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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

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The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

Charter plan would create minimum police standards

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 10, 2019

Minimum police standards are one step closer to being enshrined in the St. Louis County Charter after the county Charter Commission voted last week to advance the county’s first police requirements. The...

St Louis County Police Chief Colonel Jon Belmar announces the newly instated Special Response Unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

St. Louis County Police Department’s accreditation agency wants to know what you think

November 15, 2019

The St. Louis County Police Department and its accreditation agency want to know what you think of the department. On Monday, November 18, 2019, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation...

North County Police Cooperative Assistant Chief Ron Martin speaks at a press conference in June.

Charter Commission is weighing minimum police standards for St. Louis County

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 6, 2019

The St. Louis County Charter Commission is exploring the idea of adding minimum police standards to the county Charter, but representatives of the county’s 52 municipal forces oppose the idea. Codifying...

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