Slideshow: Top local news stories of the week (September 12 - September 18)

KSDK -- NewsChannel 5 presents the Top Local Stories of the Week, as selected by KSDK.com readers.

2. Alleged fake cop busted by real cops in Metro East
Thirty-five-year-old David Dausman is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. The investigation into Dausman began on August 31, when a woman complained about an encounter she had with him. Read more by clicking here.

3. Woman dies after catching fire during surgery
A Southern Illinois woman caught fire during a surgery earlier this month and later died from her injuries. Read more by clicking here.

4. Pregnant woman found dead in car
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a woman who was nine-months pregnant. Read more by clicking here.

5. Eureka football player who collapsed at practice dies
Counselors will be at Eureka High School Wednesday to help staff and students cope with the news a football player who collapsed while at practice died Tuesday night, according to school officials. Read more by clicking here.

6. Police release name of victim killed by armed trio
St. Louis County police are searching for three armed men who are wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in North St. Louis County. Read more by clicking here.

7. Emergency crews remove man from fountain
There was a lot of police activity on the edge of the St. Louis University Campus early Monday morning. Read more by clicking here.

8. ESL Police say mother made up son's abduction from school
Yesterday, she went to police and the media. She claimed her child had been abducted from an East St. Louis school, allowed to leave with a stranger. Now, that mother could face criminal charges for lying to police. Read more by clicking here.

9. Suspected mass killer dragged from Illinois courtroom
A man charged in the 2008 deaths of eight people has been dragged from a central Illinois courtroom after a judge told him he couldn't represent himself in an assault case. Read more by clicking here.

10. Three-year old allowed to leave school with stranger
Panic for a parent in East St. Louis, after her 3-year old is allowed to leave school with a stranger. Now police are investigating, and three school officials have been placed on administrative leave. Read more by clicking here.