article_snippet: a new chief thought it was the best for the city and the Police Department.
article_snippet: City officials, The chief, being an honorable man said, still believe the Police Department can be reformed without being eliminated.
article_snippet: We are committed to keeping We Police Department and having one that exhibits the highest degree of professionalism and fairness.
article_snippet: After some 30 years with the St. Louis County Police Department, serving as commander of a drug task force and SWAT team supervisor, being a police chief of a smaller department should have been less stressful.
article_snippet: He resigned from the St. Louis County Police Department in November, citing security concerns.
article_snippet: But that hasn't stopped criticism of the St. Louis County Police Department from local residents and top federal officials.
article_snippet: Even before the St. Louis County Police Department report was finished, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said it was "pretty clear that the need for wholesale change in the St. Louis County Police Department is appropriate.