HAZELWOOD > Four are hurt in crash • Two adults and two children were injured Tuesday afternoon when their car crashed after police tried to pull over the vehicle, believing the car was connected to a reported theft. Hazelwood police said they received a report at 1:15 p.m. that someone had stolen from a store in the 7400 block of North Lindbergh Boulevard. The suspects were leaving in a silver Monte Carlo, according to the caller. A nearby Hazelwood police officer saw a car matching that description and tried to stop the car as it was getting on eastbound Interstate 270 at Lindbergh, police said. Instead of stopping, the car accelerated. The Hazelwood officer was told to cancel the attempted stop by a supervisor and turned off his lights and siren, according to Hazelwood police. The officer continued on and found the car had crashed into a light standard at the North Hanley Road exit from I-270. The four people inside — two adults and two children — were taken to hospitals for treatment, Hazelwood police said. Their conditions were not immediately available.

ST. LOUIS > Businessman is accused of bank fraud • A St. Louis real estate company owner has been indicted on a federal bank fraud charge for allegedly helping to bilk a bank out of more than $100,000 the U.S. Attorney's office said Tuesday. Samuel Glasser, 65, owner of Samuel & Co. LLC, and Matthew Burghoff, owner of Mambo Development LLC, used false and inflated bills to defraud Montgomery Bank, federal prosecutors said. Burghoff had received a loan to buy and rehab the Ford Building at 1405 Pine Street in St. Louis, and Glasser agreed to do the interior demolition work, including lead and asbestos abatement, for $378,000, Glasser's indictment says. But after Glasser and Burghoff agreed to submit bogus bills to the bank, the demolition price ballooned to $578,000, the indictment says. Glasser kicked back $133,000 to Burghoff or Mambo, prosecutors said. Glasser was indicted May 26 but the indictment was sealed until his arrest Monday. Burghoff was sentenced Dec. 19, 2008, to two years in prison for bank fraud and asbestos-related violations of the Clean Air Act and ordered to pay $524,000 in restitution.

JERSEY COUNTY > Motorcyclist dies in crash • A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a crash with a truck, the Illinois State Police said. Damon M. Volger, 39, of Cottage Hills, was riding a 1997 Harley-Davidson north on Otterville Road at 10:34 a.m. when he went through a stop sign at Route 16 into the path of a 1997 Peterbilt truck that was westbound on Route 16, state police said. The driver of the truck tried to stop but was unable to do so in time, hitting Volger's motorcycle. Volger was thrown from the motorcycle, and both vehicles ended up in a cornfield northwest of the intersection, according to the state police. The coroner pronounced Volger dead at the crash site. Authorities said he was wearing a helmet. The truck driver was not injured.

EAST CARONDELET > Arson suspected in house fire • Police suspect arson might be the cause of a fire Monday that destroyed an East Carondelet home and killed 13 dogs. Herb Woodall, the East Carondelet police chief, said evidence indicates road flares may have been thrown into the home. Two juveniles were questioned, but Woodall said he couldn't release further details. Rhonda Tutor, the owner of the home, said she raised the dogs — 12 miniature pinschers and one pit bull — because she couldn't have children. Woodall said police will present a case to prosecutors later this week.

ST. LOUIS > Police seek help in identifying robbers • The St. Louis Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a couple responsible for a robbery Aug. 18 at the Hostess Brand Store at 6301 North Broadway. At 3:42 p.m., a man and woman entered the store and the man went to the register with a soda as if to pay for it. When the female clerk opened the register, the woman grabbed the cashier and forced her to the ground while the man took money from the register. The couple then fled. No one was hurt. The robbers did not indicate that they had a weapon, nor was a weapon seen. The man was described as being in his 30s with a dark brown complexion, about 5-foot-7 and 140 to 160 pounds. He had short hair and a short beard. The woman is described as in her late 20s or early 30s, and around 5-foot-4 and 125 to 135 pounds. She was wearing a pink head scarf, pink shirt, large hoop earrings and black sunglasses. Anyone with information can contact CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous. Callers who provide information that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

ALTON >Man pleads guilty to child porn charges • A Madison County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in East St. Louis to production and possession of child porn and admitted taking photos of a 12-year-old boy's genitals in an Alton church parking lot, the U.S. Attorney's office said. On March 21, Blake Joseph Young, 41, asked the boy to come into his motor home, which was parked at the church, prosecutors said. Young knew the boy because he occasionally attended the church. Young then took pictures of the boy's genitals and showed the boy nude photos of a 15-year-old's genitals that he had taken with his cell phone, documents show. After the boy reported the incident, Alton police found Young. They later searched his motor home and found the photos. At sentencing on Dec. 3, Young could face 15 to 30 years in prison for the production charge.

EDWARDSVILLE > Altercation leads to arrest of county worker • A part-time employee of the Madison County supervisor of assessments office was arrested after a physical altercation with a fellow employee of that office early Tuesday. Madison County sheriff's Capt. Brad Wells said the altercation was in the county administration building but not in the supervisor of assessments office. He said it occurred before the building opened. Wells said the part-time employee initiated the conflict and was arrested. No charges were made public Tuesday and the two men were not identified. Wells said neither was seriously hurt and the reason for the altercation was unknown.