Starting this evening at 6 p.m., the St. Louis County Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol will assume command of the security detail regarding protests in the City of Ferguson.
In a news release by the St. Louis County Police, officials said that the Mayor of Ferguson, James Knowles III, is aware that the St. Louis County Police Department along with Missouri State Highway Patrol will assume command of the security detail in the City of Ferguson regarding protests until further notice.
“The Ferguson Police Department has been responsible for commanding the detail after Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s State of Emergency expired in December,” The release said. “These responsibilities once again transition to the St. Louis County Police Department as well as the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The St. Louis County Police Department is not assuming routine policing services in the City of Ferguson, as these responsibilities are still in the hands of the Ferguson Police Department.”
The change in details comes a day after two police officers were hit by gunfire near the Ferguson Police Department Headquarters. Suspects in the shooting remain at large.
