ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)– The owner of a south St. Louis daycare was robbed at gunpoint in front of her business.  Owner Regina McIntyre said, “I was terrified it was sad in broad daylight.”

McIntyre has owned Magic Moments Learning Center for two years at the corner of Broadway and Miami.  Every month she would take employees paychecks to a nearby bank and cash them so workers could avoid a check cashing fee.  That was the case until last Wednesday.

McIntyre said, “They was running at full speed toward me.”

Surveillance video shows McIntrye returning to the daycare from the bank.  She saw two masked men approaching and she ran for the daycare center door but it was locked.  She doubled back to the car.  One of the suspects pulled out a gun and took her purse and $7,000 inside and both suspect run away.

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Bodybuilder Alexandra Ellis, a 26-year-old St. Louis native, has accomplished three titles in three weeks. She stopped by the station to show off to Tim – or was that to show him up?

The Bishop DuBourg (’05) graduate first won her third Heart of America Natural Classic title in D.C., a week later she won the Pro Body Solution meet in Peoria, IL, and the following week took the No. 1 title in the Pro Body Solution competition in New York.

Ellis trains at St. Louis Fitness and looks forward to defending her title at the Drug –Free Athletes Coalition meet in Miami in six months.

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – The St. Louis Police Department is trying to help you protect yoru car from break-ins.  Officer will be selling car clubs and other anti-theft devices at a discount Tuesday.

The car clubs which normally sell for $40 will be sold for $13 each.  Also for sale are license plate covers and license plate fasteners for $5 and under.

You must pay in cash.  The sale will be held at the front lobby of the Central Patrol Station on North Jefferson.  It runs from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.