Tim Fitch

Arming Teachers: St. Louis County Police Chief Responds To Support And Opposition

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:05:14 +0000

St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch says arming school personnel should be considered when discussing ways to improve school safety.

Host Don Marsh talked with Fitch about his proposal, which he made a couple of days after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Fitch acknowledged that there are serious concerns about his proposal but said he hasn’t heard any other ideas for how to address the lag time when someone starts shooting and police can respond.

St. Louis County Police Chief Defends Idea To Arm Educators

Tim Lloyd — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:15:22 +0000

It’s estimated that there are more guns in America than people, and St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is defending his idea that arming school personnel should be considered when discussing ways to improve school safety.

Speaking to St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh today, Fitch acknowledged that there are serious concerns about his proposal.

But, the police chief also said he hasn’t heard any other ideas for how to address what he said is a critical gap in time when someone starts shooting and police can respond.

Conn. Shooting Prompts Increased Patrols Near St. Louis Schools

Maria Altman and maria — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:25:53 +0000

Both St. Louis city and county police are stepping up patrols around schools following the shootings in Connecticut.

St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch says the extra patrols began this afternoon and will remain in place until further notice.

Fitch says the department already has 31 school resource officers in districts around the county.

St. Louis County Making Progress Against Heroin Epidemic

Julie Bierach — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:14:00 +0000

For the past year, St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and community organizations have held nearly two dozen town hall meetings to raise awareness of the heroin epidemic. Deaths from heroin overdoses continue to decline, but officials say they are seeing an uptick in some age groups.

Through September of this year there have been 45 heroin deaths in St. Louis County, that’s compared to 55 last year.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Julie Bierach sat down with Chief Fitch to talk about their efforts to go after heroin suppliers.

St. Louis County Police help patrol Dellwood

Joseph Leahy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:59:48 +0000

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St. Louis County Police are filling a law enforcement gap in Dellwood as efforts continue to disband the suburb's municipal police force.

Dellwood's Mayor, Loretta Johnson, requested the county's help while eight of Dellwood's 16 police department positions remain vacant.