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Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton (December 23, 1955 – February 7, 2008) [15] was a lifelong resident of Meacham Park, an unincorporated predominantly African American community that bordered Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri. In 1992, a ballot proposition appeared under which Kirkwood, an abutting, comparatively prosperous city with only a ...
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to . Then-Pfc. Kenneth J. David distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on May 7, 1970, while serving as a radio-telephone operator with Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne ...
Kirkwood is an inner-ring western suburb of St. Louis located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 27,540. [5] Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad through that city. It was the first planned suburb located west of the Mississippi River. [6] [7]
Louis F. Edwards: Democratic 1939 Mayor, Long Beach New York Long Beach, New York (outside his home) gunshot Alvin Dooley Edwards' political influence thwarted Dooley's re-election to post in a police union. [13] John Milton Elliott: Democratic 1879 Judge, Court of Appeals: Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky (after conversation on a public street ...
Dunn was detained for a misdemeanor stealing charge (value less than $500). Dunn died "unexpectedly," and Clayton police and the St. Louis County medical examiner are both investigating his death, according to The St. Louis Post- Dispatch. Jail or Agency: St. Louis County - Dept. of Justice Services; State: Missouri; Date arrested or booked: 6 ...
Michael Emil "Mike" Swoboda (September 29, 1938 – September 6, 2008) was the mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri for two periods (2000–2008). He was wounded on February 7, 2008, when Charles "Cookie" Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy ...
Juan Manuel Sierra, 33, a.k.a. Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva, was arrested last Thursday after 'attempting to start a fire' with a blowtorch in a West Hills neighborhood, authorities said.
The St. Louis County Police Department is the Largest County police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, county population, and geographic area served. This change in law enforcement services occurred in 1955, when the St. Louis County Charter was amended by the voters to restrict the duties of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.