Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Breaking into YMCA Lockers
Man caught at O'Fallon YMCA committed thefts at other St. Louis area locker rooms, according to a police report.
A man was charged May 1, with breaking into lockers in St. Louis area YMCAs and stealing items inside.
Anthony Cannon, 40, of Lilburn, GA, is charged with theft of a credit device.
said in a report that Cannon entered the Feb. 11 and let in two others through a rear gym door. The three then used a tool Cannon carried in a backpack to pry open locker doors, according to the police report.
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Cannon took a wallet and left the YMCA. He used a stolen credit card to buy items and then sold them, the report said.
Cannon was leaving the O’Fallon YMCA when an employee recognized him and stopped him. Cannon had a tool used to break into lockers in his backpack, the report said.
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The report said that Cannon admitted going to YMCAs throughout the St. Louis area to steal items from lockers.
Bond was set at $5,000.
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