Crime & Safety

Shrewsbury PD: Stolen GPS Recovered in Webster Groves

Webster Groves police arrested an Affton man for stealing a GPS unit in Shrewsbury.

An Affton man was arrested after Webster Groves police found a Garmin GPS device stolen from Shrewsbury in his possession, according to the Shrewsbury Police Department.

The owner of the GPS, who reported the device missing on July 6, said it had been stolen from an unlocked 1995 Nissan Altima parked in the 90 block of Sandau Avenue some time in the last month, police said.

On July 9, Webster Groves police arrested the suspect during a traffic stop. Three other potential suspects have been identified, and two have been questioned by police.

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The investigation is ongoing.


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