Officer Gregory T. Triplett, STLMPD, 58, on Wed. April 1, 2026. He leaves to cherish his memory, his Mother Otelia Triplett; three sisters, Patricia (Bobby) Banks, Shirley (L.C.) McCauther and Ruthie (Polly) Hill; three brothers, Winfred (Betty) Hamilton, Elder Bobbyβ¦
Zechariah West was 17 when he was charged as an adult with second-degree murder, attempted robbery and armed criminal action in the death of Tayvion Whitby, 16, of St. Louis.
Mitch McCoy, a spokesman for the St. Louis Police Department, said the boy was reported missing at 2:30 a.m. Friday from the 4400 block of Forest Park Avenue.
A house explosion and fire that killed three people Sunday in the Metro East was due to "the mishandling of commercial-grade energetic material," the Madison County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.