Kendall Perry /tags/kendall-perry Kendall Perry en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:00:36 GMT New body cameras worn by East St. Louis police will help officers and citizens, chief says /law-order/2023-10-18/new-body-cameras-worn-by-east-st-louis-police-will-help-officers-and-citizens-chief-says Under Illinois law, all police agencies will be required to begin wearing body cameras by the start of 2025. East St. Louis got its first body cameras in September. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:00:36 GMT /law-order/2023-10-18/new-body-cameras-worn-by-east-st-louis-police-will-help-officers-and-citizens-chief-says Carolyn P. Smith East St. Louis gets a new police chief after Mayor Charles Powell III takes office /law-order/2023-05-24/east-st-louis-gets-a-new-police-chief-after-mayor-charles-powell-iii-takes-office Kendall Perry was rehired as chief after the new mayor, Charles Powell III, took office. Depending on who you ask, Perry either abruptly retired or was among the four city staff members fired in January for reasons they say were political. Wed, 24 May 2023 15:45:56 GMT /law-order/2023-05-24/east-st-louis-gets-a-new-police-chief-after-mayor-charles-powell-iii-takes-office Carolyn P. Smith Were East St. Louis city employees fired for cause, or for politics? Depends who you ask /government-politics-issues/2023-03-02/were-east-st-louis-city-employees-fired-for-cause-or-for-politics-depends-who-you-ask Former chief Kendall Perry left the police department last month. Now, the city has selected its former director of internal affairs as the next chief. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-03-02/were-east-st-louis-city-employees-fired-for-cause-or-for-politics-depends-who-you-ask Carolyn P. Smith Former police chief wasn’t fired, East St. Louis mayor says. He ‘effectively retired’ /law-order/2023-01-27/former-police-chief-wasnt-fired-east-st-louis-mayor-says-he-effectively-retired Earlier this week, former Police Chief Kendall Perry told the Belleville News-Democrat he'd been fired. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:19:33 GMT /law-order/2023-01-27/former-police-chief-wasnt-fired-east-st-louis-mayor-says-he-effectively-retired Carolyn P. Smith 300 southern Illinoisans forced to get rid of guns as part of red flag law enforcement /law-order/2022-08-24/300-southern-illinoisans-forced-to-get-rid-of-guns-as-part-of-red-flag-law-enforcement A six-week enforcement action over the summer led to 300 southern Illinois residents who were ineligible to own a gun to surrender their Firearm Owner Identification card and get rid of their gun. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:17:54 GMT /law-order/2022-08-24/300-southern-illinoisans-forced-to-get-rid-of-guns-as-part-of-red-flag-law-enforcement Jonathan Ahl Illinois State Police Introduces New Unit Designed To Reduce Crime In East St. Louis /government-politics-issues/2020-12-24/illinois-state-police-introduces-new-unit-designed-to-reduce-crime-in-east-st-louis Illinois State Police introduced a new effort to help alleviate violent crime in East St. Louis during a press conference Wednesday. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 20:00:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-12-24/illinois-state-police-introduces-new-unit-designed-to-reduce-crime-in-east-st-louis DeAsia Paige