Pine Lawn

PINE LAWN, Mo. (AP) — A police officer in Pine Lawn has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into accusations that the officer used excessive force against a resident. KMOV-TV reports Tracy Hurd told police the officer came to his house, demanded to see his identification and then arrested him without explanation...

PINE LAWN, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in the St. Louis County town of Pine Lawn are searching for a teenager who allegedly pulled a gun on a police officer. The Pine Lawn officer was working a secondary job at a skating rink last night when he heard gunshots from across the street...

PINE LAWN, Mo. (AP) — A day after a federal report demanded changes in policing and courts in Ferguson, a group of protesters pressed for similar reforms in a nearby St. Louis suburb. Keying on a Justice Department report Wednesday that found Ferguson's justice system unfairly treated backs, 19 protesters insisted the same was true in largely black, 3,200-resident Pine Lawn...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mayor of the St. Louis County town of Pine Lawn has pleaded not guilty to federal extortion charges. Fifty-four-year-old Sylvester Caldwell entered was arrested Thursday and accused of demanding bribes from a towing company in exchange for city business...