/tags/crime Crime en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:31:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/missouri-house-passes-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police-department The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:31:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/missouri-house-passes-state-takeover-of-st-louis-police-department Sarah Kellogg /law-order/2025-02-20/homicides-in-east-st-louis-fell-again-in-2024-illinois-state-police-say In 2024, the Metro East city recorded 20 homicides. At the most recent peak in 2017, that same figure stood at 37. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:15:44 GMT /law-order/2025-02-20/homicides-in-east-st-louis-fell-again-in-2024-illinois-state-police-say Will Bauer /law-order/2025-01-15/crime-st-louis-down-15-percent-technology-local-initiatives St. Louis had its lowest number of homicides last year since 2013, and overall crime is down 15% since 2023. Officials say the department’s use of technology is helping get people who commit crimes off the streets. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-01-15/crime-st-louis-down-15-percent-technology-local-initiatives Andrea Y. Henderson /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Dana Howard, a state champion at East St. Louis High School and an All-American linebacker at the University of Illinois before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and playing for the St. Louis Rams, was named in the indictment along with two others. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Carolyn P. Smith /news-briefs/2024-10-01/st-louis-officials-trumpet-success-at-first-quarterly-crime-briefing Homicide numbers continue to drop after a near-record high in 2020. Shootings and burglaries are up slightly in 2024 compared to the same time last year. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:31:52 GMT /news-briefs/2024-10-01/st-louis-officials-trumpet-success-at-first-quarterly-crime-briefing Rachel Lippmann /economy-business/2024-09-10/metrolink-rolls-out-security-upgrades-at-east-st-louis-station The stop at Emerson Park in East St. Louis marked the first of MetroLink’s “secure platforms” — a $52 million upgrade for stations that will include turnstiles, gates, fencing and checking tickets. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-10/metrolink-rolls-out-security-upgrades-at-east-st-louis-station Will Bauer /law-order/2024-08-29/east-st-louis-official-used-library-funds-new-tires-cash-advances-feds-allege The former director of the East St. Louis Public Library was indicted in federal court on five counts of wire fraud and embezzlement. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-08-29/east-st-louis-official-used-library-funds-new-tires-cash-advances-feds-allege Carolyn P. Smith /culture-history/2024-08-18/a-missouri-woman-is-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-steal-elvis-graceland-property Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis. Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:46:35 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-18/a-missouri-woman-is-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-steal-elvis-graceland-property Alana Wise /law-order/2024-06-20/missouri-corrections-transparency-accountability Jefferson City Correctional Center’s warden was replaced last week without explanation following the investigation of an inmate’s death, causing activists to call for answers. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:08:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-20/missouri-corrections-transparency-accountability Madison Holcomb /law-order/2024-04-16/belleville-and-swansea-police-to-help-beef-up-security-at-metrolink-stations The families of shooting victims criticized MetroLink security in 2019 and again in 2023 because no police were patrolling the Metro East stations at the time the crimes occurred. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-04-16/belleville-and-swansea-police-to-help-beef-up-security-at-metrolink-stations Lexi Cortes