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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2020

Louisville Mayor Fires LMPD Chief Steve Conrad Amid Civil Unrest

After four consecutive nights of protests, rioting, and civil unrest, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Monday announced that LMPD Chief Steve Conrad has been fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2017

Video: St. Louis Officer Accused of Posting Meme Calling BLM 'Domestic Terrorists'

The St. Louis Police Department (SLMPD) is investigating one of their own because of a Facebook meme that calls Black Lives Matter protesters "domestic terrorists." The meme also shows the wording "the Klan with a tan."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2017

St. Louis PD Researching Ways to Prevent Blue-on-Blue Shootings After June Incident

After an off-duty St. Louis police officer was wounded by “friendly fire” from a fellow officer looking for suspects after a stolen vehicle crashed late last month, the department is looking at whether more training might help.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2013

St. Louis Regains Control of PD From State

St. Louis has regained control of its police department from the state after Mayor Francis Slay signed an executive order Saturday he said was "too long in coming."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2012

St. Louis PD Assigns Officer to Animal Abuse Crimes

Officer Louis Naes, a nine-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department, has become the department's first animal abuse investigator and a member of the new Animal Abuse Task Force. It includes the circuit attorney's office, mayor's office, the health department, and Stray Rescue of St. Louis.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonAugust 29, 2011

St. Louis Police Enlist Armored Truck for Drug Surveillance

The St. Louis PD's new armored car once transported hard currency. Now, the Ninth Division commander will deploy it to deliver information.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2011

St. Louis Aims to Reclaim PD from State-Controlled Civil War Era

A Missouri bill that's on the verge of becoming law would give St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay oversight of a police department that's now controlled by a state commission set up during the Civil War.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2011

St. Louis Officer Pulled From Patrol After Filmed 'Beating'

The encounter occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day at a Shell gas station, after the subject told the officer to, "Shut Up." St. Louis PD's Officer Dustin Ries was off duty and providing security from a substation on the property.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2010

St. Louis County Chief Worried About Quality of Smaller, Local PDs

St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is troubled by the quality of police service provided by several of the small municipalities that dot the mid-county landscape.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2010

Black Officers Blast St. Louis PD With Racism Charges

The president of a black officers' group blasted the St. Louis Police Department on Monday, claiming it tolerates a culture of racism.

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