The SLMPD is preparing to assume responsibility of more than two dozen police facilities as the transition to the citizen-led Board of Police Commissioners continues.Â
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The Board of Police Commissioners formally approved Rule 7 during Wednesday’s Board meeting, establishing comprehensive and updated complaint and disciplinary procedures for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.Â
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A death investigation has been launched by the SLMPD after a 29-year-old man died at the hospital, two days after being transported by officers. Â
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Just after 6:30 p.m. on January 31, 2026, detectives with the Force Investigations Unit were contacted by the St. Louis City Justice Center regarding a female detainee who died while in-custody.
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The SLMPD and the SLPOA finalized and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on Friday that includes a 7% pay raise for police officers and sergeants, which raises the starting salary for new police officers.Â
UPDATE: On January 23, officers located and arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with this incident. The Circuit Attorney’s Office issued charges against the man for Murder 1st Degree, Armed Criminal Action, and Resisting Arrest. UPDATE: The deceased woman has been identified as 40-year-old Lindsey Smith of Richmond Heights, MO. A death investigation has officially
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The SLMPD reports significant reductions in crime citywide for 2025, according to year-end CompStat data released this week.
If anyone recognizes the suspects, they are asked to contact the Homicide Division at 314-444-5731 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-8477.Â
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On April 6, 2025, a man responded to the North Patrol Division to report an assault the evening before at his home in the 5300 block of Arlington. The victim, 74-year-old Willie Chappel, reported answering the door at his residence, being struck in the head, which caused him to fall and lose consciousness. The victim
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