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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Man Stole From Girlfriend, Raided Daughter’s Piggy Bank, Police Say

O’Fallon Police said Matthew Schwidde stole three guns, cash, DVDs, a DVD player and video cameras from his girlfriend, and then stole $25 from her daughter's piggy bank.

An O’Fallon man was charged with stealing from his girlfriend—including $25 in change from her daughter’s piggy bank—and his baby’s mother. Matthew Schwidde, 36, of the first block of Piedmont in O’Fallon, was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony stealing and two counts of stealing-related offenses as a third offense in less than 10 years. O’Fallon Police said between June 15 and July 30, Schwidde stole three firearms, cash, DVDs, a DVD player and video cameras from his girlfriend. Police said he routinely stayed at her home on Tea Party Lane in O’Fallon. The victim said she gradually noticed things disappearing from her home. She told police she confronted Schwidde about it, and he admitted to stealing everything but the firearms. …

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