#8 Top Story of 2007

Cops Gone Wild

Internal police department auditors discovered as much as $40,000 in cash was stolen from the evidence room in the basement of St. Louis Police Headquarters. Though Chief Joe Mokwa was informed about the theft this summer, it was not made public until mid-September.

Despite police officers stealing everything from World Series baseball tickets to cash without any serious consequences, the governor-appointed police board and Mayor Francis Slay continued to voice their complete confidence in Mokwa (even if his own officers felt otherwise).