St. Louis County Police have reprimanded more than a dozen officers assigned to the MetroLink following an internal investigation.
The probe found cops patrolling the train line repeatedly covered up a surveillance camera in their substation at the North Hanley stop, according to findings released today.
Police Chief Jon Belmar said in a statement, "I initiated this internal investigation because the officers of the St. Louis County Police Department are, and should be, held to a very high standard."
The sixteen-week investigation was sparked by a series of articles by St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger. The stories raised allegations that officers slept while on duty, shirked calls and left their posts.…