Meth Lab Bust, Bomb Threat Are Among Most Read Police Stories in Affton, Shrewsbury

Want to know what's going on in your neighborhood? Here are the 10 most-read police stories from Affton-Shrewsbury Patch for June 2013:

1) Mugs in the News: Faces Who Made This Week's Headlines

The following mug shots were taken from various Patch crime reports this past week.

2) Affton Office Building Doubled as Meth Lab, Set off Alarms

At an Affton office building at 9700 Mackenzie, St. Louis County Police and Affton firefighters found a meth lab suspected of being run within a Dish Network distribution office.

3) Woman Arrested For Loitering at Mackenzie Pointe Bus Stop, Police Say

The shopping center management asked police to cite the woman for trespassing.

4) Affton Company Receives Bomb Threat

According to St. Louis County Police, someone called Kerry Ingredients, in Affton, and threatened that “a bomb will go off within an hour and a half.”

5) June DWI Checkpoints Scheduled in St. Louis County

You may want to think twice before having a quick drink and hopping into the driver's seat. 

6) South County Man Charged With Beating, Choking His Girlfriend

St. Louis County Police said Matthew Newtson assaulted his girlfriend at their home in the 4600 block of Heidelberg Avenue.

7) Grass Mowers Used Hidden Key to Burglarize South County Home, Police Say

St. Louis County Police said the two men stole electronics and cash from the home and then pawned some of the electronics.

8) Affton Man Stole Car From Body Shop After Swiping Keys, Police Say

An Affton man is accused of stealing a car from a body repair shop in the Affton area.

9) Shrewsbury Police: Cars Hit, Keyed

It was among the incidents reported by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period ending June 19.

10) Good Samaritan, Not Thief, Picks up Motorcycle on Highway 44

A reportedly stolen motorcycle in Shrewsbury was actually picked up by a good Samaritan, and was on its way to being reunited with its owner.