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.
St. Louis County Police said he provided alcohol to 12-year-old Christopher Marks before his drowning death as well as six other children.
Florissant Police said the accused also beat the woman with a belt and punched her.
The St. Louis County Tactical Unit was called in to arrest the man.
The woman was charged with endangering a child's welfare.
The man faces criminal charges in Ladue for stealing jewelry, silver worth $200,000.
The man faces criminal charges in Ladue, where police say he stole jewelry, silver worth $200,000.
The man faces criminal charges in Ladue for stealing jewelry and silver worth $200,000.
The man faces criminal charges in Ladue for stealing jewelry, silver worth $200,000.
The accused was driving while his license was suspended, according to Creve Coeur Police.
Witnesses saw three men fleeing the scene and police found DNA that led them to a man now charged with the crime.
In one St. Louis robbery, police said the accused struggled with an employee, pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger. The gun misfired.
The accused woman visited the elderly woman's home frequently to give manicures and nail treatments, police said.
Police found Joseph Haring after he was struck by an ambulance walking along I-44 near Sunset Hills last month.
Police found the man after he was struck by an ambulance walking along I-44 near I-270.
Police said they chased the man Aug. 29 after the bank robbery, with speeds exceeding 100 mph.
A woman was severely burned in the Sept. 3 explosion, which caught a barn on fire.
Florissant Police said the teen and a 21-year-old woman robbed the Circle K gas station July 14.
Creve Coeur Police said the man stole money from three accounts from local people.
St. Peters Police say Dhuruvan Krishnamurthy pointed a rifle at a woman and her friend as she got ready for a date.
The man was charged with elder abuse on Friday.
