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Updated: 9:30 PM CDT May 11, 2021
HILLSBORO, Mo. Jefferson County deputies and the St. Louis County Bomb and Arson Unit teamed up to investigate two pipe bombs found during a traffic stop Tuesday.
Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said the suspected pipe bombs were found by a deputy during a traffic stop on Jarvis Road in Hillsboro. He said the St. Louis County Police Department s Bomb and Arson team was called in to assist with the investigation.
A St. Louis County Police Department spokeswoman said the Bomb and Arson Unit confirmed that the pipe bombs were active. The spokeswoman said the bombs were disposed of.
Law enforcement leaders discuss policing changes in wake of Chauvin guilt verdict
Law enforcement leaders agree that changes are needed in their professions, but they say progressing policing is a challenge Author: Rhyan Henson Updated: 7:05 PM CDT April 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS America is in a new era of policing and law enforcement leaders weigh in on what needs to happen as we move forward.
Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said change starts with a look in the mirror. Law enforcement has to realize, we have a dark past when policing minority communities, Marshak said.
His office has been active in educating staff about different perspectives. Last fall, deputies received bias training in an effort to better communicate. The sheriff said change is a two-way street.
Office of the Missouri Governor
Originally published on December 16, 2020 5:37 pm
Missouri will soon have the country’s first police academy based at a historically Black university.
On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson and his public safety director, Sandy Karsten, signed a one-year license for the law enforcement basic training center at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
“What I m hoping is to create a (diverse) pool of law enforcement officers out of our program, to help diversify some of the agencies that we have in the surrounding area and outside the surrounding area,” said Lincoln University Police Chief Gary Hill.
Hill will direct the academy when it begins operations early next year. He first proposed the idea for the academy three years ago.