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.
“I thought he had a gun,” Ron Rico Patton told his co-defendant when asked why he shot the victim. Patton pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced last week.
Maplewood Police said the man was in the center asking about a job, and the camera was stolen from a table near the front door.
St. Louis County Police said the Illinois man had a 2007 conviction on child pornography.
The man met the men to discuss repaying a debt; the two then pulled guns in attempt to rob him.
Kirkwood Police said the two men stole a laptop, a DVD player and a jewelry box.
Manchester police said a witness saw the husband dragging his wife into their home from the driveway. Police forced their way into the home.
The man broke into offices in the 400 block of North Second Street by breaking a window, police said.
Police were able to arrest the man, who kicked a cage and banged his head against a door inside a patrol car, causing damage.
St. Charles Police said the man uprooted a tree and damaged a railing at the home of a woman who is under the protective order.
The women were among five arrested after fleeing the Von Maur store in the Meadows.
Two men tried to hold up a University City resident but got only a few dollars, so they were going to have the man walk them to his home.
The women were among five arrested after fleeing the Von Maur store in the Meadows.
Detectives said the two brothers had been subjects in a narcotics investigation.
Police said the woman also hid the man's cell phone so he couldn't call her, and borrowed his truck.
The card was used at a Schnucks, Shell station, Walgreens and McDonalds, police said.
The card was used at a Schnucks, Shell station, Walgreens and McDonalds, police said.
The 92-year-old Sappington woman suffered two broken arms and eight broken ribs, according to a St. Louis County Police report.
As he was arrested, the man told police he belongs to Hells Angels and the officer didn't know who he was messing with.
As he was arrested, the man told police he belongs to Hells Angels and the officer didn't know who he was messing with.
Kirkwood Police said he hit the victim "without warning" on May 24.
