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Woman, child kidnapped at gunpoint while sitting in St. Louis County grocery store parking lot
Police had been trying to arrest the suspect over a stolen car when they said he walked up to the woman and demanded she drive him out of the area Author: Dori Olmos Updated: 11:36 AM CDT May 11, 2021
JENNINGS, Mo. A woman and 5-year-old child were forced at gunpoint to help a man get away from detectives in St. Louis County, police have confirmed.
The incident started at about 6:06 p.m. Monday in Jennings. St. Louis County police detectives said they were trying to stop three men in a stolen car. They used tire spikes to disable the car, which came to a stop near the Buzz Westfall Plaza at West Florissant Avenue and Lucas and Hunt Road.
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Drivers on Interstate I-270 should be aware of a closure near the West Florissant Avenue Bridge beginning tonight (Friday). The closure is all part of MoDOT’s $278 million I-270 North Project in north St. Louis County, and this phase involves the demolition of the West Florissant Avenue Bridge.
Crews will start closing lanes in both directions of I-270 at 7pm Friday, April 16, with all lanes being closed by 9pm for the bridge demolition. MoDOT Communications Coordinator Nina Thompson tells The Big Z West Florissant Avenue will be closed at I-270 for four months.
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