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Monday, January 7, 2013

Florissant Man Breaks Into Pet Store, Vandalizes Aquariums, Police Say

Hazelwood Police said an officer responding to a burglary call saw the defendant smashing aquariums in Beldt’s Aquarium on Howdershell Road.

A Florissant man broke into a closed Hazelwood pet store and broke aquariums Dec. 31, police said. A witness reported seeing Joseph Lombardo, 38, shatter a rear, glass door at Beldt’s Aquarium at 7025 Howdershell Road and go inside, Hazelwood Police said. A Hazelwood officer responding to the call said he saw Lombardo inside the store throwing the aquariums on the floor. Lombardo, 38, of the 300 block of DeSmet Drive in Florissant, was charged Jan. 1 with second-degree burglary and second-degree property damage. He was being held in St. Louis County jail Friday. Bail was set at $15,000. The owner of the former Beldt’s Aquarium, Mike Mansfield, was killed in an apartment fire last August. The store had been closed for several months before …

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Weekend Burglary, Vandalism at Youth Park: Florissant Commmunity Asked to Help Identify Perpetrators

The Florissant Area Athletic Association is asking for the community's help in catching the person or people who broke into the park late Friday or early Saturday morning.

A local youth sports organization is asking for your help to bring a criminal to justice. The Florissant Area Athletic Association’s (FAAA’s) park was broken into and vandalized late last week, according to the association’s VP of Special Projects and executive board member Matthew Schuler. “We are trying to spread the word to see if we can catch the person or persons,” Schuler said. “They broke into the north side of the main building  between 8:45 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning.” Schuler said the burglars forced their way into the office and concession stand doors by prying locks and damaging door jams. “They also kicked in a door to another door in the concession stand area to gain access,” he said. “The only thing they …

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