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Takes over as Ethical Society of Police president By Dana Rieck Of The St. Louis American St. Louis Police Sgt. Donnell Walters has watched his cousin, Detective Sgt. Heather Taylor, lead the Ethical Society of Police for more than five-and-a-half years. But now, it’s his turn to take the wheel and steer the association forward as it advocates for racial and gender equality in policing. “My vision for the Ethical Society is nothing different than what Heather has already established,” he told The St. Louis American. “I just hope to carry on and keep fighting the good fight that she started and that’s really
my ultimate goal.” ESOP was founded in 1972 and is an association of more than 300 police officers, park rangers and civilians that advocates for racial and gender equity in law enforcement. Taylor’s term as the association’s president ran from February 2015 until October 2020, when she retired from the Metropolitan Police Department of St. Louis and ESOP. Walters works in the department’s Community Engagement and Recruiting Unit. His experience there, he said, lends itself well See WALTERS, A7
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St. Louis police officer Brandon Johnson (left) talks with Sgt. Donnie Walters, the new president of the Ethical Society of Police president, and officer Tonya Rodman at the intersections of Whitier and Cook Ave. Sgt.
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St. Louis Fire Captain Wayman Brown watches as EMT LaTaira Fraizer, firefighter Clyde Brooks, firefighter Marcel St. Pierre and Laticha Vaughn, paramedic crew chief, rush a motor vehicle accident victim to a waiting EMS truck after a vehicle collided with a Metro bus at Jefferson and Carr avenues, on Monday.
‘Timing is everything’ A Florissant couple will take their place in Missouri history when they are sworn in for the legislative session that begins Jan. 8, 2021. Rep. Jay Mosley will begin his third term in the House presenting the 68th District, which covers parts of Florissant and Black Jack. His wife, Angela Walton Mosley, will join him in the Capitol Jefferson City, serving in the Senate. Both Mosleys are Democrats in a super-majority Republican legislature. Walton Mosley’s 13th District in the Senate covers the
With Krewson out, several hopefuls step forward
northernmost comdecisions to represent munities in north St. the community. Louis County. Historic “Angela was supin its own right, it will posed to run first, be the first time the actually. She was 13th Senate district in originally going to run Missouri is represented for the House seat and by a Black person. she didn’t want to lose Serving in politics her seniority at work,” is part of WaltonMosely said. That was Mosley’s family tradiin 2016. tion. Her father, sister, “So, he decided that husband, brother-inhe would run, which law and late stepmothturned out to work out Jay and Angela er have served in the okay,” Walton Mosely Mosley Missouri legislature. said of her husband. However, tim“Also, the main ing and family obligations were reason I didn’t want to run was important factors in the couple’s because the kids were still in
With the news that Mayor Lyda Krewson will not seek a second term in the April mayoral election, all eyes are on who will be running to replace her. Candidates on Monday began filing to enter the race to become the next mayor of the city of St. Louis. The primary election will be held March 2. The general election will be held April 6. This election will look different from those in the past because of the passage of Proposition D in the city on Nov 3. Voters should expect primary ballots to be nonpartisan; Lewis Reed they will be asked to choose as many candidates as they approve of in each race, regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates with the most votes will then face off in the general election. Proposition D affects elections for mayor, comptroller, Board of Alderman president and aldermen.. Dana Kelly In order to file to run for mayor a person must meet these qualifications: be a citizen of the United States for five years; be a St. Louis resident; be at least 30 years old; be an assessed taxpayer in St. Louis for two years; and have no convictions of malfeasance in office, bribery or other corrupt Cara Spencer practice or crime. Candidates must also have a petition signed by 1,170 registered voters in St. Louis, (2% of the votes cast in the 2017 mayoral race), pay a $1,318.20 fee and file a statement of tax clearance. The last day to file for the 2021 mayoral race is Jan. 4. Board of Elections Tishaura Democratic Director Jones Benjamin Borgmeyer said the morning was slower than expected when it came to candidates coming in to file for races, but he chalked it up to the new nonpartisan signature requirement, which may slow the process down a bit for candidates. Following are the candidates who have announced they plan to run for mayor. Lewis Reed
school, so, I wanted to wait until they graduated. ... my last child graduated this past May.” In 2020, it was Jay Mosley who was asked to run for an open Senate seat made available by term limits, but the timing did not work for him. “He didn’t want to run, and I was like, ‘I’ll do it. I’ll run. I’m ready now,’” Walton Mosley said. “My kids will be all graduated and going off to college.” While it is somewhat unusual for first-time politicians to run for the Senate, it happens. Barack Obama did it in 2004,
In a tweet Sunday, Reed said his campaign had gathered 2,000 signatures in less than 48 hours to allow him to file to run for mayor. “You’ve now given me everything I need to go down tomorrow and file for office to be the next mayor of the city of St. Louis,” he said in a video attached to the tweet. “And I am clear and sure with all of your support and more we are going to get there.” Reed currently serves as the president of the Board of Aldermen. He is a Democrat who represented the 6th Ward, from 1999 until 2007, which is the year he assumed the presidency. The 6th Ward covers all or parts of several central/south St. Louis neighborhood, including Compton Heights, Lafayette Square, Midtown, Peabody Darst Webbe and Tower Grove East. Reed ran unsuccessfully for mayor of the city in the primary election in 2017 against several opponents and the votes were drastically divided. Krewson won with 32.04% of the vote, less than two percentage points separating her from Tishaura Jones, who received 30.4% of the votes. Reed came in
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The Mosleys head to Jefferson City
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First responders don’t hesitate to answer when called
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers join nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and other health care and essential workers who are continuing their duties throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Yet some of these heroes of the front lines have not gone unscathed. “As the numbers go up in the community, we’ve seen ours go up as well, particularly after Halloween, we had an uptick in the number of firefighters and paramedics and EMTs affected by COVID-19,” said Capt. Garon Mosby, St. Louis Fire Department spokesman. “It hasn’t hampered our ability to provide services, although we have seen — as we see an uptick in the numbers, we see an uptick in the amount of overtime that is used to make sure that we’re still responding and that all the companies have remained open. “After Halloween, our members engaged with the community. We had members who were passing out candy, and that might have been one of the causes for the uptick on our side as well.”
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