The St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis Port Authority applied jointly for a grant that paid for the acquisition.
In addition to a new mobile equipment storage truck and armored vehicle, the St. Louis County Police Department has purchased a new helicopter for its Metro Air Support Division. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The $2.1 million craft is a MD-500e helicopter that will replace an older 1967 surplus army helicopter currently used by Metro Air Support, maintaining its fleet of aircraft at six. The St. Louis County Police Department was able to purchase the helicopter by jointly applying with the St. Louis Port Authority for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Areas Security Initiative. The grant paid for the entirety of the cost. Bureau of Patrol Support Commander Capt. John Belmar …
A police pursuit that started in St. Louis city ended with a crash in Manchester Sunday night.
A police pursuit that started in St. Louis city ended with a crash in Manchester Sunday night. The pursuit started with St. Louis Metropolitan Police. A police helicopter was also called in and followed the vehicle as it fled St. Louis police through West County. Manchester Police Sergeant Dan West tells Town and Country - Manchester Patch his department was notified they had a police pursuit heading in their direction around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. West said the car was heading west on Manchester and crashed at Highway 141. "No sooner did we get the call the pursuit was coming, than 30 seconds later the crash happened," West explained. He said two people ran from the wrecked car and Manchester officers helped in the foot pursuit that followed…
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