St. Louis police shell out millions in “secret settlements”
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The city of St. Louis has paid $4.7 million to settle 44 cases filed since 2010 involving injuries, wrongful impisonment or death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that number after reviewing settlements that were not previously publicized. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, which represented the police in civil cases until 2013,…