Dalton Consent Order February 21,
2014
|
Meghan Danahey's
Lawsuit Against KMOV
February
1, 2021 --
Weathercaster
Meghan Danahey
was fired by
KMOV last
September. She
has sued the
owners of the
station and
the news
director. For
what she is
claiming she
has good
reason and
maybe I’ll
start getting
my weather
only from
KTVI. Click
here for the
story and a
copy of the
full lawsuit. |
Councilman Tom DeCampi
Mask Incident at Best Buy
Citizen
emails
received by
the City of
Chesterfield
regarding the
Tom DeCampi
incident at
Best Buy.
Click HERE
to download
and read the
pdf file.
Click HERE
to watch the
body cam video
on YouTube.
Click
HERE
to download
Mayor Nation's
letter from
the City of
Chesterfield
website. |
Deer Reports
Town and Country 2023 Deer
Management Program Final Report,
January 21, 2023
Town and Country Deer Report,
May 5, 2019
White Buffalo Deer
Distance Sampling Population Estimate,
February 14, 2019
White
Buffalo Final Report: Town &
Country Deer Management Program,
February 11, 2018
White Buffalo Deer
Distance Sampling Population
Estimate, Town & Country, February
11. 2018
White
Buffalo Final Report: Town &
Country Deer Management Program,
January 26, 2017
White Buffalo Deer Distance
Sampling Population Estimate, Town & Country, January
27, 2017 |
Dillard's vs. City of Chesterfield
February 14, 2023 -- Download
and read the Dillard's lawsuit
against the City of
Chesterfield, filed on December
20, 2022. |
Doorack Scandal: Special
Report
Lawsuit:
Doorack vs. Chesterfield, August 9, 2019
Update:
May 22, 2017
Update:
January 21, 2017
Update:January
14, 2017
Update:
January 4, 2017
Update:
December 22, 2016
Boondoggle
Turns Into Scandal As City Officials
Break the Law and Hide Public Records,
December 7, 2016 |
Downtown Chesterfield Master Plan
Check out the proposed
plan for a new :"downtown
Chesterfield." Click HERE
to download now. Added December
12, 2020. |
Tim Engelmeyer's Attack
and Our Response
Chesterfield
Prosecutor Tim Engelmeyer launches a
lie-filled offensive and we
fire back. (May, 2017)
The
Engelmeyer Years
Read how
Chesterfield Prosecutor Tim
Engelmeyer has been making
sure DWI defendants represented
by lawyers leave the
courtroom with no fines or
points. Also read how
Engelmeyer reduces moving
violations to
Illegal Parking and how he
reduces crimes to “Littering”
violations.
|
Ted Federer, a.k.a. "T-Fed"
Ted Federer, also
known as "T-Fed" lived a fast and
notorious life that came to a tragic
end on June 9, 2019 at the age of only
27.His encounters with the law have
been chronicled numerous times in our
newsletter. Here is a recap of his
exploits and untimely death.
The
Death of T-Fed, June 9, 2019
RELATED:
Scroll down to the "Our Favorite
Police Reports" section to read some
of the police reports from T-Fed's
numerous arrests.
|
Forest Lake Tennis Club Lawsuit
Personal injury lawsuit
alleging sexual assault on a
employee/student by another member of
the staff, August 2019.
|
City of Frontenac vs. Jim Edmonds
UPDATED
February 3,
2022 -- In
July, we
posted the
lawsuit where
the City of
Frontenac sued
St. Louis
Cardinal
legend Jim
Edmonds over
failure to
erect a
code-compliant
fence around
his swimming
pool.
The lawsuit
was dropped in
January 2022
when Edmonds
agreed to
comply with
the fence
regulations.
Click HERE
for the
updated
January 2022
version after
Edmonds agreed
to comply with
the fence
regulations
and Frontenac
dropped the
lawsuit.
Click HERE to
download the
lawsuit from
July 2021. |
Connie Fults Ethics Violations
Missouri Ethics Commission
Versus Connie Fults Consent Order, April
26, 2016
Connie Fults Refuses to Obey
Missouri Ethics Laws, March 2, 2016
Connie Fults Ethics
Complaint, March 1, 2016
|
State Representative
Don Gosen Sex Scandal
Don Gosen Sex Scandal, February 18, 2016
|
Nicole
Graham:
The Pool Renter to Teenagers and
Dog at Large Lady Now Has More Problems
Earlier
this
year the city had to deal with Nicole
Graham who lives at 14 Long Meadows off of
Clayton road near I-270. Graham was
apparently a believer in letting her dogs
run free. Some never came home after
meeting a motor vehicle on I-270.
Over 2-years the city issued her 14
citations for Dog at Large, Cruelty to
Animals, Leash Law violation and Resisting
arrest. After the city’s lawyer filed for
a court injunction Graham finally
installed an electric fence to keep her
dog, Archie, in the yard.
The City’s biggest concern was of serious
crashes injuring people as drivers on
I-270 or Clayton Road tried to avoid
Archie.
Then in August Graham rented out her
backyard pool to older teenagers for a
party. On Sunday August 7 about 200
teenagers along with some beer and one
stolen car showed up for the pool party.
Town and Country Police then had to get
assistance from Des Peres and Chesterfield
to break up the party. Graham was not at
home for the party.
Now Graham is facing more legal problems.
On August 10 the St. Louis County Domestic
Violence Court issued a restraining
order/full order of protection against her
and for her ex-husband.
Show
Cause Hearing Scheduled, October 28,
2022
Affidavit
of Service, September 23, 2022
Motion
for Contempt, September 12, 2022
Town
and Country vs. Graham Permanent
Injunction, September 1, 2022
Petitioner's
Motion Regarding Allegations That
Respondent Violated Order of Protection,
August 10, 2022
Order
of Protection, July 21, 2022
|
Homeowners Sue Security
Company
November 3, 2021 -- Town and
County residents Eric and Louisa Chen sued
Hackett Security, Inc. after their house
was burglarized. (Story in the
November 6, 2021 edition of the
newsletter.)
Download
the lawsuit. |
Lamb vs. Town and Country
Town and Country Refuses to
Enforce Building Codes,
Neighbor's House Damaged
June
3, 2021 --
Read the
lawsuit and
responses on
how Town and
Country
refused to
enforce
building codes
on a new house
under
construction
which caused
damage to the
next door
neighbor's
house,
designed by a
famous
architect
known for his
mid-century
modern
designs.
David
and Erin
Lamb's Amended
Petition, May
29, 2020
Town
and Country
Motion to
Dismiss,
January 14,
2021
David and
Erin Lamb's
Plantiff's
Response to
Town and
Country's
Motion to
Dismiss, March
31, 2021 |
The
John Low Case:
Sex Crimes and Kidnapping of a
Minor
On November 3, 2022 the Federal
Prosecutor’s Office in St. Louis
recommended a 12-year (135 months)
sentence to 38-year-old Chesterfield
resident John Low of 15452 Millrun Ct
Chesterfield, for driving to Manhattan,
Kansas, picking up a 15-year-old he met
on the internet, driving her back to
Chesterfield where he kept her shackled
in his basement where he raped her
several times.
The FBI received a tip and with the
Chesterfield Police on January
26,rescued the girl, who was wearing a
dog collar at the time. We reported this
in April when the Chesterfield PD
included the arrest in the department’s
monthly newsletter.
The case was originally filed in State
Circuit Court but was then moved to
Federal Court. The Federal
recommendation is for 12 + years in
prison.
The Presentencing Report gives the facts
in the case better than any document we
found. See the documents below.
Judgement,
November 9, 2022
Guilty
Plea, November 9, 2022
Defense
Sentencing Memorandum, November 3,
2022
Prosecutor
Sentencing Memorandum, October 31,
2022
County
Indictment, March 16, 2022
Federal
Indictment, February 9, 2022
Criminal
Complaint, January 27, 2022
Original
story from January 27, 2022 |
Robyn Luitjens Police Report
April 25, 2023 --
Download and read the 23-page
Robyn Luitjens police report as
referenced in Drunks and Thieves
2023 Part 4.
Robyn
Luitjens Police Report |
Lutheran Senior Services vs.
City of Town and Country
July 29, 2023 --
Download and read the petition in
the Lutheran Senior Services
versus City of Town and Country
lawuit as referenced in the July
29 newsletter.
Click HERE
to download now. |
Resident Comments on Maryville's
Proposal to Replace Woods Mill Center
With a Dorm and Sports Complex
April 23, 2022 -- The
Town and Country Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting regarding Maryville
University's proposal to tear down the
Woods Mill Center and replace it with a
six story dorm for 400 students and a
3,000 seat sports complex and concert
venue was held on April 20.
Click HERE
to download and read the first batch of
emails from residents to the Planning
and Zoning Commission regarding the
proposal.
MORE: Click HERE
to download and read additional emails
from residents dated April 20, 2022 to
May 18, 2022.
Click HERE
to download and read the residents'
comments made at the meeting. |
Mason Road Crashes
A
compilation of crashes on Mason Road
through February 2022 with photos
|
Mason Road Sidewalk Project Emails
Comments
and emails from October 2019 regarding
the Mason Road sidewalk project from
residents of Buckland Hall
Subdivision:
Read
a selection of
earlier emails and
attachments between city staff
regarding the Mason
sidewalk stop work order
from October 2018, obtained
and added November 2019.
Susan Crandall
Jana
and Kevin Hunt
Mike
and Cheryl Schmid
Read
emails about the Mason Rd. sidewalk
project from the first quarter of 2017
to and from Town and Country city
staff, elected officials, Parks
Commission members and residents. |
Mayor Bob Nation: Temper, Temper!
January
6, 2021 -- A
chronicle of
Chesterfield
Mayor Bob
Nation, his
infamous
temper and
frequent use
of profanity.
Mayor
Bob Nation:
Chesterfield
Censure
Chesterfield/Mayor
Bob Nation,
Order To Show
Cause,
October 19,
2015
Chesterfield
Resolution of Censure
of Mayor Bob
Nation,
October, 2015
Chesterfield
Investigation
of Mayor by
Special
Counsel Kevin
O'Keefe,
September 9,
2015
|
Dan
McLaughlin's Three DWIs
Third DWI, 12-4-22
DWI,
No Proof of Insurance, Leaving Scene
of Accident, 9-25-11
DWI,
8-16-10 (Saturated pants.)
|
Monarch
Fire Protection District
versus City of Wildwood
Here are the documents
related to the Monarch Fire Protection
District versus the City of Wilwood.
(Newest documents first.)
September
20, 2022 -- On Friday, September 16,
Judge Richard Stewart ruled in favor
of the Monarch Fire Protection
District.
August
8, 2022 -- Memorandum regarding
emergency response times.
July
15, 2022 -- Memorandum: Letter from
Chief Gary Spiegel
April
6, 2022 -- Monarch First Amended
Petition
March
17, 2022 -- City of Wildwood Motion to
Dismiss
January
13, 2022 -- Monarch Petition
|
Moving Violations To
Illegal Parking
(Listed by date,
newest first.)
2019 Municipal
Court Parking
Convictions. March 21,
2020
2018 Municipal Court
Parking Convictions. Updated May
5, 2019
Special report on
the Municipal Court system:
Moving Violations
to Illegal
Parking, UPDATED
July 29,
2017
Special report
on the Municipal Court system: Moving
Violations
to Illegal
Parking, UPDATED
April 15,
2017
Special report
on the Municipal Court system: Moving
Violations
to Illegal
Parking, March
27,
2017 |
David Peistrup: Convicted
Stalker's Lawyer Threatens
Newsletter and Website -- Our
Lawyer Responds
January 26, 2022 -- After
reporting on the exploits of a convicted
stalker in our newsletter, his attorney
sends us a threatening letter. Our
attorney responds. Read
both letters and the full story on the
notorious David Peistrup. |
President Trump VS The US Postal Service
A
collection of cartoons on President
Trump's duel with the US Postal
Service, August 27, 2020.
|
Principia Lawsuit
Principia Lawsuit, October
16, 2015:
Part One
Part Two
|
Professional Firefighters of West St.
Louis County Ethics Violations
Missouri Ethics Commission
Action Against Professional
Firefighters of West St. Louis County,
February 8, 2016 |
Ronald Lee Roberts
Ronald Lee Roberts Sentencing
Recommendation, Fraud
Case, Filed
January 15, 2015 |
Sicuro - Himpler Indictment
Grand Jury indicts
Chesterfield psychiatrist Franco
Sicurio and business partner Carlos
Himpler in health care fraud and money
laundering scheme.
Download
the indictment filed 9-17-20
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The Fall of Steve Stenger
Read
the 44-page federal indictment
against former St. Louis County
Executive Steve Stenger, April 25,
2019
Steve
Stenger Search Warrant. March 20,
2019
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Town Square
Town Square
Costs, October 3, 2021
Town Square
Costs, February 24, 2020
Town Square Costs, July 22
2019
Town Square, John's Take On
The Issue, November 25,
2016
Brinkmann Town Square
Proposal, October 12, 2016
Opus Town Square Proposal
October 12, 2016
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Trash Can Emails
Connie Fults' Comments
with fact checking, June 19,
2017
Trash Can Emails, June 13,
2017 |
Westminster Lawsuit
Westminster vs. Town and
Country Judgment, August 15, 2016
Westminster Lawsuit,
Respondent's Answer, December 14, 2015
Westminster
Lawsuit, Return to Writ of Certiorari,
November 30, 2015
Westminster Lawsuit, October
14, 2015
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Wolfe vs. Town and Country
February 23,
2018 – Town and
Country police
officer Jeffrey Wolfe has
filed a lawsuit
due
to the department
demoting him from
Sergreant to
Corporal over a
relationship
with
officer Lauren
Becker.
Download the
lawsuit
and polygraph
results.
Download
and read an
analysis and
opinion of the
Wolfe lawsuit
from a former
Chief
of Police. |
Shannon Woolsey Lawsuit
Shannon Woolsey Lawsuit, Sexual Harassment,
Town & Country Police
Department, 2013
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Gangs of Town and Country,
Updated October 6, 2019. |
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Listed
alphabetically by last name
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 Brett Cervantes
DWI,
3-29-13
Domestic
Disturbance, Disorderly Conduct,
Assault on Police Officer, 1-25-12
DWI,
2-12-11
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 Jon Dalton, Jr.
DWI,
6-23-12
DWI,
1-1-12
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 Ted Federer, a.k.a.
"T-Fed"
Bar Fight, Threatening
Police Officers and their Families,
Felony Possession of Drugs, 3-30-14
DWI,
Driving While Suspended, Possession
of Marijuana, Speeding, No Proof of
Insurance, Open Alcohol in Car,
5-18-13
This download has the
following three police reports in
one download:
- Stealing Under $500, Minor
in Possession of Alcohol, 1-11-12
- Minor in Possession of
Alcohol, Providing False Information,
2-13-12
- Destruction of Property,
Stealing Under $500, 3-29-12
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 Katie Huggard
DWI,
7-1-11 ("I have a bulldog lawyer!"
Threatened to urinate in Police
car.)
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 Rice
"Sandy" Jacobs
Volunteer
Treasurer stole at least $135,868
from various band and choir accounts
at Parkway central High School.
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 David Karney
Alderman
David Karney sends threatening
emails to Alderman Fred
Meyland-Smith under the fictitious
name Jeff Storehouse, 2010
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 Ryan
Leeman and Christian Duvall
Chesterfield Parents Go On
Vacation and 35-year old Son Invites
Prostitute and Heroin Supplier to Move
In
The
Story
The Police Report
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 Dan McLaughlin
DWI,
No Proof of Insurance, Leaving Scene
of Accident, 9-25-11
DWI,
8-16-10 (Saturated pants.)
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 Alfred
"Skip" Nichols
DWI,
3-17-00
DWI,
6-1-07
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 Richard Rognan
Patronizing
Prostitution, 8-8-13
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 Scott Rosenblum
DWI,
4-29-14
Accident, 4-29-14
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 Andy
Stecko
Incident
at the Hangar Bar and Grill, 3-4-16
While
this police report has a number of names
redacted, through independent means we
were able to identify four of the six
people mentioned. They are:
The
Suspect: Then Monarch Fire Protection
District Captain Andy Stecko.
The
Victim: Monarch Fire Prevention District
firefighter/paramedic Donna Kessler.
Witness
1: "C" is Bob Chitwood, the owner of the
hangar Grill and Pub on Long Road.
Witness
2: "F" is bartender Sarah Ferguson.
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 Robert
Walter
Another Night at Harpo's,
6-11-16
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Restaurant
Reviews
Listed by date,
newest first |
July
29, 2021 --
Due to the
pandemic, the
newest
restaurant
review on the
site was 18
months old,
therefore we
have pulled
the restaurant
reviews.
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THE
COVID-19 100 MPH CLUB
 During
the pandemic, highway traffic has
often been sparse. During this
time, Town and Country Police have
cited many drivers doing 100 MPH or
more in daylight hours. Read about
those who chose to join the "100 MPH
Club."
100
MPH Club Part 3, January 1, 2021
100 MPH Club Part
2, July 31, 2020
100
MPH Club Part 1, June 5, 2020 |
CHESTERFIELD
Chesterfield
businesses closed in 2020 as
of October 14, 2020.
Although the pandemic spelled
doom for some businesses, others
opened. Click
here for a list of new
businesses in Chesterfield in
2020 as of October 14, 2020.
Chesterfield
businesses closed in 2020 as of
August 19, 2020.
Chesterfield
estimated sales tax losses due to
the pandemic for 2020 as of May 14,
2020.
Chesterfield
City Council votes to keep aquatic
center closed and cancel fireworks
for 2020, May 5, 2020.
Chesterfield
COVID-19 Memo from City
Administrator to Mayor and City
Council with finanical projections
and recommendations, April 20,
2020. |
TOWN
AND COUNTRY
Town
and Country businesses closed in 2020
as of September 30, 2020.
Town
and Country businesses closed in 2020 as
of August 18, 2020.
Town
and Country cancels Fire and Ice
fireworks, May 6, 2020.
Town
and Country COVID-19 Financial Update
from City Administrator to Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, April 21, 2020.
Town
and Country COVID-19 Resolution, April
13, 2020
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TOWN
AND
COUNTRY ALDERWOMAN’S
HUSBAND
ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH
THREE FELONIES FOR DOMESTIC
ASSAULTS AND HARASSMENT PLUS
MISDEMEANOR KIDNAPPING: Christopher
Even
of the Mason Valley subdivision
was charged with three felonies
and a misdemeanor for domestic
violence over a month. Read the
details in the court documents.
Pages 1-6 
LEGAL
BILLS
TO FIRE (OBTAIN RESIGNATION)
POLICE CHIEF JAMES CAVINS NOW
MORE THAN $15,500: Pages
9-16
