Housekeeper Stole Wedding Rings Valued at $14,800 from Sunset Hills Home

Sunset Hills Police said the woman cleaned the home the same day the rings went missing. Police found she also pawned earrings belonging to the victim, according to court documents.

A house cleaner is accused of stealing a wedding ring set valued at $14,800 from a Sunset Hills home. Tara Thomas, 37, of the 100 block of Margaux Court in St. Charles County, was charged by the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office Feb. 21 with felony stealing. Sunset Hills Police said Thomas cleaned the home Dec. 12, the same day the rings went missing. An investigation showed Thomas pawned some earrings belonging to the woman who owned the wedding ring set. Police said Thomas also pawned the rings for $325. Bail was set at $10,000 for Thomas.   For more crime information on Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch, see the following articles:

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$44,000 in Jewelry, Collectibles Stolen in Home Burglary

Approximately $6,300 in valuables have been recovered, Sunset Hills Police said.

$44,000 in Jewelry, Collectibles Stolen in Home Burglary

Approximately $6,300 in valuables have been recovered, Sunset Hills Police said.

A resident in the 11700 block of Parkhaven Court called Sunset Hills Police on Feb. 6 when they discovered several items, including jewelry and other collectibles, missing from the home. Officers responded to the home around 12:33 p.m., according to the report, and discovered forced entry to the home. Approximately $44,000 in valuables was taken. Missing items totaling approximately $6,300 have been recovered, police said. A suspect has not yet been taken into custody.

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Karlie Baker

4:43 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

They said they had a suspect in mind, but not one in custody. Take from that what you will.   more ›

Rings Stolen from Sunset Hills Home

Sunset Hills Police reports on law enforcement and criminal activity, Dec. 11-18.

Theft Drunkenness Fugitive arrests Trespassing Peace disturbance Suspicious incident

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Crestwood Woman Sold Stolen Items Worth $100,000, Police Say

Additional charges are filed in a series of jewelry and Sterling silver theft cases. A Crestwood woman was charged with selling items stolen by her boyfriend, who formerly worked as a landscaper.

A Crestwood woman faces additional charges in Ladue, where police said she sold jewelry and silverware stolen by her boyfriend, Justin Roux, who formerly worked for a landscaping company. Roux faces theft charges in Ladue, in addition to charges for the two in Crestwood, Glendale and Creve Coeur. The stolen items in the charges were valued at $103,106. Tracy Rockwell, 22, of the 9100 block of Grant Farm Trail in Crestwood, was charged Tuesday with five counts of receiving stolen property. Ladue Police said she sold the following stolen property: Police said she knew the items were stolen. Bail for Rockwell was set at $15,000 on the five charges in Ladue. For more crime information on Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch, see the following articles:

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Crestwood Artist Featured at Metalsmiths' Annual Show

Donna Fox will have jewelry from her new collection available at the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths' annual show in Ladue Oct. 19-20.

You can peruse unique jewelry and metal pieces at The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths’s annual show, Friday, Oct. 19 from 3 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at their new venue, the Ethical Society of St. Louis in Ladue. Admission is free. All works are hand-crafted. Meet Donna Fox, the Crestwood jewelry artist and metalsmith behind Crow Steals Fire. She’s one of the 29 local artists showcasing their pieces this weekend. Fox will have pieces from her latest collection, "Heritage Series: Letterpress,” available. (She also takes custom orders.) Patch: How did you harness your metalwork skills? Donna Fox: I’ve been an avid crafter for my entire life. I’ve done a lot of diff thing—smocking, embroidery, sewing costumes, …

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Man Charged in Crestwood, Ladue Jewelry Thefts Also Accused in Creve Coeur

Total value of items stolen in seven cases is $228,300, according to police reports.

An Ellisville man, already accused of theft-related crimes in Crestwood, Glendale, and Ladue, now can add Creve Coeur to the list. Creve Coeur Police said Justin Roux, 22, stole four rings from a home on Chatfield Place in Creve Coeur. The rings were valued at $7,700, according to a police report. The owner had hired a gardening service to work on her residence at the time the rings were stolen, between May 24 and May 28. A detective discovered that Roux, who worked for the gardening service, had pawned the four rings. The Creve Coeur detective was honored earlier for solving the case and locating much of the stolen jewelry. Roux, of the 200 block of Clayton Oaks Drive in Ellisville, was charged Wednesday with felony stealing, a class C …

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Blotter: Jewelry Stolen from Nursing Home Resident

Police said the Friendship Village resident's jewelry was valued at $1,300.

Approximately $1,300 in jewelry is missing from a Friendship Village resident, and Sunset Hills police believe the jewelry was taken. The items were reported taken on Aug. 21, according to police reports. It is the third theft at the senior living facility in the last few months. A resident said just over $100 was taken from their room in August. A former employee was charged with stealing two rings, valued at $4,500, on Aug. 13. Police said Lynnette Michel, of Bella Villa, pawned one ring and sold the other to a gold dealer to get money to buy heroin, according to a previous Patch report.   Related stories:

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Police: Couple Stole Items Worth $20,000 in Crestwood, Glendale

The man faces criminal charges in Ladue for stealing jewelry, silver worth $200,000.

A man charged with stealing jewelry valued at more than $200,000 in Ladue also faces stealing related charges in Glendale and Crestwood. His girlfriend also is charged with stealing. Justin Roux, 22, of the 200 block of Clayton Oaks Drive in Ellisville, was charged Sept. 7 with stealing in Glendale and Sept. 10 with receiving stolen property in Crestwood. Roux’s girlfriend, Tracy Rockwell, 22, of the 9100 block of Grant Farm Trail in Crestwood, also was charged Sept. 10 with stealing. Crestwood Police said she stole two sets of Sterling silverware, valued at $15,000, and a silver necklace, valued at $600, from a home on Paul Adrian Drive between May 10 and June 13. Police said she worked as a babysitter for the victim’s granddaughter, had …

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Stephen D

2:42 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Ann, now that she's in custody they have her fingerprints. Might be too late to have any surface at your home testing though. My experience with this type is that they are serial thieves, often feeding drug habits by fencing these stolen goods. It is certainly a possibility this "team" robbed you.   more ›