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Wednesday, December 05, 2012  ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis police are searching for a thief who stole a car with a baby inside.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 26-year-old Arvon Brown was sentenced Friday in front of a courtroom packed with city officers. The sentence amounts to 30 years.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A 56-year-old man imprisoned for nearly three decades for a 1982 rape and murder walked free after a judge ruled that St. Louis police hid or destroyed evidence that cast doubt on his guilt.

Monday, October 22, 2012  St. Louis police made a gruesome discovery after receiving a call about a foul odor coming from a vehicle and finding a man's decomposing body.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A suspect is hospitalized and expected to recover after being shot during a struggle with St. Louis police.

Sunday, February 12, 2012  St. Louis area police have been searching for a 14-year-old girl who was in state custody when she was taken from a St. Louis hospital by her father.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Police in St. Louis County believe they have captured the serial bank robber dubbed the "Logo Bandit."

Thursday, October 20, 2011 

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected an inmate's claim that his mandatory life sentence for killing a St. Louis police officer is unconstitutional.

Friday, November 26, 2010  St. Louis police officer shot in the butt.

Friday, November 26, 2010  A St. Louis police officer is recovering after being shot in the buttock by a suspect.

Friday, May 28, 2010  A St. Louis man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend and their young son.