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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South County Election Results 2022: Incumbents come out on top

South County Election Results 2022: Incumbents come out on top

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 9, 2022

Editor's note: This is a developing article. Continue to check callnewspapers.com for the latest Nov. 8 election news.  From state to local contests in Missouri, St. Louis County and South County, several...

Bell visits Green Park aldermen to highlight office’s efforts to curb crime

Bell visits Green Park aldermen to highlight office’s efforts to curb crime

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 31, 2022

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell stopped by the Green Park Board of Aldermen meeting Aug. 16 to highlight some of his office’s prosecution strategies. Crime and crime-prevention has...

Bell will appear at crime prevention town hall with Murphy, ODonnell

Bell will appear at crime prevention town hall with Murphy, O’Donnell

October 11, 2021

South County representatives are hosting a town hall Oct. 30 to address car, home and garage break-ins in the community. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. at Bernard Middle School, 1054 Forder Road,...

Burglary, theft warrants issued for alleged south St. Louis County car thief

Burglary, theft warrants issued for alleged south St. Louis County car thief

October 8, 2021

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges Thursday against an East St. Louis man for a series of burglaries in south St. Louis County.  Warrants were issued Oct. 7 for...

Wesley Bell is sworn in as the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney by Judge George W. Draper III i January 2019, after defeating former Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch in an historic upset. Bell is the first Black prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County in its history.

Prosecutors try to keep people out of pandemic-clogged courts through diversion programs

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 7, 2021

When Julia Fogelberg was a public defender in St. Louis County, she saw how the criminal justice system could often do more harm than good. Now working on the prosecutor side, she’s grateful that...

Christopher Gage, left, and Matthew Schanz, right.

Two Velda City police officers indicted by grand jury for assault, armed criminal action

September 6, 2020

A grand jury indicted two Velda City police officers last week on charges of assault and armed criminal action for shooting a man during a traffic stop in February, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney...

County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell discusses the charge of first-degree murder in the killing of police Officer Michael Langsdorf Monday, June 24, 2019.

Bell talks decriminalization, police shootings

October 17, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com To see a related article about Bell's appearance at the town hall, click here. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell’s new...

Wesley Bell, center, takes questions from reporters after being sworn in as St. Louis County Prosecutor on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Bell has already faced criticism for the decisions he made his first few days in office.

Bell outlines reforms at Oakville town hall

October 16, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com To read a related article about Bell at the town hall, click here. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell hasn’t yet reached...

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, left, and police Chief Jon Belmar speak at a press conference after the February 2019 trial of Trenton Forster, who was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Officer Blake Snyder. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

After 40 years, St. Louis County Crime Commission starts meeting again Thursday

September 18, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County officials are trying to come up with ways to combat the county crime problem — including a wave of killings of children...

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell takes questions from reporters following the swearing-in ceremonies on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Bell was formally sworn into office at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1 prior to Tuesdays ceremonies. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Prosecuting attorney will not bring criminal charges in death of inmates

May 23, 2019

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell takes questions from reporters following the swearing-in ceremonies on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Bell was formally sworn into office at 12:01 a.m. on Jan....

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