Since the Federal Railroad Administration suspended all βquiet zonesβ in St. Louis this month, the city says it has identified 187 crossings in need of fixes.
Flock Safety cameras aren't just popping up along major roads and in subdivisions. The Missouri Department of Conservation is also using the automated license plate reader technology on public land.
The investigation led police to arrest Christopher Gatlin. Now he's suing, blaming Amazon for its facial recognition technology and officers for shoddy policework.
The man who died, Cortez Bufford, had previously settled another lawsuit against St. Louis police for a traffic stop in which eight officers beat him up.
"If that means that this role needs to be eliminated to ensure that RAC can exist another 40, 50, 60, years, for me, that's a reasonable sacrifice," said Vanessa Cooksey.
The rough-cut stone walls and soaring Gothic steeple of the Rock, just north of the theaters and concert halls of Grand Center, hold an unlikely tale of growth.