by Alisa Nelson | Aug 22, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s two largest and most violent cities are working to find loopholes in the state’s relaxed gun laws. According to the St. Louis Police Department’s homicide report, the city has had 103 reported homicides this year. In Kansas City, the police department there...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 28, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The widow of a fallen retired St. Louis police captain spoke during Thursday night’s Republican National Convention. David Dorn was killed by looters in the midst of riots in June. Ann Dorn says her husband was checking on a security alarm in the middle of the night...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 7, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
A 24-year-old St. Louis man is accused of first-degree murder in last Tuesday’s killing of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn. Stephan Cannon is being held without bond. Dorn, 77, was killed while protecting his friend’s pawn shop during a break-in. The St....
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 3, 2020 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
State Representative Ron Hicks, R-Dardenne Prairie, is proposing to let St. Louis police officers live outside the city limits. House Bill 1604 would let the officers reside within a one-hour response time. The police department has about 150 to 200 police officer job...
by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) says law enforcement agencies across the state are having a difficult time finding enough officers. The governor spoke Friday afternoon at the Statehouse in Jefferson City, telling Capitol reporters it’s a dangerous job....