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Threat Against Gov. Nixon "Not Credible," Says Mo. Hwy. Patrol

Marshall Griffin — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:11:09 +0000

A rumored threat made against Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) has turned out to be false, according to the State Highway Patrol.

It centered on alleged comments in which someone was quoted as saying they wanted to hire someone to kill the governor. MSHP Captain Tim Hull says they wrapped up their investigation this afternoon.

“Information was gathered by (the) Springfield Police Department of a possible threat

Centreville Asst. Police Chief Indicted

Bill Raack and The Associated Press — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:24:20 +0000

Corey Allen, the assistant police chief in the small Metro East community of Centreville, has been indicted by a grand jury for making false statements to federal agents.

U.S. Attorney Stephen Wigginton says a federal grand jury found that Allen, 31, lied when he told investigators that he had not sold a gun to a convicted felon. The indictment alleges that Allen sold the felon, who has not been named, the gun in May, 2012.

Want To Tape On-Duty Police in Illinois? Supreme Court Gives Go-Ahead

The Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:08:11 +0000

The Supreme Court has rejected an Illinois prosecutor's plea to allow enforcement of a law aimed at stopping people from recording police officers on the job.

The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state's anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people who tape law enforcement officers. The law sets out a maximum prison term of 15 years.

Work Begins On New Crime Lab In St. Louis County

Tim Lloyd — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:52:33 +0000

St. Louis County started construction on a new crime lab this afternoon and police say the facility will speed up processing time.

Department spokesman, Randy Vaughn, says the extra space will also give them the room they need for additional technicians to help take on a backlog of evidence.

East St. Louis police officer sentenced

The Associated Press — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:14:40 +0000

A former East St. Louis police officer who stole a Rolex watch planted by federal agents as a test has been sentenced to 66 days in prison.

Larry Greenlee, of Belleville, pleaded guilty in May to stealing the watch, which agents planted as part of an integrity test. Greenlee came across the Rolex, encircled with diamonds, in what he thought was a stolen car, which agents had bugged with recording devices.

The sentence was announced Friday by the U.S. Attorney's Office in southern Illinois.