I know, I know. What the fuck are you doing reviewing the cops? They're not a business (or ARE…read morethey?) Look folks, since I moved back to my hometown, after fifteen or so years of living in other wonderful areas, I have been mugged once, my car has been broken into twice, and now, to top it all off, my house has been robbed. When I get shot, I'll probably just laugh and shrug it off. It's da 'Lou, right? Anyhoo, we were robbed in the morning, and when I returned home from work to find my front door unlocked and my living room tossed, I immediately called 911. Two unis showed up, guns drawn and ready to kick ass. Of course, the thieves were long gone, but the show was impressive. The two officers and the crime lab guy were all that they should have been: empathetic, friendly, concerned, and informative. (Just as a point of reference, when my apartment was broken into in Chicago, while I was IN it, the friendly Windy City cop told me I should have yelled at the robber and pulled a knife from my kitchen drawer on him. Sage advice indeed.) STLPD answered my questions, did a complete search of the house, and treated me like a decent human being (which I can be.) What I'm saying is that I have had more than a few positive interactions with STLPD's finest. I know they're are bad apples in every bunch. I'm glad I haven't had to deal with them yet.

I don't get why we have cops and I am a Republican. 90%of you just sit and try to catch speeders…read morewhich really, who are they hurting except the liberal Toyota and Subaru driver that sit in the left lane and drive less than the speed limit. But you never see them pulled over for impeding traffic. Then when you call a cop for an actual problem, like 6 of them show up and only one actually does something. And then a hour later they all leave with to my knowledge, nothing resolved. I think I would rather have that overly fat/ partially dork hall monitor from high school show up and help me. At least they take better notes and have some results. But I guess we pay cops just to shoot poor people and people they don't trust so I see why they are in St. Louis

Free family member extermination. Wouldn't recommend. Slow, messy, stuck with the bill.read more

Organized a peaceful protest of the pet hospital who due to medical neglect caused the suffering…read moreand death of my pet. I stopped into the saint charles county police station to find out all of the safety precautions and rules so that we were completely following the law. This captain Craig Ostermeyer called me for two days before my protest . When i answered and we talked he was completely arrogant and ignorant. He was talking about how he was going to give us an order to disperse right away. He called me to laugh and say how he tipped off the business of my protest which ended up resulting in the business having some thugs waiting on us to harass us as soon as we showed up. He kept referring to our first amendment right to peacefully assemble as. " my little protest or whatever i want to call it." If this is the character of the officers that they promote to captain then i fear for the publics well being. I think It's time for this cocky and cranky captain to retire .

I was in the unfortunate situation of having to deal with these half brain monkeys when a buddy of…read moremine was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. After claiming both his license and plates were invalid (proven to be not true) he was arrested adn the car was impounded. I however was left on the side of the road at 1:00AM in Cahokia, IL. Not the best place for a white boy to be stranded at 1:00am. When I asked for an officer to stay in the area until my wife could pick me up they just laughed and drove away. The officers themselves were unfriendly, rude, and insulting. I hope to god someone takes every officer in this place and teaches them a thing or two about human decency.

Listen, I respect police and think they are crucial to maintaining a safe society…read more But what in the world are Rock Hill Police on? I just got a warning for 35 in a 30... was going downhill... I thought they weren't even supposed to pull you over for anything below 9 over...? My friend just got ticketed last week for 41 in a 35... I guess these municipalities need their money... bad!! I'm all for keeping the town safe, but this just seems like overkill for people who are barely speeding. I guess the cops are bored, lol!

Bathrooms on the ground level are meticulously clean and large. Spend a decent amount of time…read moresitting in a stall and you may be lucky enough to hear a couple of detectives discussing a current criminal case at the urinals. Staff and officers here are friendlier and more respectful than they used to be.

The Fairview Heights police station is on Bunkum Rd in between the Fire House and the Library…read more It's not everyday I walk into the police station; at least not for me. When I think of the police station, I see myself walking into a building full of officers at their desk doing paperwork, drinking coffee and hauling in criminals (apparently I've seen too many crime shows). Well to my surprise that wasn't the case. I actually walked into this large hallway, extremely quiet.. wasn't too sure what to do. To the right is the window for the records department, to the left, a window to dispatch. On the windows there's a sign "Dispatch can not hear through the window. Please pick up phone to your right for police services". Okay! An officer answered the line, I explained I needed to make a police report. She took my name, number, address and said she would send a officer to me. Wait.. what?!? I'm in the lobby! If I knew I could just call and have a officer come to me to make a report, I would've! Instead she sent a officer to come and take my report in the lobby. While waiting I was able to observe the bulletin board with helpful information to citizens in Fairview Heights. There's a MedReturn drug collection unit, where you can drop off unwanted prescription. If you need a gun lock, just ask, they will provide 1 free of charge. Better safe then sorry! Even though it looks empty, there are people there behind those dark mirror windows. At the end of the day... if I had to go back I would, by I'm hoping I don't need too!

The police officers are actually understandable and even though I got a ticket, they were really…read morecool about it and understood where I was coming from DUE to circumstances probably, but all in all never had a better experience, man.

My phone was stolen and GPS tracked it to Hazelwood. I showed up to the police station with the…read moreapp in hand showing where my phone was. After waiting about 30 minutes, an officer escorted me to the house where it was. He spoke to the residents of the house. Without a warrant he was unable to enter and only could question the individuals on the front porch. While I didn't get my phone back, I appreciated his transparency, sincereness, and willingness to help. FYI... the phone is in that dude's house. GPS was turned off when they saw a cop car out front.

No matter what you've heard, bc I KNOW majority of you have never visited on your own terms, East…read moreSt. Louis is a gem. Granted, there's parts of it that's a shell of itself, but what urban area isn't. My BF's family is from EStL and surrounding areas, so I visit frequently. Contrary to what people think, it's actually not much going on on that side. The South End, Alorton and Bond Ave. are relatively quiet. I've read articles and been apart of conversation about renovations and gentrification concerning the metro east. I really hope it happens, bc a lot of estl residents have to go 30 minutes out their way for quality produce and pharmacies. They deserve opportunity and convenience just like the citizens of the metropolitan area of stl. There's so much character across the bridge. Many historic buildings, mansions and homes just need some preservation and tlc. Downtown East St. Louis, especially, could once again be the prize of town. I just hope the lot of you, like I have, can block out the negativity and look beyond the perception.

My friend and I decided to be "adventurous" and drive to Illinois, which is merely over the…read moreMississippi. Sweet Jesus, what a GEM. I'm giving this place 4 stars because we earned street cred from the locals when we casually mentioned that we spent some time in ESTL. -1 star because I spent most of the time praying that the car wouldn't break down and we wouldn't get shot/raped/killed.