Chris Hayes and Kevin S. Held
11 minutes ago
OVERLAND, Mo. – FOX 2 has obtained new video of an armored car robbery that you have to see to believe. It shows suspects determined to commit their crime even with the police in sight. It also shows the suspects struggling with several apparent bags of cash before making several unusual moves.
On the morning of Friday, April 14, you can see a Loomis armored vehicle pulled into the parking lot of the Save A Lot grocery store on Midland Boulevard near Woodson Road. Shortly after 9:52, you can see a Loomis employee open the back of his vehicle. A black Jeep Cherokee Limited pulls up right behind. A large suspect, who police say may weigh about 250 pounds, struggles with the bank employee until that employee enters the grocery store.
A second suspect gets out of the car at one point (police say a driver remained in the getaway car). They struggle with what appear to be three bank bags. The car starts to drive away and one of the suspects falls out of the car. The car stops as the thief drags the bag from the final bank into the car for the getaway.
Something else stands out. A police car is nearby with its lights flashing in an apparent traffic stop just down the street. He was reportedly from the Breckenridge Hills Police Department. FOX 2 pulled up to where the police car was parked and we could see bushes blocking the view of where the robbery was. However, it was clear that the suspects would have clearly seen the car as they drove to and from their target.
The suspects made another unusual move after the robbery. The video shows them driving through the parking lot, back to Midland, right near this police traffic stop. The Jeep Cherokee turned right to head south on Milton. It was an unusual move because the suspects could have driven in a straight line, cutting through the parking lot to Milton.
“This could be a lead,” Overland Police Capt. Jim Morgan said.
While there are several possibilities, it could mean that the suspects did not know the area very well.
Captain Morgan also addressed the fact that the suspects hit even police cars nearby.
“They had in mind that they were going to steal that Loomis car no matter what. It didn’t matter who was there, they were going to do whatever they did,” he said.
Although police got a good picture of the getaway car, the plate attached to it did not belong to the Jeep.
“The vehicle had the wrong registration, so at this point, we don’t know if the car was stolen or not,” Morgan said.
Police recovered a long gun that had been left behind when the suspect fell.
No shots were fired and no one was injured as the only employee in an armored car reported to be working that day ran into the grocery store after he reported that the suspects also stole his weapon
Loomis would not say if it is standard policy to have only one employee working an armored car, but police say Loomis reported a surprising amount stolen.
The victim (Loomis) reports about $2,500 missing,” Morgan said.
FOX 2 asked why at least one of the bags looked heavy as it was dragged by a suspect. Morgan said it’s not yet known.
This low figure is quite a contrast to an armored car box from St. Louis on March 24 at 8:41 a.m. in the Walgreens parking lot at 1400 North Grand. Police say the suspects stole a car from Garda World Cash & Logistics. Police reported finding the car running and unoccupied at Evans and Webster, where Garda World representatives determined at least $275,000 was missing. The FBI is assisting SLMPD with this investigation.
Both the County of St. Louis and the FBI are assisting the Overland Police Department with Friday’s robbery.
