ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Persistent issues along Gravois Avenue with drug use, vagrancy, violence and other crimes have long frustrated businesses in the corridor.

During and after FirstAlert4’s coverage on Tuesday of traffic-related issues along Gravois , a few businesses reached out to complain about ongoing problems with crime in the area, which they felt deterred customers. Some of the issues they complained of included break-ins, finding needles and other drug paraphernalia, and vandalism.

FirstAlert4 has covered a number of these issues in the past. To name a few, those include i ssues in and around the Schnucks at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Gravois, problems with crime at a nearby QT , a scattering of other break-ins and property damage, and several sh

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