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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon: The Highway Patrol Will Take Over Security in Ferguson

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klys (maker of Silmarils)8/14/2014 2:08:22 pm PDT

re: #5 becominginvisible

After the past few days I don’t think the Ferguson PD or the St.Louis County PD/or sheriff , I seem to have lost track, are capable of being shamed. They have a victim mentality.

Interesting fact: there is no elected sheriff for St. Louis County.

The position of elected Sheriff was eliminated. St. Louis County is the only county in Missouri that does not have an elected sheriff. With the Charter amendment, all law enforcement services were assigned to a new police agency, the St. Louis County Police Department. The department is primarily responsible for law enforcement and investigations within unincorporated St. Louis County and contract municipalities, however, it has full police authority throughout the county, including its 91 municipalities. Additionally, St. Louis County police officers are authorized to enforce Missouri law in all counties in the state having a government of the first classification, which includes the independent City of St. Louis. Chief Jon Belmar was appointed to the position of Chief of Police on January 31, 2014 by the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners.