(CNBNews.net)FERGUSON MISSOURI– Effective this evening at 6:00 PM, 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.
The Honorable James Knowles, Mayor of the City of Ferguson, 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. 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.
source press release March 12, 2015
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