Members of the ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners Don Brown, left, Sonya Jenkins-Gray, and Chris Saracino argue with Mayor Cara Spencer, right, about proposed raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026. The board voted 5-1 to approve the raises over Mayor Cara Spencer’s objection.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS — The city's police board approved double-digit raises for most of the department's command staff Wednesday in a room packed with cops and disgruntled residents.
John Parker addresses the ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners during a public comment period after the board approved raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026.
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners President Chris Saracino, left, looks toward ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Mayor Cara Spencer during a meeting where the board approved raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026.
When the state-run Board of Police Commissioners on Wednesday boosted pay for police brass, it tripped a provision in the city charter mandati…
Members of the ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners Don Brown, left, Sonya Jenkins-Gray, and Chris Saracino argue with Mayor Cara Spencer, right, about proposed raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026. The board voted 5-1 to approve the raises over Mayor Cara Spencer’s objection.
John Parker addresses the ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners during a public comment period after the board approved raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026.
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Board of Police Commissioners President Chris Saracino, left, looks toward ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Mayor Cara Spencer during a meeting where the board approved raises for the police department’s command staff during a meeting at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June, 17, 2026.
