Charged with conspiracy to defraud, Melvin
Brooks, Keith Lee, Kathryn Stephens and Ida Horton
were arrested after a police stakeout found a GPS device programmed
with the sites of 30 break-ins including gyms, hotels and Bank of
America branches -- similar facilities targeted in Columbia.
Also charged were Katie Vincent and
Taylor Henry after tellers at a Baden, Missouri bank reported
an attempt to cash a stolen check.
From both Florida and Tennessee,
the apprehended gang members allegedly smashed windows and took purses
from ten St. Louis cars in late August. In one St. Louis-area theft, a
woman's stolen drivers license was used at banks in Lebanon, Mo. and
Columbia to cash stolen checks. A dark Chevrolet Malibu was implicated
in both the Columbia and St. Louis crimes.
The group may have ties to the so-called Felony
Lane Gang that has plagued the southeastern U.S. for several
years and has lost members to other arrests. Google "Felony Lane Gang"
for their history.
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