ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ police chief is calling the city’s judges too lenient with defendants in alleged gun crimes, insisting those on the bench “are accountable to virtually no one.” Chief Sam Dotson offered that criticism in his official blog in a posting Monday titled “A Sane Rant for a Crazy System: Part…
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A man sought in the fatal shooting of a woman during a carjacking in which the suspects threw an infant from the vehicle has been shot and killed by police in Illinois. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Mark Doiron says the 21-year-old man was killed by federal marshals and a…
( KTRS ) Police say the two young brothers of an 8-month-old boy shot to death by a suspect identified as his father have been found safe. Authorities report that both boys were located late Tuesday afternoon. Details about how or where they were found have not been released. Police are continuing to search for…
( KTRS ) Police report that 1 suspect wanted in connection with the death of Brandi Hill is in custody. On Tuesday morning, a 19-year old black male from Belleville, Illinois turned himself to St. Louis Metropolitan police. He has been identified as “Suspect #2” as shown in the YouTube video released of the suspects.…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A former suburban St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to probation for stealing items from a car that investigators had set up as a decoy as part of a sting operation. A St. Charles County judge on Monday suspended prison sentences for 40-year-old Matthew Howze, though he must serve…
( KTRS /KTVI) Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal fire that claimed the lives of two parents and their 11-month-old daughter. The family was found dead after a fire early Sunday morning in north St. Louis. The fire broke out around 4:40am Sunday morning in the 4000 block of Elmbank. Firefighters report that the house…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri cities, counties and law enforcement agencies couldn’t require police officers to write a certain number of traffic tickets under legislation nearing a final vote. Senators voted 31-1 Thursday to pass the legislation, which would ban traffic-ticket quotas. It needs another vote in the House to head to Gov. Jay…
( KTRS ) Authorities in North County are investigating after a man was found dead. Ferguson Police responded to a call of an unresponsive man in the 40 block of Lee Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the man dead inside his residence. The victim has been identified as 58 yr old Joseph Reise. The Ferguson…
( KTRS ) The Ferguson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing child. Authorities report that 10 yr old Caidyn Robinson hasn’t been seen since leaving a house on Ward Drive, in north county, around 3:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. Caidyn is African-American, 5’3, weighing about 95 and was last…
( KTRS ) The manhunt continues for a suspect accused of shooting a police officer in Central Illinois. The Illinois State Police reports that Dracy “Clint” Pendleton was last seen Monday morning, wearing a black shirt, camouflage pants, and boots. He has reportedly shaved his beard and trimmed his hair. Authorities say that Pendleton has…