Crime & Safety
Man Robs Two, Steals Car in Dunegant Park
The man drove into a squad car while trying to evade officers, police said.
A man robbed two people at gunpoint Friday in Florissant’s Dunegant Park, 1930 Derhake Road, police said.
Florissant Police said Quan Rhodes, 20, approached two people in the park, pulled a handgun and demanded cell phones, cash and anything valuable they had. He took a woman’s keys and stole her red, 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, police said.
Officers spotted the stolen car and pursued it, attempting to stop it. Rhodes struck a patrol car during the pursuit.
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Rhodes was charged Friday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
Rhodes is being held in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $100,000.
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