Police Assault, DWI Arrest Are Among Top Police Stories in Mehlville, Oakville

Want to know what's going on in your neighborhood? Here are the nine most-read police stories from Mehlville-Oakville Patch for February 2013:

1) Oakville Teen Who Was Missing is Found After Six Days

The Oakville teen whose six-day runaway from home was shared by thousands of concerned people on Facebook later reunited with her family.

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An Oakville man faced domestic assault and resisting arrest charges after he threw his fiancé to the ground and barricaded himself in the bathroom with the couple’s child.

3) Driver to Police: 'I’ve Been Drinking Since 9 a.m.'

The Lemay man, who had crashed into a telephone pole, had four previous alcohol-related driving convictions.

4) St. Louis County Drunk Driving Crackdown This Weekend

Six Missouri state troopers conducted the operation across the county during one weekend in February.

5) Police: Men Found Inside Vacant Lemay House With Stolen Goods

Police discovered two men in a vacant house last month with several items stolen in recent burglaries.

6) Couple Charged With South and West County Bank Robberies

A Chesterfield couple was accused of three bank robberies, including two holdups in South County.

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A Lemay man faced an abuse charge after St. Louis County Police said he repeatedly punched his 10-year-old son in the chest.

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A car crash on Interstate 270 south of Tesson Ferry Road in South County sent a man to the hospital with moderate injuries.

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During February's winter storm, one St. Louis County Police Department officer helped push 16 cars off the road that were stuck in traffic.