Friday, February 1, 2013
Law enforcement and school district officials shared area crises plans at a Safe Schools Partnership meeting Thursday. Police-led training could be provided to teachers and administrators.
St. Louis area police and school administrators are taking security measures in schools to the next level, even to the point of perhaps conducting training for teachers about how to disarm intruders and negotiate with shooters who invade schools. St. Louis County Police Department officers and members of the Safe Schools Partnership met Thursday morning at the Rockwood School District Administrative Annex in Eureka to continue discussions about how to bolster future safety in schools. St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch said police teams are offering to survey the crises and emergency plans for the corresponding schools they service, especially to ensure everyone involved is operating from the same premises. "This meeting was about …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The 2012 report represents the fourth year in a row of overall crime reduction, according to police data. See which crime categories decreased and which increased.
Serious crime in areas protected by St. Louis County Police Department officers has decreased in 2012, dropping to its lowest level since 1969. The total population served directly by county police is more than 410,000. Index crime statistics comparing 2012 to 2011 in the municipalities served by county officers, as well as unincorporated St. Louis County, show an overall reduction of 8.7 percent. The county police team stated in a news release the following update: These crime numbers include offenses reported in a community more recently contracted with the county police department last March—the City of Dellwood. In Missouri, a St. Louis County police spokesperson said only the Kansas City Police Department is responsible for more …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
St. Louis County Police said more than 50 St. Louis area Muslims competed the mosque's first-ever citizen police academy. The graduation ceremony was this week.
Wednesday night, a graduation ceremony was held at the Daar-ul-Islam Mosque located at Weidman and Manchester roads for its first-ever Citizen Police Academy. Click here to sign up for the FREE Eureka-Wildwood Patch newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts. As previously reported by Patch, the St. Louis County Police West County Precinct partnered with the Islamic Foundation and offered the eight-week course to mosque members. Read Previous Story: First Citizens' Police Academy for All St. Louis Muslims Starts Wednesday St. Louis County Police said 50-plus members of the Muslim community graduated this week from the course that began in November. St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and County Executive Charley Dooley attended the …
Monday, December 17, 2012
In the wake of the Newtown, CT school massacre, St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch will visit schools this week to discuss increasing security, including putting guns in elementary schools.
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and police officers will begin visiting St. Louis County schools Monday morning, according to KMOV-TV. Fitch said he's received numerous calls from area schools concerned about security since Friday's mass shooting in a Newtown, CT, elementary school. He said officers will step up patrols around all elementary schools in the 12 school districts within their service. Fitch acknowledges most high schools and some middle schools, including those in West St. Louis County, have armed school resource officers. However, elementary schools are not normally protected by officers. Fitch wants to see armed resource officers or armed school officials in those schools, according to KSDK-TV. He points out that …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
St. Louis County Police Department’s Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force representatives will receive the 2012 “Outstanding Community Prevention Effort Award” in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
The heroin-deterrent “Not-Even-Once” campaign initiated in the St. Louis metropolitan area by St. Louis County Police Department officers is credited for a 30 percent drop in deaths from the drug since the effort was launched. The campaign's results also were noticed on a larger scale, resulting in the department just receiving a national award in heroin education. The award will be presented Thursday by President Barack Obama’s drug czar, director Gil Kerlikowske of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Washington, D.C. The award is given to the task force that exhibits outstanding results in community support, assistance and education in using the cooperative spirit and tenets of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
REGISTRATION DUE: St. Louis West County Police Precinct officers, in partnership with Islamic Foundation leaders, will host an eight-week series of classes to specifically address safety on behalf of St. Louis' Muslim residents.
Organziers said 39 participants are registered for the first time Citizens' Police Academy to be hosted by St. Louis County Police West County Precinct officers, in partnership with Islamic Foundation members, at the Manchester-based Daar-ul-Islam Mosque, 517 Weidman Rd. The eight classes, available to all mosque members, will be held from 6-8 p.m., beginning Wednesday. Participants will graduate Jan. 16. St. Louis County Chief of Police Timothy Fitch stated in a Tuesday media release he believed the Citizens Police Academy creates the perfect opportunity for West St. Louis County residents to get acquainted with the officers who serve and protect the community. "Participants learn about what steps they can take to avoid becoming the …
Monday, September 17, 2012
This local officer also was recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) last year.
Wildwood police officer John Hallquist recently was honored at a city council meeting for his commitment to public safety, per a recommendation by the city's Public Safety Board members. Capt. Kenneth Williams, commander of the St. Louis County Police Department-Wildwood (6th) Precinct, said Hallquist's consistent self-initiated enforcement work has contributed significantly to public safety within Wildwood' s borders. "Officer Hallquist's work reflects well on himself, as well as Wildwood and the St. Louis County Police Department," he said. Hallquist started with the St. Louis County Police Department in July 1995. He was assigned to the Wildwood Precinct in November 2007. During the 30-month period ending on June 30, 2012, Hallquist had…
Sunday, August 26, 2012
A Back-to School Enforcement Program led by St. Louis County Police aims to keep students in Eureka and Wildwood safer. Now's a good time to check bus stops, routes and the Registered Sex Offender Registry.
To renew the focus on the safety of all children within St. Louis County, including students in Wildwood and Eureka, St. Louis County Police Department officers are rededicating themselves to a Back-to-School Enforcement Program. "This program is designed to provide extra visibility and enforcement, especially in our neighborhoods and around school buildings," stated St. Louis County Chief of Police Tim Fitch in a department announcement. "Officers from both our Patrol and Special Operations Divisions will be out to ensure that speed limits are strictly enforced, school bus stop arms are obeyed and suspicious activity is identified." The Enforcement Program consists of four areas of concern: "Remember, allow extra time for getting around …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Former Wildwood police officer promoted to sergeant.
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch announced the promotions of Sgt. Dana Fulton to the rank of lieutenant, in addition to detectives Devin Rose and Joanna Jensen to the rank of sergeant, according to a news release from police officer and media representative Rick Eckhard. Lt. Dana Fulton is a 23-year police veteran currently assigned to the Bureau of Computer Services. He has served in the Affton Southwest and Wildwood Precincts, Bureau of Central Police Records, MetroLink Unit and School Services. Fulton has received 11 awards, commendations, and letters of appreciation. Sgt. Devin Rose is a 14-year police veteran currently assigned to the Division of Criminal Investigation. He also served in Central and West St. Louis County …
Matt Frey
1:07 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Heartland Ninjutsu, located in Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, in Maplewood is still offering a free month of active shooter and disarmament training for teachers and administrators. @Stephanie: We'll extend the offer to you too. We teach very practical self-protection skills, including disarms. My partner and I both work in security and he's also an ex-cop. We've used this stuff. We know what… more ›