St. Louis County Police Department

The St. Louis County Police Department began having an intelligent voice assistant answer non-emergency calls last month. Officials in the communications bureau say nonemergency call volumes for dispatchers have dropped about 60% since then.

The switch to 12-hour shifts was a recommendation of the Teneo Group. The change gives officers more time off and is easier for the department to staff.

A federal court recently said detaining people without a warrant is fraught with constitutional risk. Why do police in St. Louis County keep doing it?

Initial work on the new building in south St. Louis County began more than three years ago, but the pandemic and politics delayed construction.

Construction of the buildings could start as early as Friday. Officers assigned to the Affton Southwest and North County precincts currently work out of retrofitted spaces rented by the county.

Forward Through Ferguson has released its preliminary report examining St. Louis County’s 911 system. The nonprofit found that nearly 80% of 911 calls were for noncriminal incidents, including medical ones.

Kenneth Gregory, a 42-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police Department, is its first Black chief.

Kenneth Gregory has been with the department for 42 years. He was named acting chief in July after the retirement of Mary Barton.

Both St. Louis and St. Louis County are looking for new police leadership, but very little is known about the process, or possible candidates.

A dispatcher explains how the new county law will help 911 dispatchers to lobby for better pay, benefits, training, mental health services and more.