ST. LOUIS — The Ethical Society of Police, a group formed to address racial discrimination in police departments, held a news conference Wednesday to echo some of the same claims of racism outlined Monday in the city prosecutor’s lawsuit. In...
CLAYTON, MO. (AP) — A police organization says a St. Louis County police officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old girl while rushing after a suspicious vehicle should be charged in the death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Heather...
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A police organization says a St. Louis County police officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old girl while rushing after a suspicious vehicle should be charged in the death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Heather Taylor,...
Friends and family hold a vigil for Akeelah “Ke Ke” Jackson, 12, behind the Family Dollar on Halls Ferry Road on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, near the spot where she was struck by a police officer’s SUV. The girl later...
ST. LOUIS — It’s been three months since 12-year-old Akeelah Jackson was hit and killed by a St. Louis County police officer. That officer remains in an administrative capacity as the investigation continues. Now, an advocacy group is tired of...