Around 5:15 a.m. on December 21, 2025, officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) were notified of a one-vehicle crash in the area of I-70 and W. Florissant after a pursuit involving a Fairmont City, Illinois, Police Officer.
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UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as 40-year-old Michael Banks of St. Louis City. A 41-year-old man has died in crash that began as a pursuit in Wellston, MO and ended in St. Louis City on December 8, 2025. A preliminary investigation revealed that around 11:20 p.m. on December 8, a North County Cooperative police
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Around 3.am. on November 20, 2025, officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were notified of a one-vehicle crash in the area of 6th and Washington. SLMPD officers were asked to expedite due to the vehicle being on fire. The vehicle involved in the crash had been fleeing law enforcement from the State of Illinois.
UPDATE: Suspect Dies After Vehicle Fleeing Illinois Law Enforcement Crashes Read More »
Around 8:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025, detectives with the Force Investigations Unit were contacted by the St. Louis City Justice Center regarding a male detainee who died.
UPDATE: CJC Detainee Identified After Dying During Apparent Medical Emergency Read More »
Just after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025, District 2 officers responded to a call for shots fired into a an apartment unit in the 1600 block of Hampton.
Suspect Opens Fire on District Officers During Shots Fired Call Read More »
Just before 10:00 am on Saturday, September 13, 2025, District 3 officers were in the 3600 block of S. Grand Blvd investigating a suspicious person.
UPDATE: Man Pulls Weapon on Officers During Suspicious Person Investigation Read More »
Around 10:20 a.m. on August 22, 2025, first responders were called to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Prisoner Processing area of the St. Louis City Justice Center (CJC) for a sick person call. Staff assigned to the Prisoner Processing area observed a 43-year-old woman experiencing a medical emergency and alerted medical personnel in the
Around 1:30 p.m. on July 31, 2025, SLMPD Intelligence Detectives were in the Hyde Park neighborhood relative to an investigation into a Ford Fusion. The Ford was revealed to have been taken in a violent armed carjacking around 1:20 a.m. that morning from Blair Avenue & Palm Street. Relative to that carjacking, a 53-year-old man
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Around 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 19th, the Force Investigations Unit was notified by the St. Louis City Justice Center of an in-custody death.
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Update: The deceased suspect was identified as 26-year-old Andre Pellegrino of St. Louis City. Force Investigators were called to 14th and Market in St. Louis after an officer interrupted a shooting in progress and killed the suspect. A preliminary investigation reveals that the officer, with 18 years of service, interrupted a shooting involving two men.
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