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SCAT: Inside SLMPD's Legendary Street Corner Apprehension Team
Back in 1989, St. Louis was dealing with an explosion of street-corner crack cocaine sales. The department needed a different approach, and the Street Corner Apprehension Team, better known as SCAT, was born.This week, we're going back inside one of the most memorable narcotics units in St. Louis Police Department history.Retired Sgt. Ron Klier, who supervised SCAT throughout much of its successful run, is joined by two former SCAT detectives who went on to become current SLMPD Majors, Latricia Allen and Mike Mueller.Ron explains how the unit was created, how he assembled and organized his…
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