U City Man Charged With Ladue Burglaries

Ladue Police said the men broke into homes while the owners were in their houses, and stole laptop computers.

A University City man is accused of burglarizing two houses in Ladue while the residents were in their homes. Marquis D. Baker, 18, of the 8000 block of Appleton Drive in University City, was charged with two counts each of first-degree burglary and felony theft. In the Ladue burglaries Baker acted with Kyren Chunn, 17, according to a court document. Ladue Police said Baker and Chunn entered a home May 30 in the first block of Ricardo Lane and stole a Mac Book laptop. Police said the two and entered a home March 21, 2012 in the first block of Westerly Lane and stole two Mac Book laptops. Chunn has not been charged in the Ladue burglaries, which took place when he would have been a minor. However, Chunn was charged as an adult in four other…

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Missing Person Found; TV, GPS and Laptop Stolen From Unlocked Car in Ladue

Ladue Police Blotter report for the week of Sept. 26-29.

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 12:15 p.m. A resident of Ladue first reported her daughter, age 48 missing. (See related story on this topic). Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 3 a.m. A male, age 22 was arrested for DWI during a traffic stop on westbound I-64 at Clayton Road. 11:55 a.m. A woman reported to Ladue Police identity theft of her debit card. The person stealing the card made fraudulent purchases in Florida. Friday, Sept. 29, 2012 2:45 a.m. A male, age 18 was arrested for DWI after a traffic stop at Clayton and Price Roads. The driver was charged with violating a restricted minor’s license. 5 a.m. An automobile drove into a ditch on southbound I-170 at Ladue Road. No injuries were reported. 3 p.m. Police were called to Ladue Horton Watkins High…

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The Virtual Life

Staying on Task: Working Remotely or Remotely Working?

Keeping one's nose to the grindstone at the home office is a job in itself. In this column, Edgell assesses her own efforts and seeks advice from a work-from-home professional.

Whether you call it working from home or telecommuting, the movement toward setting up shop somewhere other than a traditional office or storefront is catching on.  My aunt in Florida is a paralegal who also sells Mary Kay and has a virtual jewelry business. My neighbor deals rare books and documents online. I recently met a public relations professional who also teaches an online class for a local university. There are legions of people running eBay auctions for a living; doing medical billing; providing consulting services in a variety of industries; you name it. The U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 2005-2009) shows that four percent of the labor force works from home at least part of the time; more than 5.5 million people. …

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Jeff Brandt

3:03 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011

Definitely an interesting and relevant topic for Patch freelancers.   more ›