St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch is over halfway through his first four-year term representing the 3rd District, and is looking forward to getting the economy back on track after the pandemic while eyeing a second term. Fitch’s 3rd District includes Sunset Hills, Fenton, Kirkwood, Des Peres, Valley Park, Twin Oaks, Manchester, Huntleigh, Frontenac, as.
St. Louis County police change course on practice of announcing terminations
Historically, police chiefs have publicly announced when they fire someone, but not in a more recent case involving the chief s relative Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 1:32 PM CST January 22, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. In 2013, then-St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch announced he had fired Lt. Patrick “Rick” Hayes after he was accused of ordering officers to profile Black people near shopping centers in south St. Louis County.
In 2018, then-Chief Jon Belmar announced in a news release he had fired two officers who were involved in a fatal pursuit, accusing them of “misleading” and “discrediting” themselves and the department.