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I'm turning this blog over to Police Corporal Scott Barthelmass. For years, St. Louis reporters and photographers for all news sources ... have worked with Scott. He represents the highest standards for a Public Information Officer ... beginning with integrity. Over the years, he has always proven helpful ... providing what information he could ... in a timely ma... CHIEF MOKWA: INNOCENT VICTIM OR GUILTY .. OF WHAT?
He started as a rookie on the streets in February 1971 ... and rose through the ranks to Chief of Police on May 11, 2001. Now, it's all over. Chief Mokwa is ... retiring. Why? Well, there are several layers that need to be peeled away to get to the real an... CHIEF MOKWA : A FATHER At what point are parents no longer responsible for the actions of their children? When the child is ... 20 ... 30 ... 40? Over the Labor Day Weekend of 2002 ... St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa's daughter was involved in a wreck. Aimie Mokwa who was 27 at the time .. was driving a car she got from the city impound lot. That's just one of the cases involving Aimie and cars fr...
It's a tragedy of our times that sometimes a badge becomes a target. The officer is attacked, maybe killed ... just because he or she is willing to wear that badge and stand for law and order in the face of violence. A firefighter and paramedic are often in dangerous situations ... but normally, they are not intentionally targeted. That changed this day in Maplewood. Firefighter/paramedic Rya... The first time I drove into St. Louis ... two things made a permanent impression on me. It was 1975, and I was driving up to begin my job with Channel 4. I rounded that curve on Interstate 55, and in the distance, I saw sunlight bouncing off the Arch. I rounded another curve and saw the Anheuser Busch brewery. Within days I made certain that I went up in the Arch and took the brewery tour. I didn't want to be one of those ...
I just finished anchoring our 5pm news and am still saddened by two stories. One story was a very personal, touching interview with Kim Dorsey .. the mother of 18 year old Jessica Uhl and 13 Kelli Uhl. They were killed when their car was hit by a speeding Illinois Highway Patrolman the day after Thanksgiving. |
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