Who Burned the Bear in Frontenac?
Someone torched the decorative totem pole bear on North Geyer Road.
Some one or a group vandalized the decorative totem pole bear at 2302 N. Geyer Rd. in Frontenac sometime early in the morning of June 14. The base of the bear was torched and the designer thinks it can be restored to its original state. The Frontenac Fire Department extinguished the fire around 5 a.m. The bear is situated at the front of the property of Terry and Tina Crouppen in Frontenac. Terry Crouppen is the principal owner along with Steve Brown with the law firm of Brown & Crouppen in downtown St. Louis. The bear stands some 10-12 feet in height. The Crouppens were away on vacation in Paris when they got a call from their nephew who was house sitting at the time of the fire. “I know this was probably done by some kids and it was a …
