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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Walker Elementary On Lockdown While Florissant Police Chase Car Thief

Police told Patch that the suspect abandoned the car on foot behind the school before the lockdown was enforced.

Students at Walker Elementary were briefly put on lockdown Wednesday while Florissant Police foiled a car thief nearby. After six Florissant police cars were seen speeding down Humes towards Shackelford Wednesday, Florissant Patch received an anonymous tip from a community member. Connect with Florissant Patch on Facebook and plug-in to your community! "I couldn't see where they went but they completely bypassed an accident at Humes and Patterson," the tipster said. "A seventh unmarked car just went that direction also." She added that nearby Walker Elementary was instructed by Florissant Police to go on lockdown soon after she saw the apparent chase. Patch contacted Florissant Police Officer Andy Haarmann, who explained that on Wednesday …

K Smith

10:31 am on Friday, January 25, 2013

Hi stacey, The perpetrator was charged for one incident to one of our children. Missouri law says they are to do a Co-investigation and Office of the Child Advocate did say DFS substantiated the abuse to our one son. It is then the responsibility of Florissant to do the criminal investigation which they didn't. They lied in the DFS reports saying an investigation was occurring but it never …   more ›

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

How Monday's School 'Lockout' Unfolded; Did Parkway's Procedures Work?

As a swat team searched the nearby area, four Parkway schools went into "lockout" mode. Here's how it unfolded as nearly 100 students and staff were locked inside Parkway South High School.

Parkway School District officials say the system worked as it was supposed to on Monday evening when a gun scare in the vicinity of Parkway South High left 100 students and staff locked inside until the situation was resolved. Parkway district spokeswoman Cathy Kelly said parents were not notified during the two-hour period that events were unfolding because the situation was changing so quickly, officials didn't want to send misinformation. The lockout at four Parkway schools began on Monday afternoon after a Webster Groves 19-year-old bought a shotgun, texted his girlfriend that he was going to kill himself, then proceeded to the area near Parkway South High School. No one was injured during the incident. The loaded gun and shotgun …

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