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.
Patch is still sifting through the hundreds of files released, but read the story to find an alleged incident from a Webster Groves troop.
The man was wanted as a suspect in a shooting in a Madison County, IL nightclub.
Lisa M. Jones, director of the Victim Service Division in the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney's Office, says Judge Kristine Kerr has been too lenient in sentencing those convicted of crimes.
A police document also shows one of the robbers raped a woman in the Wentzville home.
A police document also shows one of the robbers raped a woman in the Wentzville home.
Additional charges are filed in a series of jewelry and Sterling silver theft cases. A Crestwood woman was charged with selling items stolen by her boyfriend, who formerly worked as a landscaper.
Lisa M. Jones, director of the Victim Service Division in the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney's Office, says Judge Kristine Kerr has been too lenient in sentencing those convicted of crimes. Jones wrote the following Letter to the Editor about her c
Florissant Police said the 21-year-old man broke into a home in the 800 block of Thompson Drive Sept. 10.
Police said the man stole and pawned the rings. The defendant said he found the rings in a washing machine at Delmar Gardens West in Town and Country.
Charges were filed Wednesday against a Ferguson resident, a day after police said they arrested a suspect in the case.
Charges were filed Wednesday against a Ferguson resident, two days after police said they arrested a suspect in the case regarding Deidre Exum.
Westboro Baptist Church members filed a lawsuit against St. Charles County over its ordinance banning picketing within 300 feet of funerals.
The man was arrested after he returned to the bar more than a month later, according to police.
Police said he left threatening phone messages, sent a friend request on Facebook and called six times around 1 a.m. on Oct. 10. All contacts violated an order of protection.
O'Fallon Police said the woman blacked out during the assault, and the man held her against her will after taking her cell phone.
Florissant Police said when the man was pulled over, he had a musical instrument stolen in a burglary inside his car.
St. Louis County Police said a man and a woman attempted to break into the home.
St. Louis County Police said they matched prints at the scene with the defendant's prints.
Florissant Police said the man broke into the apartments from Sept. 4 through Oct. 8.
The man was arrested driving the car in Cool Valley, according to a police report.
