About Joe
Joe is a St. Louis native who grew up in North St. Louis County, and enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 1980. He was stationed on a guided missile destroyer, the USS Waddell, and visited many South Pacific countries such as Japan, the Philippines, Australia and Thailand.
He graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia's Journalism School after leaving the Navy, and worked in journalism or public relations for more than 20 years.
Joe has about 10 years experience covering local community news, especially in the St. Louis area. While with the Suburban Journals, he was editor of the Warrenton Journal, covering Warren County.
As a reporter for the Journals, he worked beats covering the cities of Florissant, Ferguson, Black Jack, the city of St. Louis' North Side, St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Lake Saint Louis and Wentzville.
He describes himself as a conservative who prefers to focus on issues rather than partisan politics. Joe is an active member of a St. Louis County church.
In general, he believes in protecting personal freedom and responsibility, and that government has an inherent duty to protect the health and safety of citizens and to provide infrastructure that is not otherwise profitable for private companies.
Joe has been married for more than 20 years to his wife and they have two sons.
Joe likes classic rock, traveling, being with his family and following the Cardinals, Rams and Tigers. He hates it when his fantasy teams don't make the playoffs.
A neighbor heard glass breaking Friday and gave Hazelwood Police descriptions of three men fleeing from the scene. They arrested the men minutes later.
The incident was in Mehlville on Friday.
Florissant Police said a clerk identified the suspect as a regular customer.
The suspect also is charged with burglary, pointing handgun at woman.
The incident occured in Mehlville on Friday.
Man facing charges called heroin "the devil," and said he hates the drug.
A man is charged with manufacturing meth and endangering three children.
The suspect began pulling a handgun on Lake Saint Louis police officer after being stopped near Prospect Road and Woodlake Court.
Ellisville Police got license plate number from burglary witness.
Man stole items to fund his methamphetamine addiction, police say.
Hazelwood Police say a matched fingerprint on broken window led them to the suspect.
He threatened a bank teller at a bank inside Brentwood Dierberg's, police say.
Man stole relatives' jewelry and tools, police report.
The registered sex offender's last known address was in O'Fallon.
The registered sex offender's last known address was in O'Fallon.
Former employee is accused of stealing a total of $600.
Suspect was on probation on charges relating to drug possession.
The registered sex offender's last known address was in O'Fallon.
Former employee is accused of stealing a total of $600.
Former employee had been placed on probation on another charge days before one incident.
