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Video: Cleared Mo. Cop Returns to Duty

A Missouri police officer is returning to duty three years after she was accused of assaulting a senior citizen and put on unpaid leave. Oakview (Mo.) Police Officer Kimberly Whyley said she was "overcome with emotion that a traumatic event was finally coming to end for my family and I."

May 9, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Mo. County Sets Off-Duty Alcohol Policy

St. Louis County (Mo.) Police officers must have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 or less when driving a take-home patrol car under a new policy set by the county.

May 1, 2012

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Missouri Cop Struck During Traffic Stop

When the officer began questioning the suspect about a possible drug violation, the suspect accelerated backwards, knocking the officer to the ground. The officer fired a shot at the vehicle, striking it in a front tire.

April 4, 2012

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Mo. Trooper Expected To Fully Recover from Shooting

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who was struck by gunfire from a car-load of narcotics suspects returned fire, killing one and wounding a second suspect.

March 11, 2012

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No Bail for Police Online Bounty Suspect

The U.S. Attorney's Office in eastern Missouri has charged a Maplewood man in a murder-for-hire scheme after he posted a Craigslist ad offering $1 million bounties on local officers.

March 5, 2012

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Body of Missing Missouri Trooper Found

Searchers have discovered the body of a missing Missouri Highway Patrol trooper who was swept away by Missouri River flood waters last summer.

January 12, 2012

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Mo. County Exec Vetoes Higher Pay Hikes for Deputies

St. Charles County's (Mo.) executive has vetoed extra pay raises for veteran sheriff's deputies, saying they shouldn't be treated differently from other county workers.

December 28, 2011

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Mo. Cop Fired Over Excessive Force Fights for Job

While Chief Ken Burton didn't name the officer, Officer Rob Sanders issued a statement later saying he had been cleared by an internal probe and would fight the firing via an appeals process.

September 21, 2011

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St. Louis Police Recapture Jail Escapee Who Made Own Nunchucks

Pollard had escaped Friday after fighting off more than a dozen correctional officers with nunchucks.

September 18, 2011

Vehicles

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.

August 28, 2011

Patrol

Missouri Trooper, K-9 Swept Away by Flood Waters

Trooper Frederick Guthrie, 46, likely drowned Monday afternoon in Holt County. His patrol vehicle was found at the junction of Missouri 118 and Missouri 111. His K-9, Reed, has not been located.

August 1, 2011

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Missouri Sheriff Fires Deputy Running Against Him

A St. Louis (Mo.) Sheriff's deputy was fired, after Sheriff James Murphy saw a business card identifying him as a candidate for the city sheriff's agency. Deputy Vernon Betts received a letter dated July 6 stating that Betts was fired for violating a procedural order.

July 27, 2011