The jail, known as the City Justice Center, has been rocked by a series of inmate deaths in recent years, some of which have prompted allegations of inadequate medical care.
Policing efforts, car updates and other prevention strategies have helped stem the tide, St. Louis County auto theft Detective Michael Nickolaus said at a meeting of the county Crime Commission.
A man and woman were unloading items from a 2019 Kia Optima when the teen and an accomplice robbed them at gunpoint near Pestalozzi Street and South Compton Avenue.
Universities nationwide have become a hotbed of student protests and free speech conflicts in the last two months β and St. Louis campuses have not been immune.
The St. Charles County Council regrouped Tuesday after the surprise failure of a resolution that would have opposed the resettlement of up to 30,000 Latin American immigrants in St. Louis.