John Hayden
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Police Accountability
‘Defund the police’ aimed to provoke response; it worked in Missouri
For years after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, activists and community leaders have pushed to “re-envision public safety.” Inspired in…
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Crime
As gun deaths climb, Missouri lawmakers push to loosen laws
While Missouri continues to struggle with one of the highest rates of gun deaths in the country, Republican lawmakers are…
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Crime
‘It’s up to Black men to teach Black boys,’ panel says
ST. LOUIS – If members of an online panel who spoke up Thursday night are right, the best way to…
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Crime
Study proposes changes in city police
CITY HALL – A national consulting firm is proposing major changes in the city police designed to improve police procedures…
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News
Police chief hopeful after residency law change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden is optimistic that the removal of the residency requirement…
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Featured
Chief pushes back on police union’s call for outside support
ST. LOUIS – After a violent night on June 1-2, the business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association…
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Crime
Curfew set after violent night of protesting
DOWNTOWN – After a night of violent rioting, Mayor Lyda Krewson struck back with an executive order establishing a curfew…
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Crime
Assistant police chief says he was passed over for being white
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ assistant police chief is suing the city and the police department, alleging that he…
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Opinion
Jaco: A toxic culture in black and blue
Detective Sergeant Heather Taylor is black, and a woman, and a cop, in that order. In her years on the…
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