Keep local control of police, St. Louis mayor tells GOP lawmakers
Tishaura Jones warns lawmakers that a takeover would undermine city’s progress on crime. But Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers are pushing for state control.
Senators to discuss future control of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Missouri lawmakers will discuss putting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers to get 7% raise
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, their union and the city announced Tuesday they have all agreed to a raise for officers and sergeants.
Mayor tells lawmakers state takeover of St. Louis police would undermine progress on crime
“We will follow the Civil Service regulations to ensure accountability by staff,” Streets Department Director Betherny Williams said. Officials concede that the city initially failed to grasp the gravity of the record-breaking storm, and took too long to abandon policy of let…
St. Louis, SLMPD agree to 7% pay raise for officers
The negotiations were voted on and approved by the St. Louis Police Officers' Association (SLPOA). St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says raising pay has proven to be effective when it comes to boosting recruitment.
Missouri Senate hears renewed effort to put St. Louis police under state control
In a matter of public safety, Missouri lawmakers don't believe St. Louis can do the job itself. That's why there's a renewed push for state control of city police.
St. Louis mayor announces police raises, and cuts to officer counts
St. Louis' mayor and police chief announced 7% across-the-board raises for city police officers. But to do it, they cut 124 empty officer positions.
St. Louis, police union agree to 7% raise
The city of St. Louis police department said Tuesday that it and the officers' union had reached an agreement for 7% raises for police officers and sergeants, but also slashed the number of budgeted officers from 1,
St. Louis homeless advocacy group admits it shared false information about unhoused person freezing to death
ST. LOUIS — An unfounded claim about a homeless person freezing to death in St. Louis recently was shared by numerous people ...
Police officers lose licenses after their own department sees their bodycam
Two former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers were caught by their own department ignoring their call of duty.
St. Louis Cops Refused to Help Dying Man Because Shift Was Ending: Bodycam Footage
The officers are no longer employed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Reported bodycam footage captured the ...
Two men found in south St. Louis building, police investigating
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officials responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. after two men were found dead inside of a building on the 4600 block of South 38th Street, near Taft ...
Family, police still looking for man who disappeared two months ago
The family of a St. Louis man who went missing two months ago is asking for the public’s help to find their loved one.
Funding ends for extra downtown St. Louis police patrols. Department vows to continue.
The St. Louis Police Foundation is controlled by a group of some of the wealthiest businesspeople in the St. Louis region.