Confusion about Which Police Dept and Prosecutor?
Posters mentioned Hazelwood PD & St. L. city PD, but neither dept is investigating this case. And in referring to the fight, MO Atty Gen Bailey placed (some) blame on Kim Gardner’s lax prosecution record, tho she was not the prosecutor for the area where the fight occurred.
Altho fight took place a couple blks. from the school, Hazelwood PD* stated that it occurred in an unincorporated part of St. L. County. (meaning not within city limits of Hazelwood) and that St. Louis County Police Department is investigating. IOW, fight was not in CITY of St. L, not within city of Hazelwood but in the COUNTY of St. Louis.
INVESTIGATING LE = St. Louis COUNTY Police Dept
"The SLCPD has the largest investigative unit in the state. Nearly 200 detectives provide county-wide services for the crimes…” Employees…1,290 (2020) / Population….1,005,159 (2022 Census)**
PROSECUTOR = Prosecutor of St. Louis County, Wesley Bell. Not Kim Gardner (whom MO AG mentioned), who was the Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis before her May 2023 resignation.
After seeing a few MSM boo-boos re who's who, I thought this post would clarify.
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Hazelwood Police Department . HPD FB, Mar. 11
Interesting sidenote imo, in 2022 there were TWELVE MURDERS in City of Hazelwood. 12!!! That & other crimes give Hazelwood 471 rating, almost TWICE the U.S. average of 246.
Hazelwood, Missouri (MO 63042) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders .Scroll down to table of "Crime rates in Hazelwood by year" w 2022 on right-most column.
** NB: City of St. Louis is not within the County of St. Louis; the two entities abut each other.
St. Louis County Police Department - Wikipedia serves unincorporated areas of St. Louis County.
Different from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department which serves the City of St. Louis (
Official Website of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis).