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St. Louis' law officers will work in pairs until further notice because of the killings of five Dallas law enforcers during a mass shooting Thursday night.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says all officers also must wear bullet-resistant vests when on duty outside of police stations. The directive applies to St. Louis police officers, park rangers and marshals.

St. Louis' black police officers' association is calling for the city's police chief to resign, claiming he's unfair in managing the department and making promotions.

St. Louis' police chief says he's confident the city prosecutor's decision not to charge two officers in last year's shooting death of a black 18-year-old was the result of a "comprehensive review."

St. Louis' police chief is calling the city's judges too lenient with defendants in alleged gun crimes, insisting those on the bench "are accountable to virtually no one."

The family of a St. Louis jail inmate who died in custody is disputing the police version of what happened.

A select group of sergeants will be the first St. Louis police officers to try out body cameras.

Federal prosecutors in St. Louis have indicted five men for two separate killings — the first indictments since the city's police chief reached out to the U.S. Attorney's office to help address the increase in violent crime.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis police chief says the National Guard will soon be ending its deployment in the city.

The Guard was activated by Gov. Jay Nixon to provide security as a grand jury decision was announced Nov. 24 in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white Ferguson police officer.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city of St. Louis is looking to boost minority recruiting efforts in its police and fire departments.

Mayor Francis Slay and Chief Sam Dotson joined other city officials Tuesday at City Hall to announce details about the new effort, which will enlist off-duty members of the Ethical Society of Police to work as paid mentors to prospective recruits. The society's 250 members represent black officers in the city.

The St. Louis police chief has promised a vigorous investigation after six apparently unrelated homicides in an 18-hour period and renewed his call for tougher gun crime penalties.