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ST. LOUIS — {Someone|Somebody} {stole|took} {a pickup truck|a pickup} {belonging to|coming from} St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed’s {son|child|kid|boy} in front of their {house|home} in Compton Heights early Saturday {morning|early morning}.

Reed’s {spokeswoman|spokesperson}, Mary Goodman, {said|stated} {a surveillance|a monitoring|a security} {camera|video camera|cam|electronic camera} {caught|captured} the {sound|noise} of {broken|damaged} glass {just before|right before|prior to} 4 a.m., and another {camera|video camera|cam|electronic camera} {caught|captured} the truck {moving out of|vacating} {place|location} around 6 a.m. The headlights of another {car|vehicle|automobile|cars and truck} {pulled up|brought up} {alongside|together with|along with} it.

Most-read stories in this {section|area} The {family|household} isn’t sure if the {thief|burglar} or {thieves|burglars} broke the window of the dark blue 2003 Dodge Ram truck {and then|and after that} {returned to|went back to} {steal|take} it.

The {son|child|kid|boy}, who {is in|remains in} his early 20s, {saved|conserved} up his {money|cash} for the {vehicle|car|automobile|lorry} and is {obviously|certainly|undoubtedly|clearly} {very upset|mad}, as is Reed, {said|stated} Goodman.

This isn’t the {first time|very first time} the {family|household} {has|has actually} experienced {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} outside their {home|house}, on Russell Boulevard near South Grand Boulevard. Reed’s {campaign|project} SUV was {stolen|taken} from their {house|home} in 2014 and 2012.

And within the last {couple of|number of} years, {a motorcycle|a motorbike|a bike} was {stolen|taken} in front of {the {home|house} and {a son|a child|a kid|a boy}|{a son|a child|a kid|a boy} and the {home|house}} was held up at gunpoint in front of {the house|your home|your house}, though Goodman {thought|believed} Reed’s other {son|child|kid|boy} was the victim.

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