ST. LOUIS (AP) — Voters in St. Louis will soon be asked to weigh in on a half-cent sales tax increase that would be used to give officers a raise. The timing of the Nov. 7 special election could make the vote’s passage a challenge as St. Louis police face criticism and lawsuits over its…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters asking a federal judge to regulate St. Louis police conduct have described being beaten and pepper-sprayed during recent demonstrations, but police defended their efforts to disperse sometimes unruly crowds. At issue is a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed over what it calls “unlawful and unconstitutional…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis aldermen on Friday called on the interim police chief to defend the department’s handling of protests in the wake of criticism that has included a lawsuit and calls for an independent investigation. The Board of Aldermen approved a resolution to have interim Chief Lawrence O’Toole appear before the Public…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis police detective remains hospitalized in stable condition after being shot overnight in south St. Louis. Investigators say the 54-year-old officer was with other detectives on a stolen car investigation when someone opened fire near Jefferson and Cherokee around 1:30 a.m. The officer was hit in the shoulder. There’s no…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis aldermen are considering a bill that would limit police respond to protests. Police have drawn criticism for using chemical agents and dispersing crowds in demonstrations since mid-September, when a judge acquitted white former police officer Jason Stockley in the 2011 shooting death of black drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith. Alderwoman Megan…
ST. CHARLES (KTRS) In St. Charles, a toddler has been returned safely to his mother after a brief disappearance involving the boy’s father. Authorities say they’ve taken the father into custody. Authorities say Anthony Irvin-the Third, who is in his 20’s, called the mother of the toddler, Anthony M. Irvin, around 4 o-clock this morning to…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis protest leaders say last week’s the arrest of a clergyman who was subdued with pepper spray is the latest incident in which police have been responsible for “unnecessary and dangerous violence” against demonstrators. The Reverend Clayton Stancil of the Wayman AME Church says protesters pledge that law-abiding but disruptive demonstrations will…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) For the second time in about a week, the ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis over police actions. The suit, which also names St. Clair County, Illinois, as a plaintiff, involves an incident two years ago in the Fountain park Neighborhood. The ACLU is suing over…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis circuit judge has ruled former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley, who is white, is not guilty in the shooting death of African-American motorist Anthony Lamar Smith following a police chase in 2011. In his decision, Judge Timothy Wilson determined the state had not met its burden of proof…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A ruling in the murder case against former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley has yet to be handed down, but a local law enforcement group believes he should be found guilty. The Ethical Society of Police represents African-American police officers on the St. Louis force. In a video, a former board member…