Threat to Affton school didn’t happen, police say
December 27, 2018
Before the Affton School District got out for winter break last week, parents made social-media posts alleging a middle-school student was overheard making a threatening comment to another student on a bus. But the St. Louis County Police Department says it didn’t happen. “St. Louis County Police h...
Police: Cuts to police endanger safety; council says they need to be made
December 27, 2018
By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Much of the debate around the County Council’s budget cuts has centered around the council’s subtraction of $4.8 million from the budget of the St. Louis County Police Department, which county police Chief Jon Belmar believes will cu...
Mold temporarily relocates Affton precinct
December 21, 2018
The Affton Southwest Precinct, as seen when residents decorated the patrol car of fallen Officer Blake Snyder after he was killed in the line of duty in October 2016. Due to possible mold, the Affton Southwest Precinct has moved “for the foreseeable future” to a shopping plaza in Crestwood. The agi...
Green Park officers watching for prostitution
December 6, 2018
The St. Louis County Police Department and the city of Green Park have received tips about possible prostitution at Mobil On the Run at 5840 S. Lindbergh Blvd. and McDonald’s at 5904 S. Lindbergh Blvd. At the Nov. 19 Green Park Board of Aldermen meeting, the city’s two St. Louis County police off...
Police union speaks out against Belmar after chief fires officers for ‘misleading’ bureau
December 6, 2018
By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Police Department’s union is speaking out against Chief Jon Belmar after he fired two police officers he said gave misleading statements to superiors over their involvement in a north county chase that ended in a fatal cr...
Gravois crash in front of firehouse sends two drivers to hospital
November 15, 2018
A man went to the hospital with critical injuries after a two-car crash outside the Affton Fire Protection District headquarters shut down Gravois Road during rush hour Wednesday night. Two cars going opposite directions crashed on Gravois Road around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, directly in front of the AFPD h...
Oakville High fight makes national news after students arrested, principal injured
November 2, 2018
By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Viral video of a fight at Oakville High School made national news this week, as three students were arrested after a fight broke out that also injured an administrator trying to break it up. At roughly 7:10 a.m. Monday, before classes beg...
Part of Gravois to be renamed for Snyder
October 25, 2018
Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, will host a reception this weekend to officially reveal the signs designating parts of Gravois Road and Highway 30 “Officer Blake Snyder Memorial Highway.” The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Affton Fire Protection District headquarter...
Kiwanis Club honors Officer Schroeder
August 12, 2018
Officer Dan Schroeder, above middle, is honored by the Kiwanis Club South County. The Kiwanis Club of South County honored Officer Dan Schroeder of the Affton Southwest Precinct of the St. Louis County Police Department as its “Officer of the Quarter.” “Officer Schroeder’s accomplishments are far too n...
Man found stabbed to death near Shrewsbury Walmart
July 17, 2018
Two persons of interest were taken into custody Tuesday after a man was found stabbed to death Monday near the Shrewsbury Walmart in what appears to be a possible homicide. Police said they found the victim, a man about 33 years old already dead with multiple stab wounds, around 9:20 p.m. Monday in a wo...
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