Hazelwood police are investigating a brazen Sunday morning incident after security at the bioMérieux campus reported that a man walked into a biotechnology building while armed, then left in a company vehicle. Officers were called to the 500 block of Anglum Road around 11:30 a.m., and surveillance footage from the site appears to show the suspect entering one of the buildings before taking off in a truck.
Police response and surveillance
According to First Alert 4, Hazelwood police say they were dispatched for a burglary in progress after bioMérieux security personnel reported that an unidentified Black man had entered the building armed. Investigators reviewed surveillance video that is believed to show the man going into a building and then leaving in a company truck. Police say no additional details are available at this time, keeping the public in a bit of suspense while the case unfolds.
Where it happened
bioMérieux lists its Hazelwood manufacturing site at 595 Anglum Road, where, according to company documents, it designs, manufactures and distributes instruments and reagents for in‑vitro diagnostics. The Hazelwood facility is part of the company’s North American operations and sits within an industrial campus that includes multiple lab and manufacturing buildings.
Investigation and how to help
The Hazelwood Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Team is leading the probe, and detectives are poring over on‑site footage in an effort to identify both the suspect and the stolen vehicle, as reported by First Alert 4. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Hazelwood Police Department; the department lists its non‑emergency number as 314‑838‑5000.
