Missouri's St. Louis Police Department lost over 17 police officers last month and has only 912 positions filled out of a city budget set for 1,224 officers.
St. Louis had only 2 officers for an entire district – Both called in sick viperrocks.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from viperrocks.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There were two police officers scheduled to work an entire St. Louis police district, but they called out sick, causing a ripple-effect for the entire city.
Newly released data reveals no resolution for families of more than 750 homicide victims. Police refused to release homicide clearance data, so we sued to find out.