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St. Louis County Council: No Confidence in Police Chief

The St. Louis County Council in a split vote has declared it has no confidence in county Police Chief Mary Barton.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the council's 4-3 vote Tuesday fell along party lines.

The nonbinding resolution condemned Barton’s leadership, saying the chief was incapable of leading the St. Louis County Police Department “in the right direction.”

The move follows widely publicized complaints of racial misconduct within the department and allegations of retaliation against officers who raised concerns. Barton has served as chief of the department for about a year.