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Brentwood police report drop in vehicle break-ins but highlight recent robberies and an assault
Summary
At a July 23 Public Safety Committee meeting, Brentwood police reported reduced vehicle break-ins during recent directed patrols but updated the committee on several active investigations, including an ATM robbery, a purse theft, and a July 7 assault under county prosecutor review.
Brentwood police reported a lull in car break-ins during a recent targeted detail but told the city’s Public Safety Committee on July 23 that detectives are investigating multiple active crimes, including an ATM robbery and a serious assault.
Chief Spies, Brentwood Police Department: “We had 0 car break ins during that time and 0 auto thefts.”
The department said a car-crime detail run for several weeks produced no break-ins or vehicle thefts during the periods June 30–July 6 and July 7–13; between July 14 and July 21 the department reported one vehicle broken into and no auto thefts. Chief Spies also told the committee that on July 19 Corporal Mundorf located and chased two stolen Hyundais out of Brentwood Forest, and that both vehicles carried multiple occupants wearing masks.
Why it matters: vehicle and property crime trends affect neighborhood safety and police deployment. The department presented both short-term results from directed patrols and ongoing investigative work as evidence the strategies are producing leads.
Detectives are working other recent cases. Chief Spies described an ATM robbery in which two suspects confronted a victim at a UMB Bank ATM, took approximately $400 and fled; investigators obtained vehicle images from city cameras and are awaiting cell-phone records. In a separate case, a purse was taken from an older woman in a Whole Foods parking lot and later used at a Best Buy, according to the chief.
On a July 7 incident the department is investigating an assault in which a female victim was struck from behind, kicked and suffered facial injury. Chief Spies said detectives have conducted lineups, are reviewing surveillance video and are working with the county prosecutor’s office on that matter.
Chief Spies characterized an unrelated incident at Hanley Station as a stranger-on-stranger assault; he said the department is pursuing leads and working with the prosecutor but did not provide details that could compromise the investigation.
The chief also noted officers are seeing new patterns in thefts—such as distraction techniques in parking lots—and urged awareness while emphasizing the department’s ongoing investigative work.
Ending: Committee members asked no formal questions beyond clarifications about patrols; the department will provide updates on the active investigations at future public-safety meetings as cases progress.
