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March 15, 2007The Big Bloody: Maggie O'Brien's Bartender Killed in Violent Night That Leaves Three Dead
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports this morning that three people died from gunshot wounds in the city last night. Two of the deaths -- involving the murder of a downtown St. Louis bartender -- may be related. Police say that around 11:45 p.m. last night a white male bartender in his early 30s was shot during a robbery attempt at Maggie O'Brien's, at 20th & Market streets (just a block up the street from the scene of a grisly, triple homicide last month.)View Larger MapThe
June 2, 2009The Sad Saga of Aimie Mokwa Continues
July 19, 2007Dirty Little Secrets Redux
July 20, 2007New St. Louis Public Safety Director: Race Matters
September 10, 2007SLU Police Don't Need to Get Fit After All
October 19, 2007The St. Louis Police Department's World Series Tickets Scandal -- It's Back!
February 28, 2008Press Release of the Day: City of St. Louis Offers Discounts on The Club and License Plate Covers
March 24, 2008The St. Louis Police Department's World Series Tickets Scandal -- It's Back!
February 28, 2008Clayton High School Students Involved in St. Louis Shooting
Editor's Note: This story has been updated. Read the updated post here.The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting involving students from Clayton High School. Word of the shooting last week fueled chatter among and faculty and spurred phone calls to the school from worried parents, prompting principal Louise Losos to fire off an all-school voicemail through the school's automated information system on Saturday morning.
November 24, 2008Police Say Grandson of Former St. Louis Mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes Wounded in Drug Deal Involving Clayton High School Students
Connor Cervantes, a grandson of former St. Louis mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes, was shot during an alleged drug transaction on Monday, November 17, according to a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department incident report. Police say a fifteen-year-old suspect was taken into custody three days after the shooting and that a second suspect remains at large. The account that follows is based on the police incident report, a summary of the incident released by the police department and details confirm
December 5, 2008Police Chief's Blog: "The Solution is Not More Guns"
Add Dan Isom to the rolls of public-officials-who-blog. The new chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department launched his blog on October 6, the day, as he puts it, that he landed his dream job. He's posted sporadically since then: doling out congratulations to promoted officers and extending condolences to the family of a murdered University City police officer. And this week, Isom put up the weightiest piece so far. It's a response to Alderman Quincy Troupe's call to arms. The title
December 4, 2008Keep Your Shirt On or Mardi Gras Inc. Will Fine You
Hoping to glimpse a nip slip or three at the Lumière Place Grand Parade on February 21 in Soulard? Each instance of such titillation, if spied by officials, will cost the offending float a $100 fine, levied by Soulard Mardi Gras organizer Mardi Gras Inc. "Lewd behavior/Nudity" is one of thirteen violations codified not by the city of St. Louis, but by Mardi Gras Inc. Above is an excerpt from the Mardis Gras Inc. parade application.
February 13, 2009St. Louis: Nation's Second Deadliest City in '08
flickr.com/photos/poohbahThe FBI came out with its 2008 crime statistics this week. And when it comes to murder rates, our fair city has a dubious distinction. St. Louis ranked second per capita last year in the number of homicides committed in the city, with 47 slayings per 100,000 people. Leading the ranking was New Orleans, which recorded 64 murders per 100,000 people last year. Yesterday the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department issued a release noting that homicides in the city as o
June 3, 2009Mardi Gras Arrests and Charges: The Official Count
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department just released its final numbers from Saturday's Mardi Gras celebration in Soulard. The police, City Excise Division and State Liquor Control issued a total of 116 charges against individuals. Officials say the number of arrests this year were comparable to previous Mardi Gras' in St. Louis.David WalthallA Soulard flasher caught on film.Curiously, not one person was cited for indecent exposure this year despite the rampant public nudity at Mardi Gras.
February 23, 2009Wednesday, March 18: Morning's Newz
A man in southwestern Illinois is blaming the sleeping pill Ambien for a recent brush with the law. The man says he took the drug and the next thing he remembered was waking up in a jail cell where police charged him with attempting to break into a home and resisting arrest. The man aptly calls his situation a "nightmare." Crime victims in St. Charles County believe they've found on eBay the man responsible for stealing their boat propellers. I guess there really is a black market for anything.
March 18, 2009We Dreams of Aimie: Unreal helps eliminate auto theft
February 25, 2009Keep Your Shirt On: For krewes that flash during the Mardi Gras parade, there's a price to be paid — to Mardi Gras Inc.
February 18, 2009Ho, Ho, Hanukkah: The Unreal holiday remix!
December 24, 2008Shot in the Arms: Police say the grandson of former St. Louis mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes was wounded in a drug deal involving Clayton High School students
December 10, 2008Downtown St. Louis residents to the Dolce' nightclub: Shut the hell up!
April 30, 2008Parade Charade
The search for the real reason for moving the Annie Malone Parade
March 15, 2006Golden Showers
August 29, 2007Arms Race
August 15, 2007Joe gains another admirer: Kinloch's sergeant of police.
December 6, 2006The Heat Is On
August 23, 2006Battle Lines
August 23, 2006Fish Sick
Unreal always cleans our plate, but now we're a little nervous about fish. Oh, and hot dogs. Plus -- the cops don't like it when you fake a carjacking. Who knew?
April 26, 2006A Cherry on Top
VIP motorcades are no big deal -- they're just illegal
April 5, 2006Unreal News Challenge 2005!
Time again to take the year-end quiz
December 28, 2005Glass Act
Purloined stained glass goes back to its rightful owners, thanks to an antique peddler's conscience
August 3, 2005Everybody's Doing It
Unreal plays fair with an all-inclusive sex survey and celebrates the St. Louis Centre skybridge's dramatic relocation to the Loop
July 13, 2005Ain't No Sunshine
When is a public record not a public record? Ask St. Louis police.
May 4, 2005Dirty Little Secrets
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department keeps a tight lid on internal affairs. Even if it means breaking the law.
February 11, 2004Deadly Dilemma
September 18, 2002Officers Survive Close Call as Man Fires Shot Through Windshield of Police Cruiser
Two St. Louis police officers are lucky to be alive following a chase early Wednesday morning though the Tower Grove South Neighborhood. Police report seeing a stolen vehicle driving erratically, and later running a red light at approximately 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The car later turned the wrong way down a one-way stretch of McDonald Avenue and crashed into a four-family flat at the intersection of Gustine and McDonald avenues. View Larger Map
May 8, 2009Man Charged in Shooting Into Cop Cruiser, Injuring Officer
Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentHarold Lee FordHarold Lee Ford, 43, of the 10600 block of Foxlair Drive in north St. Louis County was charged with five felonies from an incident this week in the Tower Grove South Neighborhood.Ford was allegedly driving erratically in a stolen car early Wednesday morning when police began to to pursue him. Ford later entered the wrong direction of a one-way street and crashed his vehicle. When the police arrived on the scene, Lee allegedly fired sh
May 8, 2009The Big Bloody: Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Roommate
Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentSteven WhitmorePolice have identified the man charged in the stabbing death of his roommate Friday night in south St. Louis as Steven Whitmore, 45. Whitmore and Thomas Owens, 44, were in an argument in their home in the 7400 block of S. Broadway on May 8 at approximately 7 p.m. when Whitmore stabbed Owens multiple times. Owens died on the scene. The circuit attorney's office has issued warrants for first-degree murder and armed criminal action again
May 11, 2009St. Louis Rapper Huey May Have Been Target of Downtown Drive-By That Left Three Dead
http://myplay.com/artists/hueyA concert at the Pageant this past Sunday night featured performances by virtually every nationally known hip-hop artist from St. Louis, including local legend Nelly and his crew the St. Lunatics. But as the near-sellout crowd filed into the Delmar Loop venue, they were informed that 21-year-old St. Louis rapper Huey, best known for his 2007 hit single "Pop, Lock & Drop It" had been scratched from the line-up at the last minute. According to the concert's prom
May 20, 2009Shots Ring Out on Cherokee: Part I
Editor's note: the author happened to be present when this incident occurred. St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentLedarius D. Williams, 17The two shots cracked open the Sunday air just after 12:30 p.m. Within seconds, squad cars were funnelling in, 17-year-old Ledarius D. Williams lay face-down on the pavement, and the blue-shirted police officers who'd just wounded him were joined by others, all swarming the northeast corner of Cherokee Street and Texas Avenue. Ah yes, from the same interse
May 27, 2009We investigate a possible connection between rapper Huey and a drive-by, then scan the always-enlightening comments at STLtoday
May 27, 2009Mokwa Escapes Indictment as Former Cop, Manager of Towing Firm Charged with Fraud
Gregory P. Shepard, a former St. Louis police officer, was indicted on charges of fraud and bribery yesterday involving his operation of the S & H Parking Systems that toppled the administration of former police Chief Joe Mokwa.S&H headquarters at N. 10th and O'Fallon streets just north of downtown.Shepard served as the general operations manager for S&H Parking Systems and its affiliated businesses, located at 1325 North 10th Street, St. Louis. S & H Parking Systems is aff
June 26, 2009St. Louis Homicides Down 30 Percent for First Six Months of '09; Teen Murders On Pace for Lesser Declines
As of today (July 1) the year is half over. And according to numbers provided by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, homicides are down nearly 30 percent compared to 2008. As of Monday (June 29), the police reported 60 murders in the city in 2009 compared with 85 by mid-year 2008. Given that clip, St. Louis would end up with 120 homicides in 2009, down from the 167 killings that occurred in the city during an extremely violent 2008. (Last year's homicides were the most the city h
July 1, 2009St. Louis Police Dismantle North City Drug Ring; 15 Members of Gang Indicted
The U.S. Attorney's Office and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department today announced the indictment and arrest of 15 area people charged with operating a major cocaine operation in St. Louis. The investigation focused on gang-related drug activity in the Jeff Vander Lou area (see map below) of north St. Louis.View Jeff Vander Lou Neighborhood in a larger mapAccording to the U.S. Attorney, the plot encompassed distribution of more than five kilos of cocaine and 50 grams of crack cocaine. I
July 21, 2009Last Week's Most Popular Daily RFT Posts, July 20-26
G'morning! If you're just not ready to unclench the weekend from your grip, rewind with these highlights from last week on the Daily RFT, the top-ten most-read postsJoker Bites His Wife's Face, Tells Cops He's BatmanThomas Byrd of Granite City, Ass Clown of the Week nominee, was sentenced to 24 years in prison last week for this bizarre crime, but his explanation was the curious part."What's Chris Duncan Dry-Humping This Week?" ArchivesThis early feature of the news blog again came into populari
July 27, 2009Federal Grant of $8.6 Million Allows St. Louis Police to Save 50 Jobs
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department had been prepared to slash some 50 jobs Tuesday, when it received word that it would receive help from the federal COPS Hiring Recovery Plan. The department had asked for $18 million in federal assistance to bring its staffing level up to 1,400. Instead it was awarded $8.6 million for fiscal 2010 that will allow it to retain a department of 1,345 officers -- roughly the same number of cops it has employed in recent years. Budget cuts forced the po
July 29, 2009Münchausen, She Wrote: Mother Convicted of Killing Her Son and Poisoning Her Daughter Receives Pair of Life Sentences
St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Jack Garvey this morning sent Judy Pickens away for two life sentences in prison, to run consecutively. Garvey also sentenced Pickens to an additional 157 years, to run consecutively after the two life sentences. St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentJudy Pickens' booking photo upon her arrest for murder in February 2006Pickens (the subject of a recent Riverfront Times feature story, "Münchausen, She Wrote") was convicted of second-degree murder and five other
August 13, 2009St. Louis Police Get Dash Cams; Hilarious Videos Sure To Follow
Yesterday the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced it received a grant that would allow the agency to install mounted video cameras in some 20 patrol cars. The police hope the recordings will lead to more prosecutions and guilty pleas and allow its officers to refute bogus allegations made against them during arrests. Here at Daily RFT we're just hoping that the cameras will soon provide entertaining videos like these classic dash-cam recordings:
August 25, 2009Satisfaction with St. Louis Police Depends on Where You Live
topteedesigns.comThe St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department yesterday released findings from a satisfaction survey it conducted recently. The poll of St. Louis residents found that three in four people were "satisfied" with the operation of the department and even more (86 percent) found police officers to be "pleasant and courteous." The survey (viewable here) polled some 900 city residents. In general, residents of south St. Louis gave the cops higher marks than residents of north city. F
September 17, 2009St. Louis Cops Indicted in Federal Sting; Colluded to Keep Stolen Electronics
Officer Jackson to Officer Brezill: "Wii are in trouble now."St. Louis police officers Ronald Jackson and Christian Brezill have been indicted on charges of theft of government property, after allegedly stealing stolen merchandise after an arrest, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today.According to the indictment, Jackson and Brezill were uniformed patrol officers assigned to work in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District out of the North Patrol D
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