Police
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Police Accountability
St. Louis police fail to report crime data for months
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Changes in the way St. Louis police record crime statistics have prevented the department from publicly…
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News
Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but racial disparity remains
(AP) — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part…
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Health
Million-dollar grant will aid mentally ill potentially at risk of arrest
CITY HALL – The Department of Health has gotten the OK for a federal grant of more than a million dollars…
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Business
Evictions bill delayed to consider effect on landlords
CITY HALL – The sponsor of a bill in the Board of Aldermen dealing with illegal evictions has delayed action…
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News
Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation…
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Crime
City police rack up $14 million in overtime, audit finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City police spent nearly $14 million on overtime while struggling to fill 100 vacant positions, an…
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News
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and…
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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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News
Police accused of arresting woman for filming other arrests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses two St. Louis police officers of slamming a woman to…
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Crime
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…
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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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News
Hundreds of stunt drivers, spectators crowd Fourth Street downtown
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officers were called to downtown St. Louis this weekend to break up crowd of between 200…
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Coronavirus
St. Louis’ traffic police under quarantine
ST. LOUIS – Some city traffic police officers have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the traffic division is…
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News
The Jaco Report, Ep. 28: Exclusive interview with Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says the special prosecutor’s grand jury that disbanded without bringing any charges against her…
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News
St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley arrested
ST. LOUIS – Third Ward Alderman Brandon Bosley was arrested over the weekend. A source with knowledge of the situation…
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