St. Louis County Police Department

Although a shortage of patrol officers makes the more frequent days off harder to schedule, 70% of officers said they liked the longer shifts.

The overall number of times St. Louis County Police have listed someone as wanted has decreased by 30% since last year.

Police continue to file “wanteds” to trigger arrests without a warrant in the St. Louis region.

Two people died during severe storms over the weekend. In both cases, it’s not clear how long it took for dispatchers to be able to answer calls.

The MakeWay app sends out a notification whenever there’s an emergency vehicle nearby with the goal of giving drivers more time to move over or stop.

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.