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St. Louis mayor asks for 400 National Guard troops
ST. LOUIS • St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has requested 400 National Guard troops to be posted throughout the city in response to anticipated unrest following a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case.
Slay, in a letter to Alderman Phyllis Young, who chairs the city’s public safety committee, said the troops will be split into two 12-hour shifts. He said they will not be deployed in areas where there are active protests.
“Our goal is to keep all of our citizens and their homes and businesses safe, including those who are in neighborhoods that are nowhere near where the protests end up being concentrated,” Slay wrote on Tuesday.
Slay said the city will post the guardsmen along with civilian police officers at 45 locations throughout the city to “prevent random acts of violence, property destruction, looting or other criminal activity away from the demonstrations.” The city has about 1,000 police officers.
Slay didn’t disclose the exact locations where the guard members will be posted.
The 400 guard members are in addition those who will be posted in Ferguson, which is several miles away from the city. Slay has said the guard members won’t interact with protesters unless there is an emergency.
Slay said St. Louis police officers will wear their normal police uniforms to avoid the look of militarization. He said they will switch to protective gear if the protests turn violent or officers’ lives are in danger.
Meanwhile, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley said he has turned any decisions about stationing National Guard troops in the county over to County Police Chief Jon Belmar.
Dooley said he and Goy. Jay Nixon spoke about Ferguson on Tuesday. He did not disclose the substance of the conversation.
Dooley said the governor did not consult him on the decision to declare a state of emergency. “I think it’s premature,” Dooley said. “But that’s what he thinks is best. If you ask me if I’d have done it, no, I wouldn’t have done it.”
County Councilman Steve Stenger, who will succeed Dooley on Jan. 1, said he also had a discussion with Nixon on Tuesday about the Ferguson “situation.”
Stenger backs Nixon’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to provide protection to police and fire stations and other locations that may be vulnerable should disruptions occur following the grand jury decision.
Steve Giegerich of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
Source:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...d25d8abbc.html
ST. LOUIS • St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has requested 400 National Guard troops to be posted throughout the city in response to anticipated unrest following a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case.
Slay, in a letter to Alderman Phyllis Young, who chairs the city’s public safety committee, said the troops will be split into two 12-hour shifts. He said they will not be deployed in areas where there are active protests.
“Our goal is to keep all of our citizens and their homes and businesses safe, including those who are in neighborhoods that are nowhere near where the protests end up being concentrated,” Slay wrote on Tuesday.
Slay said the city will post the guardsmen along with civilian police officers at 45 locations throughout the city to “prevent random acts of violence, property destruction, looting or other criminal activity away from the demonstrations.” The city has about 1,000 police officers.
Slay didn’t disclose the exact locations where the guard members will be posted.
The 400 guard members are in addition those who will be posted in Ferguson, which is several miles away from the city. Slay has said the guard members won’t interact with protesters unless there is an emergency.
Slay said St. Louis police officers will wear their normal police uniforms to avoid the look of militarization. He said they will switch to protective gear if the protests turn violent or officers’ lives are in danger.
Meanwhile, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley said he has turned any decisions about stationing National Guard troops in the county over to County Police Chief Jon Belmar.
Dooley said he and Goy. Jay Nixon spoke about Ferguson on Tuesday. He did not disclose the substance of the conversation.
Dooley said the governor did not consult him on the decision to declare a state of emergency. “I think it’s premature,” Dooley said. “But that’s what he thinks is best. If you ask me if I’d have done it, no, I wouldn’t have done it.”
County Councilman Steve Stenger, who will succeed Dooley on Jan. 1, said he also had a discussion with Nixon on Tuesday about the Ferguson “situation.”
Stenger backs Nixon’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to provide protection to police and fire stations and other locations that may be vulnerable should disruptions occur following the grand jury decision.
Steve Giegerich of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
Source:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...d25d8abbc.html
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