New St Louis County Police Chief Juan Cox: teen takeovers are 'probably the biggest issue, right now'
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Col Juan Cox discusses his priorities as the new St Louis County Police Chief, focusing on violent crime and teen accountability.
Col Juan Cox was just appointed as St Louis County Police and joins Megan Lynch. He jokes that his top priority, 'the first is try not to screw it up.' He wants the department to focus on reducing violent crime, community outreach and be more 'data-driven.' He addresses the teen takeover events. 'We have to really start holding these juveniles accountable for their action,' says Cox. Cox says we're 'Definitely seeing a lack of parenting.' He chats about his relationship with former Chief Kenneth Gregory and inter-agency relationships that he promoted.
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