/tags/florissant-police-department Florissant Police Department en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:13:41 GMT /2020-07-25/people-like-me-black-citizen-journalists-fill-trust-gap-in-st-louis-media-landscape If you’ve followed the scores of Black Lives Matter protests that have filled St. Louis-area streets for nearly two months, you’ve likely seen their work in your social media feeds.Citizen journalists have livestreamed or live-tweeted nearly every demonstration following the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville this spring. Most have no formal journalism training and no newsroom team or subscriber base supporting them. But many people in the region’s Black community consider them credible news sources. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:13:41 GMT /2020-07-25/people-like-me-black-citizen-journalists-fill-trust-gap-in-st-louis-media-landscape Kayla Drake /politics-issues/2020-07-07/florissant-police-use-pepper-spray-batons-in-arrest-of-17-protesters Updated at 10:30 a.m. July 7 with a video released by Florissant PoliceFlorissant police arrested 17 demonstrators Sunday night outside their headquarters… Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:30:17 GMT /politics-issues/2020-07-07/florissant-police-use-pepper-spray-batons-in-arrest-of-17-protesters Shahla Farzan, Brian Heffernan, Kayla Drake /economy-innovation/2020-06-24/two-florissant-police-officers-wont-be-charged-after-a-detective-hit-a-man-with-his-car Updated at 5:30 p.m. with no charges against other officersThe St. Charles County prosecutor will not charge two Florissant police officers who were with… Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:30:37 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-06-24/two-florissant-police-officers-wont-be-charged-after-a-detective-hit-a-man-with-his-car Corinne Ruff, Jason Rosenbaum /politics-issues/2020-06-22/protesters-in-florissant-vow-to-keep-coming-back-after-a-weekend-of-conflict-with-police Protesters angry at police use of force returned to Florissant on Sunday to again call for change and insist that they will not rest until police officers… Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:09:49 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-22/protesters-in-florissant-vow-to-keep-coming-back-after-a-weekend-of-conflict-with-police Lara Hamdan /politics-issues/2020-06-21/protesters-florissant-police-have-another-tense-night Protesters against police brutality again took to the streets near the Florissant Police Department on Saturday, as tensions again flared between… Sun, 21 Jun 2020 05:29:27 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-21/protesters-florissant-police-have-another-tense-night David Cazares, Jonathan Ahl /politics-issues/2020-06-17/fired-florissant-police-officer-charged-with-first-degree-assault A now-fired Florissant police officer has been charged with first-degree assault after officials said he drove his unmarked police vehicle into a man… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:38:25 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-17/fired-florissant-police-officer-charged-with-first-degree-assault Chad Davis /politics-issues/2020-06-16/fired-florissant-officer-seen-in-new-video-hitting-man-with-unmarked-suv A second video showing a now-fired Florissant police officer hitting a man with an unmarked police vehicle was released Tuesday by the lawyers… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:29:09 GMT /politics-issues/2020-06-16/fired-florissant-officer-seen-in-new-video-hitting-man-with-unmarked-suv Christine Byers & Sam Clancy | 5 On Your Side