Monday, May 21, 2012
A 20-year-old is now charged in connection to the shooting death of a man from the Ballwin area who police said was ambushed, shot and killed while delivering pizza this weekend.
Chester Romelle Woods, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the shooting death of Daniil Maksimenko, 22, who lived outside Ballwin, St. Louis County Police said. Maksimenko, who graduated from Parkway South High School in 2008, was confronted and shot multiple times, including in the head, while out on a pizza delivery call in Hillsdale around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. (Read Previous Story: Ballwin-Area Parkway South Grad Killed While Delivering Pizza) Woods, of the 2100 block of Rosebud Avenue in St. Louis County, is being held on $250,000 bail at the St. Louis County jail, according to police. Authorities said he made his first court appearance Monday, but was actually charged on Sunday. Woods is not charged with the …
A Parkway South graduate from the Ballwin area was robbed, shot and killed early Saturday morning while delivering a pizza.
Daniil Maksimenko, 22, was working at the Northwood Imo's Pizza in North Oaks Plaza off Natural Bridge Road near Lucas & Hunt when he was ambushed and killed this weekend, a Hillsdale police sergeant said. (See photos of Maksimenko at KMOV.com) Investigators said they got the call around 12:45 a.m. Saturday of a traffic accident at 2144 Erick Avenue in Hillsdale. "We received a call of a traffic accident and a car in a ditch," said a Hillsdale police sergeant who requested his name not be published in the article. "It was later discovered that he had gunshot wounds." Police said Maksimenko was sent out to that location on a delivery, but when he arrived to deliver the pizza, he never made it out of his car before he was shot multiple …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crime reports in and around the area.
2 Infinitis and Beyond - to Affton A gold 2002 Infiniti side-swiped a white 2002 Infiniti and left the scene of the accident without exchanging information. This accident took place on the southbound Shrewsbury Avenue overpass of Interstate 44. Police located the suspect vehicle in a driveway in Affton, and an Affton man was issued a citation for leaving the scene of an accident. 4 Drunks at a Furniture Store Police arrested four intoxicated suspects May 9 who tried to pry the lock off the loading dock door at Rothman Furniture, 7737 Watson Rd., Sappington. No property was reported stolen. Things Go Bump in the Night in Manchester A man was sleeping was sleeping at his home in Manchester May 4 when he heard a loud noise and went to …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
To report a sighting of this person or any of the individuals on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list, please call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional Crimestoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).
The St. Louis County Police Department website updates its Most Wanted list as fugitives are apprehended. The list currently includes suspects wanted for child kidnapping, tampering with vehicles, robbery, forgery, felony domestic assault, armed criminal action, statutory rape, distributing and manufacturing controlled substances and resisting arrest. Among current suspects is Ronne Clay Jr., whose photo accompanies this article. His last known address was Florissant, and he is wanted for second-degree robbery, making false declarations, assaulting an officer, stealing, and resisting with a felony arrest. Click here to see photos and details about the other seven, top suspects wanted in St. Louis County. To provide information on the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Ballwin Police Department identifies various crimes that were reported for the first week of May.
• A ring, GPS unit and an air matress were stolen out of unsecured vehicles around 11 p.m. Sunday, May 6 while parked in the 1000 block of Oakwood Farms Lane. The loss was estimated at $800. • Miscellaneous electronics and money were stolen between 10 p.m. Sunday, May 6 and 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 7 from an unlocked vehicle parked in an open garage in the 100 block of Spring Leigh Court. The losses were valued at $173. • Golf clubs and miscellaneous electronics were stolen between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 and 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 from an unlocked vehicle parked in an open garage in the 300 block of Wildforest Court. The losses were estimated at more than $3,000; the golf clubs were later recovered. • A laptop computer, prescription …
Monday, May 14, 2012
A woman hired for house cleaning was indicted Wednesday for stealing prescription medication in Ballwin.
A woman from St. Louis is charged with stealing prescription medication from houses she cleaned in Ballwin. Rhonda Glidewell, 50, of South St. Louis, was indicted by a St. Louis County grand jury Wednesday for stealing medication in Ballwin and Creve Coeur. According to a police report, a homeowner in Ballwin discovered 96 oxycodone pills missing from a drawer in his bathroom on May 27, 2011. His home had been cleaned earlier that day, and the house cleaners were the only ones in his home. Police questioned Glidewell, who cleaned the bathroom, about the incident. She denied taking the pills. In October, a Creve Coeur detective questioned Glidewell regarding a similar incident, and police said Glidewell admitted to the theft from the …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Autopsy results show Ainsley Freeman and her mother, Amy Freeman Burton, were shot in the head. Both previously attended the Parkway School District.
Police said former Claymont Elementary School student, 13-year-old Ainsley Freeman most likely did not shoot herself. Initial autopsy results show that Ainsley and her mom, 37-year-old Amy Freeman Burton, each died from one gunshot to the head. Although the official report is not yet available, and results are not yet conclusive, "evidence does suggest that Ainsley did not likely shoot herself," Lt. Jeff Bretzing said in a press release. Both Freeman Burton and her daughter Ainsley were found shot to death in their San Francisco area home Monday. They had reportedly moved there from the St. Louis area in December. Parkway School District spokesperson Cathy Kelly confirms both mother and daughter attended Parkway schools. Kelly stated in an…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
To report a sighting of this person or any of the individuals on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list, please call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional Crimestoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).
The St. Louis County Police Department website updates its Most Wanted list as fugitives are apprehended. The list currently includes suspects wanted for child kidnapping, tampering with vehicles, robbery, assaulting an officer, forgery, felony domestic assault, armed criminal action, stealing, statutory rape, distributing and manufacturing controlled substances and resisting arrest. Among current suspects is Alan Galicia-Hernandez, whose photo accompanies this article. His last known address was Florissant, and he is wanted for statutory sodomy. Click here to see photos and details about the other seven, top suspects wanted in St. Louis County. To provide information on the whereabouts of anyone on the 10 Most Wanted list for St. Louis …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Ballwin Police Department reported multiple crimes occurring between April 26 and May 5.
• A cell phone was stolen between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. April 26 from a business at 15212 Manchester Road. The phone was valued at $250. • Two Missouri license paltes were stolen around 3:10 p.m. April 27 from a car parked in the lot of Dean Team of Ballwin. The plates' value was listed at $22.50. • A vinyl fence and small flood light were damaged between 6 p.m. April 27 and 9 a.m. April 28 at the entrance of the Country Green Subdivision at Baxter Road and Greenmore Drive. The damage was estimated at $440. • Two laptop computers, a computer case and checkbooks were stolen between 6 and 6:40 p.m. April 29 from a locked car parked at 14918 Manchester Road. One of the vehicle's windows was damaged. The combined losses and damage were estimated …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Richard Ambler is scheduled to be in federal court Friday.
Editor's Note: The following article contains graphic content. A former substitute teacher for the Parkway School District has been indicted on charges possessing child pornography and is scheduled to be the subject of a preliminary hearing Friday. Richard Ambler, 49, of Florissant, served as a substitute teacher in the district from 2009 to 2010, Parkway spokesperson Cathy Kelly said. Kelly said that in light of the charges, Ambler has been disqualified from any future work opportunities within the district. In addition to his work as a substitute teacher, Ambler has been employed as a tennis coach at Lutheran High North St. Louis Christian School, Kelly said. Ambler faces charges of possessing child pornography on an external hard drive …
Michael Rhodes
12:49 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Useless, senseless are just two kinder words I can use to describe this. Everyone (at least I thought everyone) knows these drivers only carry 20 or 20 bucks on them. One person dead, one or more persons looking at the possibility of many years in jail ruining their lives, and not to mention the pain suffered by Mr. Maksimenko's friends and family. more ›