This is a “blast from South County’s past” from the past 30 years of The Call’s archives. Originally published Aug. 9, 2001. Stay tuned for more glimpses into the area’s history. A Crestwood alderman has been selected by the Missouri Press Association Board of Directors to receive an MPA Sunshine Award for 2001. Ward 3 Alderman James Robertson.
A Butler County Grand Jury has declined to issue an indictment in the January standoff that ended with an armed man being shot four times by an officer.
On January 11, the Butler County Regional SWAT team responded to a 911 call from a resident living in the 6800 block of Yoakum Court at Lakota Pointe Townhomes near Liberty Junior High School.
The caller said someone she knew broke through her front door and had a pistol.
By the time SWAT arrived, the caller was able to get out of the apartment. The man who broke in, Junius Thomas III, 31, was still inside, according to officials.
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