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EX ALDERMAN NEWSLETTER 339 AND CHESTERFIELD UNAPPROVED 284

July 22, 2018

TOWN AND COUNTRY MAN ARRESTED FOR BURLARY 1ST DEGREE: Sheldon

Stallings, 23, of 28 Clayton Hills Lane was arrested by the Town and Country Police for

committing a Burglary 1st Degree. (1st Degree is when someone is legally in the house

at the time of the burglary.) The location of the offense was at 2220 Cedar Valley Drive.

2220 Cedar Valley

Stalling was found inside the closed attached garage at 2220 Cedar Valley. He

apparently entered through a shut but unlocked door. When the police arrived and

arrested him he claimed he was looking for his dog. Perhaps his dog is very well trained

and can open and shut doors. He was later charged with Trespassing in Municipal

Court after the County prosecutor refused to prosecute on the felony burglary charge.

Jan. 2018 2017 June 2018 T&C mug shot

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Stallings is a convicted felon on probation in both St. Louis and St. Louis County for

drug crimes. (You can tell the drug problems by looking at his mug shots. ) Both

probations were revoked with arrest warrants issued after his arrest inside the closed

garage attached to the Town and Country home. It was the first Trespassing Arrest in

2018 in Town and Country.

Arrest Record:

05/17/16 Felony Drug Possession St. Louis PD

07/24/17 Pled Guilty SIS No-Fine, No-Jail probation

06/28/18 Probation Violation Arrest Warrant Issued

08/05/16 4 offenses all reduced to Littering fined $735 Jefferson Co. Sheriff

Failed to Pay Fines Warrants issued

11/07/17 Speeding, No Op Lic, No INS pending Town and Country PD

11/26/16 Speeding pending Town and Country PD

03/29/17 Felony Drug Possession MO Highway Patrol

5/17/18 Pled Guilty 5-year SIS No Fine, No-Jail prob

06/13/18 Probation Violation filed

06/21/18 Probation Violation filed

06/27/18 Prob Violation No-Bond Arrest Warrant issued

06/07/18 Improper Lane Use Creve Coeur PD

06/08/18 Burglary 1st Degree issued as Trespassing Town and Country PD

ATTACK HELICOPETERS FOR PGA?

Someone who had been attending planning meetings for the 100th PGA Championship

Tournament at the Bellerive Country Club passed along to me an interesting tidbit.

“Someone with Bellerive who wanted everyone to know he had been a Marine asked if

the County Police helicopter had fixed machine guns,” he told me.

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Of course he was talking about Allen Allred. The lawyer and member of the Town and

Country Police Commission who refuses to obey Missouri license plate laws by not

attaching a front plate to his mid-life crisis Porsche sports car.

We are not sure if Allred was expecting a terrorist attack requiring airborne firepower or

if he wanted warning shots for people trying to sneak on the course. None of the local

police helicopters have guns mounted.

PGA IS STEALING FROM RESIDENTS: The PGA is demanding that Ladue Road be

shut down from Hwy 141 to well east of Mason Road and for Mason Road is to be shut

down from Conway to 1 ½ miles north of Ladue Road. That’s not all. There are two

streets that go from Conway Road to Ladue Road, they are Pebble Acres and Babler

Road. They will be closed to traffic. Residents will be given 3 hang tags per house. I

hope you are not planning a birthday or family BBQ.

All this requires police officers. This PGA event was scheduled over a year ago,

including the PGA demanded road closures. But they are not willing to pay for it.

A sign in the window of the T&C Police Station ref obtaining

Tags that prove you are a resident and want to go home.

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The PGA is paying for off-duty officers working on the grounds of the tournament, but

not 20 feet away in the middle of Ladue Road.

Some people say this is a community event, but it isn’t. It is not open to the public.

Those attending have to buy expensive tickets. It isn’t Fire and Ice in Town and

Country or the Fourth of July Parade and fireworks in Webster Groves that are free and

annual community events. The Spirit of St. Louis Air Show in Chesterfield is a 2-day

annual event, young kids are free and GA tickets are $20 to walk around the vintage

airplanes. Police handle event security and traffic at no charge for these events.

But a PGA event is a money making event with a worldwide TV contract, corporate

sponsorships and more Ticket prices are $100 for practice rounds and the first round.

The final three rounds tickets are $145. That is $5,800,000 a day for the final three

rounds. That is a total of $17,400,000 for just the final three days, which are already

sold out.

The PGA wants Ladue Road and Mason Road closed where the roads abut the country

club, but they are not paying for it. I am and all the other residents and businesses in

town are paying for it. The police officers handling the road closures for 12 hours a day

will be off duty and on overtime out of city budgets. This is not only Town and Country

Police, but Creve Coeur Police, Chesterfield Police, St. Louis County PD and the

Missouri Highway Patrol.

Police and fire officials say this is “mutual aid.” But is it? This is an event that was

planned over a year in advance. It is for a large money making operation. The PGA

wants or demands that Ladue Road and Mason Road be closed, not the citizens of

Town and Country and Creve Coeur. Mutual aid is normally sending officers to help

with bad accidents, manhunts, fire companies to large fires and unplanned events like

the Ferguson riots.

The PGA is also building a two story glass enclosed structure on the 10th Fairway. It will

contain a restaurant and bar.

Here is an email I sent to Craig Wilde, the City’s Service Director who oversees all plans

and inspection, plus the City Administrator, Bob Shelton.

From: John Hoffmann [mailto:johnhoffmann@charter.net]

Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 1:25 AM

To: 'Wilde, Craig'

Cc: 'SheltonB@town-and-country.org'

Subject: question on PGA

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Craig,

The below structure being built by the PGA at Bellerive is two stories high, offers bar and

restaurant service.

Ticket prices are $2,650 for two days or $3,600 for four days. It is clearly FOR PROFIT.

Did they obtain a building permit? Is the building being inspected? Are the plans available for

viewing at City Hall?

When did they obtain a State and City Liquor License? (This is clearly from ticket sales on the

PGA website a PGA Operation and not a Bellerive operation.)

When is the County Electrical Inspection going to be done?

When will the Fire Inspection be completed? Does this structure have enough fire exits?

What will the maximum occupancy per the fire marshal be for this structure?

John Hoffmann

Here are the answers from City Administrator Bob Shleton:

Building Plans:

The Planning & Public Works Department has issued a permit, there are inspections being

completed, and the plans are available to view.

Fire Inspections and Fire Exits:

Fire inspections are being completed and there are enough fire exits for the specified

structure.

What will the maximum occupancy per the fire marshal be for this structure?

The plans call for 600 person occupancy per floor, well below the 845 person per floor

occupancy load allowed by the IBC and IFC.

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Liquor License

They have requested the temporary liquor application it has been sent to them. It has not

yet been returned. They know they have to get both the State and the City liquor permit.

Let’s do the numbers.

$17,400,000 for three days of tickets (first round and practice round not included)

$3,500,000 estimated for memberships to the Centennial Club, two story temporary

building with restaurant and bar. 1,200 persons with at least 100 employees, plus

possibly not selling out of the $3,600 memberships. Figure 1000 memberships x

$3,600. Plus two day memberships for practice rounds and if available for some of the

four rounds at $2,650.

The grandstand still under construction and the Centennial Club three weeks before the

tournament.

This is just a small portion of the golf carts stored on the church lot across the street

from Bellerive.

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FIRE AND EMS COSTS: I understand that the West County EMS & Fire Prevention

District will have ambulances from House 2 on Manchester Road and House 3 on

Clayton Road at Bellerive.

I have been told that other departments from around the area will fill in at those two fire

stations, including Valley Park and Monarch FPD. They are say it is “mutual aid.” That

is CRAZY! The people as far away as Valley Park, Chesterfield, Manchester and

Ballwin should not have to pay for EMS coverage in Town and Country because of a

Golf Tournament.

The PGA can hire a private ambulance firm such as Abbott Ambulance. Most of these

ambulances are staffed by off-duty fire department paramedics and the PGA could

require that in the contract.

PARKING: Very Convenient Fenton, just 15.35 miles from Bellerive.

BULLSHIT TO PEOPLE SAYING “THINK OF ALL THE MONEY FOR THE

COMMUNITY” The PGA in the past with tournaments at Bellerive have used the Ritz-

Carlton Hotel in Clayton for the players. The Maryville Marriott I’m is sure booked.

Other than a hotel tax, that hotel is located in the tax pool area with no direct sales tax

to Town and Country. The PGA recommends hotels in St. Charles, Downtown St.

Louis, South County, South St. Louis City, and the Airport.

People with cars have to drive to Fenton and take a bus to and from Bellerive. After

each round the Twisted Tree in Sunset Hills and Sugar Fire on Hwy 141 just south of I-

44 will see the business. Town and Country is not making money off of this.

However Town and Country and Creve Coeur will have cops on 1 ½ or double overtime

closing roads, blocking entrances to subdivisions and dealing with PGA related traffic.

The cities will not be reimbursed for this.

The PGA is emptying police budgets and refusing to pay for services directly connected

to the tournament.

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REVISED PLAN FOR WORK AT CITY HALL AND THE FIREHOUSE FROM CITY

PROJECT MANAGER: Two weeks ago we reported how work at the City fire station

and city hall was going to cost $167,320 which seemed expensive for the work listed by

project manager Tim Randick. Here was the work listed:

We received an email last week from Tim with some corrections that included more

work.

From: Randick, Tim [mailto:randickt@town-and-country.org]

Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 12:47 PM

To: John Hoffmann

Subject: RE: question on Firehouse work

John,

I apologize for not providing the complete scope of work to be performed by

A.Eilers Construction. When you ask about work being done at the firehouse

I only responded with that information. The complete scope for the

Municipal Center/Firehouse is as follows:

Municipal Center:

Remodel of the Public Restrooms

Repair/refinish to the terrazzo flooring

Painting of exterior metal (doors, sally port, car port, front railings, etc)

Replace broken irrigation system

Firehouse:

Replace broken irrigation system

Replace all guttering & down spouts

Minor interior drywall repair

Window replacement

My one question concerning the “remodeling” of the public restrooms at city hall is,

where do people go during construction to pee?

HERE IS THE ANSWER:

From: Randick, Tim [mailto:randickt@town-and-country.org]

Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 6:57 AM

To: John Hoffmann

Subject: RE: question on Firehouse work

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Staff has access to other facilities in the building. The public will have a temporary restroom trailer

facility located on the parking lot during the remodel. This is included in the contractors pricing and we

will work to try and start/finish construction when it affects the fewest night meetings.

SIGNS, SIGNS, CITY PUTS UP IMPROPER ROAD SIGN BUT IT IS OKEY WITH THE

POLICE COMMISSION:

FROM THE MISSOURI DRIVER’S GUIDE:

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So if this is the “OFFICIAL MISSOURI WARNING SIGN FOR BICYCLES why did

Town and Country replace it with this?

We reported in Newsletter #337 on July 8 that Craig Wilde, who oversees the city’s

streets told us he was instructed by Police Chief Gary Hoelzer to replace the signs. This

is odd to begin with. The Street Department puts up the signs, not the Police

Department. To make matters worse the police chief told the director of streets to take

down an official Missouri warning sign and replace with a hard to impossible read when

driving sign.

Apparently the Director of the Principia School, Peter Stevens, an avid bicyclist, had

asked Hoelzer to remove the standard MISSOURI sign and replace them with his

special signs. THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!

At a recent Town and Country Police Commission meeting the majority of members

including one bicyclist liked the new signs better that the State approved sign, with the

comment people ignore the orange warning sign. (Like they are not going ignore these

little one they can’t see.)

OUR SUBDIVISION DOESN’T BELIEVE IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS. CANCEL THE

4TH OF JULY PARADE! A couple of weeks ago two Mark Mantovani for County

Executive campaign signs popped up in our subdivision. Oh My God! Signs for a

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Democrat in a subdivision full of Republicans! What can you do about that? Here is

what:

From: Thornhill Estates Communications [mailto:thornhillcommunication@gmail.com]

Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 7:58 AM

To: undisclosed-recipients:

Subject: Fwd: Political Signs

Dear Thornhill Residents-

We have had complaints regarding political signs. Please see the T&C rule

below.

In addition, the T&C rule is supported by our indentures.

Thanks

~Your Thornhill Trustees

Political signs. Temporary signs advertising political parties or candidates for

election may be erected or displayed and maintained provided that:

b.

The signs shall not be erected or displayed earlier than fourteen (14)

days prior to the election to which they pertain

Keep in mind that courts have struck down all the ordinances against political signs as

being unconstitutional. But subdivisions, condos and apartments can have indentures

restricting them.

Here is my email to the Board of Trustees and a specific trustee.

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On Jul 15, 2018, at 1:06 PM, John Hoffmann <johnhoffmann@charter.net> wrote:

Court rulings have struck down the T&C political sign ord. Political signs and religion

signs are free speech protected by the First Amendment.

You could take them to court under indentures, but thanks for wasting our money and

showing a disregard to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

John Hoffmann

Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 3:39 PM

To: John Hoffmann

Cc: Thornhill Estates Communications

Subject: Re: Political Signs

John,

The Board was asked more than once by a home owner to please have the sign taken down. It’s

just part of the job of being a Trustee

On Jul 15, 2018, at 3:47 PM, John Hoffmann <johnhoffmann@charter.net> wrote:

I think the first amendment comes first. They are signs for Democrats in a largely

Republican subdivision.

Again the city’s ord is unconstitutional and the city attorney has told the city not to

enforce it. The indentures are valid. By case law they can have the signs in the

windows. But come on the election will be over in three weeks and the signs would be

legal in a week under the city’s unconstitutional ord. This property owner (who doesn’t

put up political signs) says, “Lighten Up.”

John

Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 4:08 PM

To: John Hoffmann

Cc: Thornhill Estates Communications

Subject: Re: Political Signs

John,

I agree with you.

“The Property Owner” has requested more than twice for the sign to be taken down. The Board realizes

the sign will be back up in a week. ( I’m not sure if the sign has been taken down)

We referred to the indentures for sending out the Email.

The Board is trying to keep indentures enforced, which can be challenging @ time consuming.

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Again, it is part of the job, as is trying to accommodate all homeowners equally and justly.

On Jul 15, 2018, at 6:07 PM, John Hoffmann <johnhoffmann@charter.net> wrote:

Maybe we should enforce the indentures. Perhaps we could not resurface

just one street to afford the lawyer fees to file suit against those lousy

Democrats putting up signs.

Since the subdivision doesn’t believe in the Bill of Rights or the Constitution

maybe we should cancel the 4th of July parade and cookout.

John

LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE TO TOWN AND COUNTRY

HOUSE: Thunderstorms roll through the area in the afternoon on July 4. Lightning hit

this house on Muirfield Lane in Ward 4 at 5:35 and did considerable damage.

Photo courtesy of the WCRMS&FPD

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QUEENY PARK DEER: A former police chief running for County Council brought up

the Queeny Park Deer Problem at a Aldermanic meeting. A couple days later I heard

from a person that County Executive Steve Stenger would try to block any attempt to

harvest (kill) deer in Queeny Park. Apparently his wife is a deer lover.

Former County Police Chief Tim Fitch is running as a Republican for Colleen

Wassinger’s seat on the County Council. Wassinger, a former T&C alderwoman is not

seeking reelection to another term. He is using his title of “Chief” in his campaign

material. Fitch retired in 2013 at age 52 after five years as police chief after more than

one conflict with then County Exec Charlie Dooley.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-police-chief-fitch-

announces-retirement/article_5e204cdd-fe95-5bf0-8067-fb6ccd952120.html

Fitch appeared at the Town and Country Board of Aldermen meeting on July 9. He

announced he was running and asked if there were any questions. He was told

comments from the public were for just that, comments and not a Q&A. He did ask

about deer control at Queeny Park and got some nods.

A week later he appeared at the Chesterfield City Council meeting and again introduced

himself , this time asking no questions. Fitch left both meetings after he finished

introducing himself and did not stick around to see local governments in action. He later

told me that even if Steve Stenger is reelected he can’t stop the County Council from

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taking action about the deer in Queeny Park. He then admitted to me that he, like

Stenger, he has a wife who is a deer lover and even feds them.

THE COUNTY MUD BATH: We understand that the folks who manage Queeny Park

for the St. Louis County Parks Department were none-to-happy about getting stuck with

the Mud Mania event where people pay $10 to get covered in mud. Mud Manie was

Friday July 20 and Saturday July 21 with four two-hour sessions on each day starting at

9am.

You have to wonder the liability of the County and the stupidity of parents when half of

the Mud Mania page on the County’s website deals with diseases and infections you

can get by covering yourself in mud. (See below)

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Please be advised that skin contact with mud may cause irritation, itching and/or a rash. This condition is called

folliculitis. It is transient in nature and usually clears up on its own. If you have sensitive skin or you experience any

irritation upon contact with mud during this event, please rinse off the affected area with soap and water.

Please do not ingest mud or allow mud to come into contact with your eyes. If that happens, please seek medical

attention and rinse out your mouth/eyes with clean water.

Please remember that mud contains many different types of bacteria and other irritants.

Please rinse off any residual mud or dirt from your skin or take a shower and change into clean clothes as soon as

possible after the event. Please seek medical attention if you do not feel well or experience any signs and symptoms

consistent with heat exhaustion (fatigue, headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea, vomiting etc.)

ONE TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENT SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH FIRING OF

CARDINALS’ MANAGER MIKE MATHENY. If you didn’t know, Cardinal outfielder

Dexter Fowler is a Town and Country resident for six months a year after he bought a

$2-plus million dollar house. It has been reported that Cardinals’ manager Mike

Matheny had stopped talking to Fowler, who with a $82-million five year contract was

struggling this season hitting well below .200. The Cardinals’ fired Matheny last week

and Fowler hit a home run in his first at bat after the firing.

COMING NEXT WEEK:

Crime Up in Town and Country and Down in Chesterfield

Another change to new athletic fields at Maryville University on Conway Road

Residents upset about Fireworks

Does the fire hydrant near your house work?

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UNAPPROVED CHESTERFIELD NEWSLETTER 284

CHESTERFIELD BIG TIME EMBEZZLER PLEADS GUILTY AND GETS

PROBATION: Thomas Cooke, 58, of 1340 Chesterfield Estates had been charged with

embezzling $57,341 from his employer, Golder Associates on Barrett Station Road with

offices worldwide.

Thomas Cooke

According to court documents the embezzling started in August of 2013 and ended with

his firing after an audit revealed the crime in 2015.

Cooke owes just under $900,000 in St. Louis County Circuit Court judgments dating

back to 2010. This includes an $804,000 judgment. He has not made any payments.

Cooke and his wife Virginia sold their house at 1340 Chesterfield Estates on 09/28/17

for $365,725. They are now renting a condo at 13311 Hiddendale Lane in Ballwin.

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1340 Chesterfield Estates

OUTCOME: On 05/08/18 Cooke pled guilty and Judge Gloria Reno hammered him

with a 5-year SIS No-Fine, No-Jail probation term.

20 YEAR-OLD FROM BALLWIN ON PROBATION FOR BREAKING INTO A CAR IN

CHESTERFIELD AND STEALING OVER $1,000 IN TOOLS IS ABOUT TO HAVE HIS

PROBATION REVOKED: Regular readers may remember Nicholas Gentry Ferguson

of 224 Ries Road in Ballwin. If not they surely remember the mug shots of the drugged

out trio of suspects connected to a car break in that took place in Chesterfield. The trio

was stopped late the same night of the car break-in walking to rear of houses in Ballwin

on July 7, 2016. Ballwin Police found the tools taken in the Chesterfield car clouting.

Ferguson Roman Mandrapa Elizabeth McDonald

Roman Mandrapa, 21, ran from the scene, but was later arrested. 42-year-old

Elizabeth McDonald said she was too high on drugs to know what happened, but she

never got out of the car. She was charged with Receiving Stolen Property, but the

charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Mandrapa was charged with Receiving Stolen Property. He was already on probation

for Burglary First Degree and Auto Theft. He pled guilty on May 25, 2017 and was

sentenced to 7-years in prison His probation for the Burglary and Auto Theft was also

revoked.

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Ferguson was not affected by his arrest and charges being filed. On 12/12/16 he

committed a Burglary and Stealing in Chesterfield. He and a new partner in crime,

Deahvion Bishop broke into the house at 17291 Courtyard Mill Lane and stole a car that

was parked in the garage. He pled guilty to both cases on May 12, 2017 and was given

a 5-year SIS probation term with no jail, no fine and no record if he does not violate the

probation. Not violating his probation seems to be a problem for Ferguson.

Here is part of Ferguson’s record:

07/07/16 Receiving Stolen Property Chesterfield PD

05/12/17 Pled Guilty and placed on 5-year SIS Probation

12/12/16 Burglary and Receiving Stolen Property Chesterfield PD

5/12/17 Pled Guilty placed on 5-year SIS Probation

08/13/17 Making a False Police Report pending Ellisville PD

08/13/17 Domestic Assault pending Ballwin

02/14/18 Trespassing at West County Center Des Peres PSD

Pled Guilty 05/07/18 Fined $250 Did not pay fine.

Warrant issued for Failure to Appear in Court

06/06/18 Destruction of Property Pending Ballwin PD

06/2018 Domestic Assault Pending Ballwin PD

Ferguson had had two probation violations formerly filed against him in February and

June of 2018 and six citations filed against his probation.

Ferguson’s co-defendant on the Burglary and car theft, Deahvion Bishop, now 19,

received probation violation notices and also was arrested in Des Peres for Felony

Stealing, that the judge changed the sentence, sort of. He sentenced Bishop to five

years in prison, but then put him on a SES probation term for five years, meaning he

has a permanent record and jail over his head.

Deahvion Bishop of St. Louis, Chesterfield burglar.

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ANOTHER CHESTERFIELD BURGLAR: Zachary Zike, 25, last address was with his

parents at 57 Highland Park Drive in Chesterfield is a troubled person. Zike was

arrested for breaking into the St. Louis Bread Co store in the Four Seasons Shopping

Center at Olive and Woods Mill Road, while the building was being remodeled. The

crime occurred on May 31, 2016.

After breaking in Zike did thousands of dollars in vandalism. He confessed to using a

power lifter and severely damaging a just installed sprinkler system, breaking windows

and spraying painting walls.

May 2018 June 2018

This is from the court files:

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Zike plead guilty on November 7, 2017. He was placed on Probation on a “deferred

prosecution” program. However part of the probation required him to appear in court.

In 2018 he failed to appear on several occasions and warrants were issued. The latest

warrant was just issued on Friday July 13.

POLICE DETECTIVE UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY CLAIMED ZIKE

BROKE INTO HIS PARENTS HOUSE: When we obtained the court files on this case it

was more than a little confusing. The charges and the probable cause statement

signed by Chesterfield Detective Eric Wittman under the penalties of perjury state that

Zike broke into his parents’ house where he lives at 57 Highland park Drive and not the

St. Louis BreadCo.

We had a hard time figuring this out so we sent an email to the police command staff to

find out what building was broken into by Zike.

Here is where the court documents incorrectly claim that Zike broke into and

vandalized.

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Detective Wittman who wrote a false (or incorrect) probable cause statement has been

promoted and is now on the street as a supervisor.

CHESTERFIELD RESIDENT ARRESTED FOR FOURTH TIME FOR DWI: Valerie

Terschluse, 55, of 1962 Ridge Lake Drive Chesterfield, has been arrested for the fourth

time for DWI. This latest arrest was on March 15, 2018.

Her prior DWI arrests were:

10/26/05 Town and Country PD

07/10/09 St. Louis County PD

03/04/16 Chesterfield PD

This time she was stopped driving drunk on a flat tire by Chesterfield Police officer

Russell Hesser.

This is from the court files of the latest arrest:

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HERE ARE SOME MORE CHESTERFIELD FELONY DRUNK DRIVERS:

These folks are all Chesterfield residents and have been recently charged with Felony

Drunk Driving. This information is from court files.

Aaron Levinson, 37, 17020 Kimwood Court Chesterfield 63005

Aaron Levinson

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Elliot Glassman, 65, 53 Chesterfield Lake Road

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Dennis Timothy Shearn, 61, 210 Hi Point Road

Dennis Shearn

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FIVE ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT AT THE CHESTERFIELD TRAILER PARK

IDENTIFIED: This was in last week’s Chesterfield Police Blotter. Five men were

arrested at the trailer park after assaulting a resident complaining about parking.

All five suspects gave Chesterfield addresses at the time of their arrests. Two were

turned over to Immigration- Customs-Enforcement as they had illegally entered the U.S.

on two prior occasions. Chesterfield Police did not advise which suspects were turned

over to ICE.

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MIRELES MARTINES, OSCAR OSIEL age 30

GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, ALDO age 30

HERNANDEZ VEGA, RICARDO age 36

LOPEZ VEGA, JOSE LUIS age 32

CONTRERASAVALOS, DANIEL age 29

All Chesterfield residents. All charged with Assault (municipal court)

Lopez Vega Gonzales Martinez Mireles Martines Contrerasavalos

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Hernandez Vega

POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS: Capt. Ed Nestor, the long time assistant police chief of

Chesterfield, has been on light duty as he battles an aggressive form of cancer.

We understand he was diagnosed with cancer this Spring. Capt. Nestor was a finalist

for the Kirkwood Police Chief job late last summer.

File photo Ed with his rock band, The Dog’s Breakfast in 2016 at Nesby’s BBQ in 2016

This is Nester in September of 2017.

CODE ENOFRCEMENT OFFICER QUITS: The Police Department’s civilian code

enforcement officer suddenly resigned in late June forcing Officer Kim Beckman and a

sergeant to take over the duties until a new one is hired. Beckman is the department’s

Community Affairs Officer and often speaks at subdivision meetings and is in charge of

security for city Council meetings and Municipal Court. He will also often fill in on calls

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when officers are out of service. He now has to add code enforcement to his current

resume, which is a job with enough violations for two officers.

Kim Beckman on double duty

CHESTERFIELD POLICE BLOTTER:

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DAN HURT HEADED TO WHITE HOUSE: Ward-3 Councilman Dan Hurt announced

during the Agenda Review Meeting on July 16 before the regular Council meeting that

he would be out of town for the first part of next week.

Hurt owns St. Louis Pneumatic, a power tool manufacturer with products ranging from

drills to ratchets.

Hurt who is regularly cracking jokes, often bad ones, made not a mention of the Trump-

Putin meeting and did not even refer to the President, saying he was going to the White

House.

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FORMER CHESTERFIELD MAYOR JOHN NATIONS ATTACK ON COUNTY EXEC

SEEMS TO BE POLITICIAL AND NOT AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE TAXPAYERS’

MONEY. John Nations who abandoned his duties as mayor of Chesterfield back in

2010 to take a high paying job as the CEO of Metro Transit despite having no

experience in transit, was on the front page of the Post-Dispatch on Monday July 16.

Nations with a bright orange Northern Ireland type of a tie on

St. Patrick’s Day 2014.Apparently he doesn’t want the Catholic

Vote.

Nations announced that in 2016 financial consultants recommended loans to Bi-State

(Metro Transit) be refinanced at lower interest rated that would save $7.5-million. The

Bi-State board and the City of St. Louis aldermen voted to refinance. Steve Stenger

never presented the deal to the County Council and in fact refused to return calls from

Nations or respond to letters.

I smell a rat: Two years later and six weeks before his last day at Bi-State, Republican

Nations attacks Democrat Stenger. Yes Stenger deserves it. But if Nations was looking

out for us taxpayers he would have made the attack in 2016. Now it simply gives him

good press before he files for another elected position.

HULL PROPERTY GROUP ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF CHESTERFIELD MALL:

We report three weeks ago that the Hull Property Group out of Augusta Georgia was

buying Chesterfield Mall. At the Monday July 16 City Council agenda review meeting

City Administrator Mike Geisel said he believed the sale was complete earlier that

day.The company sent out a press release on Wednesday July 18.

50% of the press release was about how great Hull Property Group is so we edited it

down a bit. Here is the condensed version.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hull Property Group Acquires Chesterfield Mall

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (July 18, 2018) –Hull Property Group announced today the acquisition

of Chesterfield Mall in Chesterfield, Missouri. The approximately 1.3 million square foot

enclosed mall adds to the company’s growing portfolio of retail property comprised of in excess

of 15 million square feet including 31 enclosed shopping malls across 14 states.

“Our company is prepared to invest the necessary resources here in Chesterfield to reinvent this

failed property, but we can’t do it alone. We need to work together and agree that the Mall and

the surrounding area is too important to fail and become a permanent blight. We must determine

how to revive a future for this property and the surrounding area in a manner that is financially

feasible and supported by the community. Experience instructs us that it is much easier to stop an

area from becoming blighted than it is to regain momentum once an area has become blighted,”

said John Mulherin, Vice President of Government Relations for Hull Property Group.

Hull Property Group self-manages its entire retail portfolio and will oversee the repositioning

and redevelopment of the approximate 40 acres it is acquiring.

Coming next week

Hotel at Top Golf

More plans on Chesterfield Hockey Association

Councilwoman claims citizens have right to have proposals placed on agendas

Day Care facility at Edison Road and Long results in 30 minute debate

Sunshine Law beats will of City Council

NEXT WEEK’S BIG STORY The subdivision residents versus Dr. Doug Pernikoff.

On Monday July16 there was an overflow crowd of residents from the Clarkson Woods

subdivision to speak out against vet Dr. Doug Pernikoff’s proposal to rezone the

residential property at the subdivision entrance to commercial so he can build a new

office building for his veterinary clinic plus space for two other offices. We will have

more details about this meeting and an odd comment by Mayor Bob Nation in our next

newsletter.

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TO TELL THE TRUTH: The Post-Dispatch Three times was not a charm at the

July 16 Chesterfield City Council meeting. Mayor Bob Nation, the City Attorney Chris

Graville and Councilwoman Barb McGinness all made similar announcements at the

Monday July 16 Chesterfield City Council Meeting before the rezoning bill was given a

first reading.

They all said, “This was not a vote on the matter. There will not be any vote until the

August 6 meeting.” The statement s were slightly different with one saying “I want

everyone to know there will not be a vote. A vote to allow a first reading is not a vote for

or against the bill.” Three people said this maybe five or six times. On Wednesday

morning it was clear the Post-Dispatch was not having any of that. Here is a headline

and a lead paragraph from the July 18th paper that was completely false.

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This proposal was voted down 1-3 in committee. Two more votes will kill it. The Council

NEVER GAVE INITIAL APPROVAL.

TO TELL THE TRUTH: Schnucks. Schnucks has been advertising how they are the

place to go for local and Missouri grown produce.

So on Wednesday July 18 while I was in the Town and Country Schnucks with a

seedless watermelon on my shopping list I could not help but notice that well over half

of the watermelons were not from Missouri. They were not even from the United States.

So of course I took a couple of photos.

To Tell the Truth Host Bud Collyer (standing) L to R Tom Poston

Peggy Cass, Orson Bean and Kitty Carslie

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BABB WINS AGAINST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION: The Clarkson Valley

residents won in Cole County Circuit Court in 2013 after the City of Clarkson Valley

wanted them to remove solar panels on their house. The litigation cost the City of

Clarkson Valley $117,702. (The solar panels were originally approved, but then moved

to take advantage more of the Southern Exposure.)

Here’s a photo of the Babb’s house taken on Thanksgiving Day 2013 from the street. Can you spot the

solar panels?

This is the view of Babbs’ House when there if foliage

Most recently the Babbs and the solar panels were sued by the Kehrs Mills Estates

Homeowners Association. On July 11, 2018 St. Louis County Judge Gloria Reno ruled

in favor of the Babbs and against the homeowners association.

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Since almost no one can see the solar panels in question it appears as if both the city

and the homeowners association were wasteful of limited cash reserves to try and stop

installation of the solar panels.

Here are some items from the ruling by Judge Reno:

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Here is one section of Judge Reno’s ruling that I like the most:

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SPEED KILLS AND SOMETIMES IT JUST COSTS $300,000.

Here is a photo taken by the Fairfax County VA Police Department:.

The owner of the car, a McLaren 720S, purchased it on Friday 07/13/18 for a little more

than $300,000. The owner totaled it in less than 24 hours, speeding, losing control and

hitting a tree at 7:45 AM on Saturday 07/14/18. The new owner did not have life

threatening injuries.

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HOT SPOT: In the middle of flames is the car that hit the utility pole in the northern end

of Silver Spring Maryland on July 15. Yes electrical wire onto the car contributed to the

fire. The driver walked away.

CORRECTION: Last week in our monthly Deer Report I briefly wrote about a fatal

vehicle-deer collision in Reynolds County Missouri on July 4th that killed a 22-year-old.

The vehicle in the accident was listed as a Honda CVR, which is a motorcycle. I

confused that with a Honda CR-V. My wife drives a 19-year-old CR-V. However, stupid

me, from my fingertips onto the keyboard came a Honda Civic. A regular reader in

Creve Coeur was nice enough to take the time to correct me.

CARTOONS Guess what? There was a theme in this week’s editorial cartoons

regardless if the cartoonist lean to the right or the left.

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