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Memo asks St. Louis police officers to limit some duties due to dispatch shortage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS – An internal memo distributed to St. Louis police officers—and obtained by the FOX Files—reveals there were not enough dispatchers in the city this past Saturday evening.St. Louis Police Officers' Association Business Manager Joe Steiger said the staffing shortage is nothing new."This has been going on for a long time," Steiger said.The memo shows there were not enough dispatchers to cover all six of the city's police districts. As a result, districts had to share the radio frequency with other districts.Steiger calls it overwhelming, not only for the dispatcher but also for the officers."It's too much. It's too stressful on them. It's too much to handle," Steiger said. "It's not safe for them, the citizens, or the police officers."According to sources, a dispatch supervisor wrote the memo. Child shot and killed while playing with a gun in north St. Louis County A portion of the memo reads, "Please keep in mind that we have one dispatcher handling three different radio ...

You Paid For It: Road in south St. Louis County overdue for repair

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

OAKVILLE, Mo. – Baumgartner Road in south St. Louis County is badly in need of repair, and residents have long complained of the poor pavement and potholes.“It’s bumpy, bumpy, bumpy. It’s awful!” Carolyn Conway said. “It’s been like this for 25 years!”They contacted FOX 2 to voice their frustration and seek a remedy after getting no help elsewhere."It's an ongoing problem, Elliott. The road, the surface of the road, literally the topping is off as you go farther toward Lemay Ferry from Telegraph,” Fred Crawford said. “The road is potholed, it's unrepaired! Travelers have to constantly move around on the road because of the potholes and the mess!”FOX 2 met with Councilman Ernie Trakas, who represents the area. Don’t be mesmerized – you should kill this dazzling bug “Baumgartner is like many, many roads throughout the county,” he said. “No one’s denying that the roads are in terrible condition.The councilman said a lot of the trouble is beyond the St. Louis County Transportation Dep...

Brewers’ Freddy Peralta dominates Rockies, strikes out 13 in seven innings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

Brewers veteran right-hander Freddy Peralta stared down the Kid Rockies Monday night. It was not a fair fight.Peralta dominated with a capital D, tying a career-high with 13 strikeouts over seven innings in Milwaukee’s 12-1 cruiser at American Family Field. Peralta allowed just one hit, didn’t walk a batter, and set down the final 20 hitters he faced. He threw 31 swing-and-miss pitches. In other words, he was close to perfect.Peralta’s lone mistake was giving up a solo homer to rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar in the first inning. After that, Peralta was untouchable.It should come as no surprise that the Rockies were helpless against a veteran pitcher who was on his game. They entered Monday night with a team strikeout rate of 24.9%, the third-highest in the majors behind the Twins (27.2%) and the Mariners (26.3%).Rockies’ rookies were particularly vulnerable to Peralta’s rising, 95-mph four-seam fastball, wicked slider and back-bending curve.  Peralta s...

Keeler: Caleb Williams who? CU Buffs star Travis Hunter has Heisman Trophy in his sights. “I don’t have a limit of snaps. I want to play all of them.”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

BOULDER — Where the Good Lord gave the rest of us hands, He bestowed Travis Hunter with a pair of pillows, soft and sure.CU’s new two-way star is a Mega Millions ticket in cleats, a magic lamp that can cut on a dime. The only limits are Sean Lewis’ imagination and Deion Sanders’ patience.“I want to play all the snaps,” the Buffs cornerback/wide receiver said Monday as Camp Preseason Prime hit Week 2. “I want to play all of them. I don’t like to be off the field. Being off the field, on the sideline, is boring.”Hunter does not do boring. Or small. In a league with at least six NFL quarterbacks running around, led by USC signal-caller and 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, the affable Georgian was the only man to take up multiple slots on the preseason All-Pac-12 first team, at defensive back and all-purpose/special teams.“I mean, I pretty much block all that stuff out until it’s time to go,” Hunter said of the summer love. “I mean, I (will get) into that stuff aft...

CHP investigating deadly Riverside hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

Authorities are investigating after a man was fatally struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run in Riverside Monday morning. Around 1:45 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on the southbound 215 Freeway, according to a CHP news release. Police say the driver of either a Honda SUV or pickup was traveling southbound on the freeway and drifted onto the right shoulder where it crashed into a man who was putting gas in his disabled truck.The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene on the southbound side of the freeway.The victim, a 38-year-old man from Lake Elsinore, was fatally injured and died at the scene.The Honda sustained damage to its right side and detectives said they have recovered some broken parts. This investigation remains active and anyone who has information or may have witnessed the the crash is urged to contact CHP at 951-637-8000. 

L.A. city services to be crippled by workers’ strike on Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

Select Los Angeles city services, such as trash pickup and access to public swimming pools, will be unavailable on Tuesday as city workers plan to go on a 24-hour strike.Residents planning to visit a city pool should call in advance to ensure the location is open and airline passengers departing from LAX should plan to arrive at the airport earlier than usual, according to a news release.Those flying domestically should arrive three hours ahead of their departure time and passengers flying internationally should plan to arrive four hours ahead of their departure time to account for possible delays due to the one-day strike.Trash pickup will also be delayed by one day. For example, residents who typically have trash pickup on Tuesday should expect service to resume on Wednesday and so on. California bill aims to limit renters’ security deposits Striking workers are expected to picket at Los Angeles City Hall and LAX, worker union SEIU Local 721 indicated on Twitter. The workers joi...

Crespi High School appoints former Laker as head basketball coach 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

A five-time NBA champion is taking the helm of a local high school basketball team. Derek Fisher, who won all five of his championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, also played for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks during his 18-season career in the NBA. Fisher also served as the head coach of the New York Knicks from 2014-2016 and most recently served as the head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks from 2019-2022.  You now have the chance to swim in one of California's most famous pools According to the L.A. Times, Fisher was coaching eighth graders at Heritage Christian School this past year. Another five-time champion ex-Laker, Michael Cooper, has also found success as a high school and women’s basketball coach; Cooper, who currently serves as the head coach for the Culver City High School basketball team, was head coach of the Sparks from 2000-2004 and served as the head coach of the University of Southern California’s wom...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Too Much Meme-ish Mayhem

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

Cowabunga! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are finally in a movie worth watching. As directed by Jeff Rowe and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, their latest adventure has a distinct sugar rush vibe, which makes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem feel like the comic books that captivated youngsters in the first place.Unlike the bland denizens of most superhero flicks, these vigilantes are stuffed to the shell with raucous character traits, pizza and soda. The same kind of boundless energy we saw in Rowe’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines fuels the turtles’ heroic missions, and it usually ends with someone ordering fast food. These dudes are on a diet that would make most doctors faint, but thankfully they burn off those calories with karate lessons in their underground lair, where they hide out with a giant rat (Jackie Chan) who’s been looking out for them for years. He knows what the world would do to a bunch of talking turtles.Still, teenagers Michelangelo (Sh...

Antioch city manager names next acting police chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

ANTIOCH — Acting Police Capt. Joe Vigil has been named the temporary head of Antioch’s police force following the chief’s retirement.Acting City Manager Kwame Reed made the announcement in an email on Monday evening. Vigil’s appointment as acting chief becomes effective on Aug. 12.Vigil will replace Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford, who announced in late July that he was retiring on Aug. 11 after less than one year in the permanent position.Vigil was one of four internal candidates Reed interviewed for the top job.“He’s done a lot in his career,” said Reed, noting that Vigil earned a master’s degree in emergency service administration from California State University, Long Beach.A 23-year veteran of law enforcement, Vigil joined the Antioch Police Department in May of 2020 and was recently promoted to captain, the highest ranking position under police chief.When hired, Vigil brought Antioch’s rank numbers up to 115, the first time the department had been fully staffed si...

Former SF Giants manager wants to reel in fish, and wins, in return to Bay Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:34 GMT

OAKLAND – Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, like many visitors to the region, has a busy week ahead in the Bay Area. There are places to see and people to visit, and many conversations to be had.Of greatest interest to local baseball fans, though, will be Bochy’s return to Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday when the Rangers begin a series against the Giants.It’ll be the first time Bochy manages a game at China Basin since he stepped down as San Francisco’s manager in 2019 after winning three World Series titles in 13 years at the helm.But before that series begins, and after the Rangers’ three-game series with the A’s at the Coliseum is over. Bochy plans on enjoying some peace and quiet with a rod and reel in his hands during Thursday’s day off.“I’ve got a lot of friends to see, but I don’t have many (I can see on my day off),” Bochy said before Monday’s A’s-Rangers series opener. “I might be out on the water fishing. That’s kind of my plan right now.”Texas Rangers manage...