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Award-winning Chief Investigative Reporter First Alert Four in St. Louis. Have a news tip? Contact me at LTrager@firstalert4.com. Retweets are not endorsements.
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Ex-St. Louis building inspector plans to plead guilty in alleged $4M fraud case

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By Lauren Trager Verified
| KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) Verified
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Ex-St. Louis building inspector plans to plead guilty in alleged $4M fraud case A former St. Louis city building inspector accused of defrauding the public of millions of dollars through a controversial city program is planning to plead guilty, according to court records.
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‘Shocking’: First Alert 4 investigation uncovers criminal convictions, costly lawsuits in multiple officers’ pasts

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By Kalie Strain, Lauren Trager Verified
| KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO) Verified
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A First Alert 4 investigation has uncovered multiple officers and employees of the North County Police Cooperative (NCPC) who have faced civil rights lawsuits or criminal charges. Most of these officers are ranked members of the department, records show. “That chief knows they can’t go anywhere else,” Justin Turley, a former NCPC corporal and K-9 handler, told First Alert 4 Investigates. Turley said NCPC has a reputation of hiring officers who have past allegations.
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‘Missouri’s budget is broken’: Dire warning from state’s money watchdog

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By Lauren Trager Verified
| KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO) Verified
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is warning that the state will completely run out of money in the next few years without changes to spending. Fitzpatrick said Missouri’s budget is broken and expressed disappointment that lawmakers increased spending since his last report instead of reducing it. “It’s really bad,” Fitzpatrick said.
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