St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

The city sheriff’s department remains in possession of a second firearm.

St. Louis’ civilian-led oversight board was founded to investigate police. A letter from the city attorney has thrown the board’s future into doubt.

In addition to approving internal administrative matters, the board authorized a new three-year, $6 million contract for body-worn and in-car cameras. The bidding process for the contract is under scrutiny.

Police also obtained 60 firearms across the city over the long weekend, which marks a 60% increase from last year and a 160% increase compared with a normal Thursday through Sunday.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges.

Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday named Derek Winters, an executive with an election technology company who also served on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, to lead the transition of the St. Louis police department to state control.

When a tornado struck Centennial Christian Church on May 16, three people were trapped inside under debris. Their emergency calls went unanswered.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of two longtime police reform advocates says the takeover violates a ban on special laws and amounts to an unfunded mandate.

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday expressed worries about when federal help could come to the parts of the city devastated by the destructive May 16 tornado.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that overall crime in the city is down by 28% from the first quarter of last year.