ST. LOUIS – A Pagedale man faces is accused of a month-long stretch of car break-ins in and around downtown St. Louis in late 2024.
According to Sgt. Sean Mazzola, a spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), investigators have linked Eugene Jamison III, 22, to nearly five dozen car break-ins from Nov. 8, 2024, to Dec. 10, 2024.
Police said Jamison, operating in a zone around downtown, broke into dozens of vehicles parked outside businesses at the following locations:
- Nov. 8: 2101 Chouteau Ave. (Downtown West)
- Nov. 21: 2600 Chouteau Ave. (The Gate)
- Nov. 29: 600 North 14th St. (Downtown West)
- Dec. 3: 811 Spruce St. (Downtown)
- Dec. 4: N. 14th St. and Washington Ave. (Downtown West)
- Dec. 5: 1401 Washington Ave. (Downtown West)
- Dec. 7: 1911 Locust St. (Downtown West)
- Dec. 10: 811 Spruce St. (Downtown), 101 N. Memorial (Downtown), 1615 S. Broadway (Koscuskio), 750 S. Broadway, and 300 N. 4th Street (Downtown)
Police said Jamison III stole iPads, wallets, cash, purses, carry bags, jewelry, a Nintendo Switch, and firearms.
Jamison III was arrested on Dec. 10, 2024, after officers found him breaking into vehicles on North Broadway near Chestnut, Mazzola said. He was later located hiding inside a parking garage.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Jamison III with 31 counts of first-degree property damage, seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, seven counts of stealing of a firearm, five counts of stealing – $750 or more, four counts of misdemeanor stealing, one count of resisting arrest by fleeing, one count of resisting arrest, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident.
Court records said Jamison III is next set to appear in court for a hearing on April 10.