N4I Daily Briefing | 8:17 PM Fri, Jan 30, 2009
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January 2009 ArchivesImagine living in a city that has had one of the highest murder rates in the country for many years. Now imagine that your Police Chief told the State Police he no longer wanted, or needed their help on homicide investigations. It sounds hard to believe, but 15 months ago East St. Louis Chief Michael Baxton told the Illinois State Police that he was creating a homicide unit and no longer needed the help of the ISP. Our investigation discovered at least 19 East St. Louis police officers named on a recent personnel list have been charged with violent felonies or criminal misdemeanors. It appears that two of those officers are no longer on the force. We also learned that at least four officers have been convicted of assault or battery. misdemeanors. Seven officers were convicted of DUI, driving on a suspended or revoked license or theft. I... I stepped out of our SUV a few weeks ago and breathed the air near the massive Conoco Phillips oil refinery in Roxana, Illinois. It smelled like natural gas, which makes sense considering the refinery burns gas in its huge burners that light up the sky like steel torches.
Last year 72 officers died as a result of vehicle accidents, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page website. That's double the number of cops killed by firearms. Clearly, good driving skills are critical for officers who sometimes drive at very high speeds in pursuit of criminals. In the St. Louis area we've seen many fatal crashes in recent years that have killed poli...
You teach your children if there's a fire or someone has a heart attack, they should call 911. But you'd be amazed at the number of calls that 911 operators get whi...
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