🌱 Maryland Heights PD Lawsuit + Win A Car + Truck Hit Horse

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then turning cloudy. High: 64 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. A suburban St. Louis man filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday alleging that police officers punched, kicked, and stomped on him before illegally searching the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, after claiming he had committed a minor traffic violation. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Tranell Stewart, 38, and his former girlfriend, Lisa Jones, against five Maryland Heights police officers and the city of Maryland Heights. The lawsuit accuses the city of not addressing years of unlawful seizures and searches involving Black people. (krcgtv.com)
2. Jim Butler Auto and Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis are teaming up to give away a 2022 Chevy Equinox during a Thanksgiving vaccination drive. Now through Nov. 22, people 18 and over who get vaccinated at St. Alphonsus Rock Church on Grand Blvd., NorthWest High School on Riverview Blvd. or Greater St. Mark Family Church on Glen Owen Dr. can win the car. The winner will be announced on Nov. 23. (KMOV.com)
3. A 37-year-old man was arrested after he rammed the rear end of a horse carriage several times and struck the horse on 9th St. and Olive St. in downtown St. Louis over the weekend. (KSDK.com)
4. Three people died in separate shootings across St. Louis on Monday, in the Benton Park West, the Old North St. Louis neighborhood, and the Mark Twain neighborhood. (KSDK.com)
5. A St. Louis Lyft driver has reportedly been suspended after he pulled a gun on the husband of St. Louis County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, after he asked the driver to wear a mask. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.