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GOP Says Nixon Can’t Find "Mr. X"

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Following Missouri Attorney General (and likely Democratic nominee for Governor) Jay Nixon’s decision not file criminal charges against Ameren for the Taum Sauk dam collapse, state Republicans are continuing their cries of conflict of interest. Nixon accepted $19,000 in campaign donations from sources connected to Ameren. Following GOP attacks and media reports across the state, Nixon [...]

New Orleans’ Jefferson Indicted

Monday, June 4, 2007

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Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson was indicted today on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering. Readers may recall that back in 2005, the FBI raided Jefferson’s home and found $90,000 in cash in his freezer. According to the AP, the 63-year-old Democrat maintains his innocence. He was re-elected last year despite the looming investigation. Back in [...]

County Cops Plead Guilty

Monday, May 7, 2007

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Former Velda City police officer Lewis McGee and former detective Mark Winger both pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to violate the civil rights of a jailed man. According to the plea agreements, on July 31, 2006, Winger and McGee, while acting in their capacities as law enforcement officers, conspired to physically assault the victim who [...]

Bullets Fly Through My Home

Saturday, May 5, 2007

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A few days ago, I woke up to discover bullet holes in my home office windows. Those bullets may be related to the recent shooting at Pattonville High School. Since I first posted this video, KMOV has reported that “Lil Ryan” turned himself in today. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

Guns, Guns, Guns

Monday, April 16, 2007

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One day after the National Rifle Association, the nation’s leading gun lobby, ended its annual conference here in St. Louis, the eyes of the world are on the State of Virginia, where a man armed with a gun murdered more than 30 people today. After a week of pro-gun press releases pandering to the NRA crowd, [...]

THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

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SPECIAL REPORT The Missouri State Legislature right now is considering several bills on capital punishment. Some, like House Bill 258 and Senate Bill 354, seek to abolish the death penalty all together. Others, like HB 445 and SB 439, seek to put a moratorium on all executions so that the process can be examined. Last week, the [...]

Downtown Crime Fighters

Monday, January 22, 2007

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Downtown residents will soon begin organizing to deter crime in their burgeoning neighborhood. Over the coming weeks, the Downtown Saint Louis Residents Association (DSLRA) will meet with residents, business owners and developers as well as, city, state and federal officials in addressing crime downtown. Organizers say the DSLRAÂ’s efforts will culminate in a series of actionable [...]

Mokwa’s Secret Plan to Fix Crime

Thursday, December 21, 2006

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In the same week that President George W. Bush finally realized that America is not winning the war in Iraq, Police Chief Jow Mokwa has apparently realized that he is losing the war against crime in St. Louis and he says he has a plan to address it — but he isn’t saying what it [...]

Slay’s Statement on Rising Crime

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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Mayor Francis Slay’s statement on recently released statistics showing violent crime on the increase in the city… Totals and trends are two things to look at in the annual crime reports. Neither dynamic has much good news for City residents in 2006. There were too many crimes reported in 2006 â€“ and the trend in reports [...]

Even More "Dangerous" This Year

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

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According to crime statistics released by the FBI yesterday, the City of St. Louis — already known as the “Most Dangerous City in America” — is even more violent in 2006 than in 2005. Comparing the first six months of the year: Violent Crime:2005 - 3,7362006 - 4,119 Murders:2005 - 602006 - 56 Forcible Rape:2005 - 1082006 - 179 Robbery:2005 [...]

Carter to Cops: Address the Northside

Monday, November 20, 2006

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In the wake of the city’s recent tagging as the “most dangerous” in the country, and numerous attempts by City and police officials to downplay crime in the city as affecting only “some neighborhoods,” one alderman is telling police brass that they aren’t doing enough to keep those neighborhoods safe. In a letter sent last week [...]

Oops.. Somebody’s in Trouble

Friday, November 17, 2006

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The Post-Dispatch picked up on our story about a recent comment made by a PR person at the Convention and Visitors Commission. Attempting to debunk the city’s recent designation as the “most dangerous” in the U.S., [Mary] Hendron said she was explaining that the city’s crime figures were skewed by some areas. “It’s a bad part of [...]

Political Briefs

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

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SHE SAID WHAT? — Following the our city’s dubious distinction once again as the “Most Dangerous City in America“, comes an interesting quote from one of St. Louis’ paid cheerleaders. Mary Hendrod, of the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, was quoted in Venues Today, an industry trade magazine, in their “Quote of the Week” section. “It’s [...]

TV News: Metrolink Brings Crime

Monday, November 13, 2006

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Several arrests were made after as many as 25 simultaneous fights broke out at the St. Louis Galleria mall yesterday. According to KSDK Channel 5, the new Metrolink expansion is partly to blame for the violence. “More people, easier access to the mall from all areas of the City and County,” Richmond Heights police Sgt. [...]

4 ACORN Workers Indicted in KC

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

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PUB DEF has confirmed that four ACORN workers have been indicted today in Kansas City in a case of voter registration fraud similar to those currently being investigated by the U.S. Attorney in St. Louis. More details to come… UPDATE: The four indicted workers are Kwaim A. Stenson, age 19; Stephanie L. Davis (aka Latisha Reed), age [...]

“Most Dangerous” Again

Monday, October 30, 2006

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COMMENTARY We observed back in January that the 20% increase in St. Louis’ crime rate coincidently matched the proposed pay increase for Police Chief Joe Mokwa. Perhaps now that St. Louis has once again been crowned the most dangerous place to live in America, the Mayor and his fellow police board members will pay more attention [...]

Search for Sex Offenders Online

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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Tired of passing the time watching videos on YouTube of idiots doing idiotic things? Well the State of Missouri has a new way for you to pass time at work — look up how many registered sex offenders live in your neighborhood! Look up offenders by first or last name, Zip Code (44 in our Zip [...]

Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation

Friday, October 6, 2006

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BREAKING NEWS Pub Def has learned that a bomb threat resulted in at least one downtown courthouse being evacuated this morning. We are told police received the threat by telephone and evacuated the City Courts building, 1430 Olive, first before marshals at the Carnahan Municipal Courthouse stopped all incoming traffic and searched that building. Soon after, they issued [...]

McCaskill lucky Willie’s bus was clean

Monday, September 18, 2006

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Music legend Willie Nelson, who was recently in St. Louis to endorse U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill, was issued a misdemeanor citation this morning for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana. According to the AP, Louisiana State Police stopped Nelson’s tour bus early this morning for a routine commercial inspection when a state trooper smelled marijuana [...]

VIDEO: City Marshals Defend Us All

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

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So say you’re downtown paying your property taxes when all of a sudden Bin Laden’s boys decide to attack City Hall with VX nerve gas (it could happen). What are you going to do? You have no idea, do you? Well, fear not, you simple-minded civilian. Lucky for you, you’re being protected by the elite [...]

Tag Archive | "Crime"

GOP Says Nixon Can’t Find "Mr. X"

New Orleans’ Jefferson Indicted

County Cops Plead Guilty

Bullets Fly Through My Home

Guns, Guns, Guns

THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE

Downtown Crime Fighters

Mokwa’s Secret Plan to Fix Crime

Slay’s Statement on Rising Crime

Even More "Dangerous" This Year

Carter to Cops: Address the Northside

Oops.. Somebody’s in Trouble

Political Briefs

TV News: Metrolink Brings Crime

4 ACORN Workers Indicted in KC

“Most Dangerous” Again

Search for Sex Offenders Online

Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation

McCaskill lucky Willie’s bus was clean

VIDEO: City Marshals Defend Us All

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