Missouri State Highway Patrol Turns Down Request To Help Police In Downtown St. Louis

JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is turning down a request for its troopers to help police in downtown St. Louis. Patrol Col. Ron Replogle says his agency doesn't have the funding to use its officers to help patrol the city streets. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson had asked the patrol for 10-12 officers who could work alongside city police as part of a response to a recent increase in violent crime.