Anti-Brutality Protests Hit St. Louis Streets For Fourth Night

The ACLU accuses police of “unacceptable, unlawful” behavior as protests continue unabated against the acquittal of an ex-cop charged with murder.

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Police arrest a man as they try to clear a crowd Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in University City, Mo. Earlier, protesters marched peacefully in response to a not guilty verdict in the trial of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley. (AP/Jeff Roberson)

Despite an estimated 140 arrests over the past weekend, demonstrators in St. Louis aren't letting up in their protests against police violence. They have taken to the streets for the fourth consecutive day to denounce the not-guilty verdict given to a former officer for the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old Black man who was

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Protest Follow Ex-Cop’s Acquittal In Shooting Of Anthony Lamar Smith

Activists have vowed a Ferguson-like, drawn out protest if Stockley was found not guilty. Though specific plans weren’t made public, the activists said they would concentrate on peacefully disrupting business.

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By Joe Harris
Protesters gather outside of the courthouse, Sept. 15, 2017, in downtown St. Louis, after a judge found a white former St. Louis police officer, Jason Stockley, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith, who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase in 2011. (AP/Jeff Roberson)

A St. Louis judge issued a not-guilty verdict Friday to the white former police officer who killed a black motorist six years ago, leading dozens of protesters to take to the streets downtown. Jason Stockley, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the December 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith, an

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Driver Arrested After Running Over Protesters At St. Louis Transgender Rally

The injured people in St. Louis were taking part in a candlelight march for Kenny “Kiwi” Herring, a black transgender woman who was shot and killed by St. Louis police on Tuesday.

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A man drives into a crowd of protesters at a St. Louis transgender rally, Aug. 23, 2017. (Photo: David Carson/Twitter)

Less than two weeks after a driver in Charlottesville, Virginia slammed into a crowd of counter-protesters demonstrating against a rally held by white nationalists, killing a 32-year-old woman, on Wednesday night a driver in St. Louis was taken into custody after hitting three protesters who blocked traffic during a march for a transgender woman

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St. Louis Cop Faces Murder Charge For ‘Executing’ Man Then Planting Gun In His Vehicle

The first-degree murder trial of Jason Stockley will be decided by a judge rather than a jury despite objections from prosecutors.

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St. Louis Cop On Trial For 'Executing' Man Then Planting Gun In His Vehicle

A white former St. Louis police officer charged with killing a black man "executed" him after a car chase, then planted a gun in the slain drug suspect's vehicle as an excuse for opening fire, a prosecutor told a court Tuesday. But an attorney for the officer denied the prosecutor's allegations during opening statements in the first-degree

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St. Louis: Another Trump Rally Escalates Into Violence

The Republican presidential candidate has been increasingly criticized for inciting violence among his supporters.

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A bloodied man was dragged out of St. Louis Trump rally. | Photo: Twitter / @trymainelee

The police had to escort a bloodied Black man out of a Donald Trump rally Friday in St. Louis, Missouri. Other violent incidents at the event were also reported on social media and local media. Videos showed angry supporters shouting racist and sexist slurs, as well as people inciting violence. At least one person was

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6 Black Churches In St. Louis Area Burn, Arson Suspected

Five of the churches are predominantly black, and one is racially mixed. In each case, the front doors were set on fire, leaving damage that ranged from virtually nothing at one church to the near destruction of another.

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In this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 photo, Deacon Clinton McMiller, left, and Pastor David Triggs carry a cabinet back into the church after an outdoor service due to a fire at the New Life Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Someone has been setting fire to predominantly black churches in the St. Louis area, and investigators are trying to determine if the arsonist is targeting either religion or race. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are stepping up patrols and trying to develop profiles of possible suspects in a spate of fires that have damaged six churches in largely black neighborhoods during the past two weeks, the city's police chief said. Sam Dotson also told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1LEaWZi ) Tuesday that the

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