Police Shoot at Suspect After Frightening Traffic Stop

Friday, January 27th, 2012, 1:46pm

St. Louis police opened fire on a suspect after he allegedly backed his car into a police cruiser and pulled a gun on officers. Fortunately, no officers were hurt. But there were certainly some tense moments as police tried to get the suspect into custody.

It all started a little after 1:00am Friday at Belt and Palm in north St. Louis. Officers spotted a man looking into cars. When they went to confront him, he was already inside a burgundy Pontiac Grand Prix. Police pulled the man over.

Investigators tell us, as two officers got out of their cruiser to approach the man, the suspect backed his car into the officers' car and pulled a gun. One officer fired four times, hitting the car, but not the suspect.

The suspect did not fire his weapon.

He took off in the Grand Prix. Officers did not chase him, but other officers found him a short time later and pulled him over at a gas station at Lillian and Goodfellow.

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Chase Leads to Police Shooting Robbery Suspect

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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 11:54am

A police pursuit leads to an officer involved shooting in north St. Louis. One suspect was shot and two suspects are now in custody. The two men are suspects in an early morning robbery. Police say they swerved at police while they were putting out spike sticks at the 4800 block of Maffitt.

One of the suspects showed a gun as he fled from police. The officers fired at the vehicle, hitting one of the suspects in the leg. The car crashed a short time later with police taking both suspects into custody.

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Gang Member Pleads Guilty In Triple Murder

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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 11:35am

It was a series of crimes that revolved around marijuana, money and the brutal murders of three men. It was all centered around a gang in St. Louis called the Invaders. They are known by local and federal law enforcement as drug dealers who killed anyone who got in their way; even members of their own gang.

Monday in St. Louis County Court one of the gang members, Edward Bouroughf, pleaded guilty to killing three men in 2007. All three victims were dismembered and their body parts dumped in area counties. The remains of Allen Little were found in a sink hole in Perry County. Police say he was a member of the Invaders and killed because gang members no longer trusted him. Two other men were shot and killed in south St. Louis.

Randy Greenman was killed over drug money, but the other man, George Wiiter, 35, was killed for being with his friend at the wrong place at the wrong time. The men's remains were found in Jefferson and St. Charles County.

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Two Men Charged With Murder On Farrar

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012, 5:34pm

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has issued two murder warrants against two men, Jerry Shelton and T.J. Hill. Both are accused of shooting and killing Robert McGartland last week on Farrar. Police say the suspects had some sort of dispute with McGartland and then opened fire. McGartland died at the scene.

Both Shelton and Hill are in jail being held on $100,000 bond.

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Police Officer, Brother Plead Not Guilty to Drug Charges

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012, 1:13pm

A St. Louis police officer has pleaded not guilty to taking drugs and intending to distribute them. Sgt. Larry J. Davis was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute.

Authorities say Davis took packages suspected of containing marijuana and took them home instead of turning them in to the crime lab.

Davis' brother, Linus R. Davis has also been charged. Both were arrested on Thursday and charged with the two felony counts.

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Gun Battle Leaves One Dead in North St. Louis

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012, 1:11pm

One person is dead after a late-night gun battle in north St. Louis. Now, police have 'people of interest' in custody. They had to use spike strips to stop the car that the victim was in. At this point, the man who was killed has not been identified.

Police say he was shot once in the head. The incident ended at Holly Avenue and West Florissant near O'Fallon Park in north St. Louis. It started not too far away at Lillian and Thrush a little before 10 p.m. Investigators say people on the street and two people inside a Pontiac Bonneville started shooting at each other.

Officer from the anti-crime unit, who were in the area, spotted the car and had to lay down spike strips to stop it. The car may have hit a street sign and when it finally stopped, the driver apparently tried to run away.

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