St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department /tags/st-louis-metropolitan-police-department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:50:50 GMT St. Louis judge upholds firing of former SLMPD officer /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:50:50 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer Rachel Lippmann Kehoe names transition director for return of St. Louis police to state control /news-briefs/2025-06-13/kehoe-names-transition-director-for-return-of-st-louis-police-to-state-control Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday named Derek Winters, an executive with an election technology company who also served on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, to lead the transition of the St. Louis police department to state control. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:58:38 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-13/kehoe-names-transition-director-for-return-of-st-louis-police-to-state-control Rachel Lippmann Victims trapped inside a collapsed St. Louis church say 911 calls went to nonemergency line /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls When a tornado struck Centennial Christian Church on May 16, three people were trapped inside under debris. Their emergency calls went unanswered. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls Marissanne Lewis-Thompson ArchCity Defenders launches legal challenge to state takeover of St. Louis police /law-order/2025-06-05/archcity-defenders-launches-legal-challenge-to-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police The lawsuit filed on behalf of two longtime police reform advocates says the takeover violates a ban on special laws and amounts to an unfunded mandate. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:05:00 GMT /law-order/2025-06-05/archcity-defenders-launches-legal-challenge-to-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police Rachel Lippmann St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer expresses 'concerns' about FEMA response /health-science-environment/2025-05-22/st-louis-mayor-cara-spencer-expresses-concerns-about-fema-response St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday expressed worries about when federal help could come to the parts of the city devastated by the destructive May 16 tornado. Fri, 23 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-22/st-louis-mayor-cara-spencer-expresses-concerns-about-fema-response Sarah Fentem Police: Homicides in St. Louis are the lowest they’ve been since 2005 /law-order/2025-04-02/police-homicides-in-st-louis-are-the-lowest-theyve-been-since-2005 The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that overall crime in the city is down by 28% from the first quarter of last year. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:00:07 GMT /law-order/2025-04-02/police-homicides-in-st-louis-are-the-lowest-theyve-been-since-2005 Lacretia Wimbley Missouri governor signs bill placing St. Louis police under state control /government-politics-issues/2025-03-26/missouri-governor-signs-bill-placing-st-louis-police-under-state-control The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will no longer be under the control of the mayor’s office and instead will be overseen by a governor-appointed board. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:27:31 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-03-26/missouri-governor-signs-bill-placing-st-louis-police-under-state-control Sarah Kellogg Two charged in connection with carjacking that left suspect, SLMPD officer injured /news-briefs/2025-03-18/two-charged-in-connection-with-carjacking-that-left-suspect-slmpd-officer-injured The injured officer had to have his leg partially amputated. The suspect remains in critical condition. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:17:32 GMT /news-briefs/2025-03-18/two-charged-in-connection-with-carjacking-that-left-suspect-slmpd-officer-injured Rachel Lippmann St. Louis police officer recovering after being hit by a car during an arrest /news-briefs/2025-03-17/st-louis-police-officer-recovering-after-being-hit-by-a-car-during-an-arrest The 31-year-old officer was arresting a suspect in a Metro East carjacking when they were both hit in the express lanes of Interstate 70. The suspect remained in critical condition as of Monday afternoon. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:49:10 GMT /news-briefs/2025-03-17/st-louis-police-officer-recovering-after-being-hit-by-a-car-during-an-arrest Rachel Lippmann Missouri Sen. Steve Roberts details St. Louis state police control compromise /podcast/politically-speaking/2025-03-12/missouri-sen-steve-roberts-details-st-louis-state-police-control-compromise The St. Louis Democrat also discussed some of his legislative priorities on an episode of © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ’s Politically Speaking podcast. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:26:56 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2025-03-12/missouri-sen-steve-roberts-details-st-louis-state-police-control-compromise Sarah Kellogg, Jason Rosenbaum