According to a report from Ars Technica, St. Louis has received a grant from the federal government with the goal of using city officers to investigate online piracy.

A week ago tonight the St. Louis Metropolitan Police were all over four blocks of Washington Ave (10th-14th). This will be my fifth summer as a downtown resident and last weekend seemed very familiar based on the last few year.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will add extra manpower in the Delmar Loop this weekend in an effort to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s violence.

A Missouri judge has upheld a ballot summary for an initiative that would grant St. Louis local control over its police force.


ACLU is suing to stop flawed wording that hides officer discipline from the public, though supporting city control of the St. Louis police.