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The families of shooting victims criticized MetroLink security in 2019 and again in 2023 because no police were patrolling the Metro East stations at the time the crimes occurred.
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Residents of Gravois Park have opposed a Washington, D.C., film company's plan to use drones to conduct surveillance in their neighborhood. The company’s owner said he'd use the footage to prevent crime. Residents turned to the City of St. Louis to stop the plan.
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Milestones include establishing the city’s first Office of Violence Prevention and hiring Police Chief Robert Tracy, whose one-year anniversary was marked on Tuesday.
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Homicides dropped by 21% between 2022 and 2023, and juvenile shootings were nearly cut in half last year. City leaders attribute the decline to various police efforts, but crime experts say there's more to consider — including COVID and national trends.
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Handing the microphone to individuals closest to the problem illuminates overlooked areas of safety that are often taken for granted or not considered in mainstream discussions, the study found.
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Gov. Mike Parson named Gabe Gore, a former federal prosecutor and Ferguson Commission member, to the post in May after the resignation of Kim Gardner.
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Homicides in the city of St. Louis have decreased 20% since last year, and juvenile shootings are down nearly 40% this year, according to Mayor Tishaura Jones' office.
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Six interagency law enforcement task forces, including the St. Clair County-based Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.
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Created in April 2021, the Cross-River Crime Task Force hoped to slow Missouri residents from driving to Madison County to commit crimes.
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Ehlmann is not running for a sixth term as St. Charles County executive in 2026. He's been involved in elected service as a state lawmaker, a judge and county executive since the late 1980s.