Crestwood House Fire, Gunpoint Robbery Are Among Top Police Stories

Want to know what's going on in your neighborhood? Here are the nine most-read police stories from Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch for January 2013:

1) One Injured During House Fire in Crestwood

A man suffered burns, though Chief Mark Menning couldn't comment on his condition. St. Louis County Bomb and Arson unit determined the fire was accidental.

2) South County Woman Indicted on Murder Charge in Grandmother's Stomping Death

Rachel Armstrong told St. Louis County Police she tried to beat a demon out of the elderly woman.

3) Van Drives Through Watson Road Fitness Center

No one was injured when an 80-year-old drove her vehicle through the front window of Anytime Fitness in Crestwood, but the gym's owners have found a way to make the best of it.

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Sunset Hills Police Department reports on law enforcement and criminal activity, Jan. 9-21.

5) Crestwood Resident Injured in Chain Reaction Crash On 270

Two drivers in the crash heading southbound on Interstate 270 north of Creve Coeur were taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis with minor injuries.

6) Blotter: LED TV's Stolen from Sam's Club

Crestwood Police Department reports on law enforcement and criminal activity.

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The woman's belongings were found near the Stratford Inn, where her 9-year-old son was located.

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Sunset Hills Police Department reports on law enforcement and criminal activity, Dec. 17-Jan. 2.

9) Woman Robbed at Gunpoint in River City Casino Parking Garage

A suspect took a 63-year-old woman's purse and then fled in her car. Police later spotted the vehicle, chased it into North County and arrested four juveniles.