28 December 2020
St. Louis {police|authorities|cops} {released|launched} {surveillance|monitoring|security} videos and {pictures|photos|images} to {help|assist} {identify|determine|recognize} the suspect
ST. LOUIS– {A woman|A lady|A female} {hit|struck} a St. Louis city {sheriff|constable}’s deputy with her own baton at a St. Louis {gas station|gasoline station|filling station} on Christmas Day after the {woman|lady|female} was {told|informed} she {could|might} not {enter|go into|get in} {the business|business} without a mask on, {police|authorities|cops} {said|stated}. The {incident|event|occurrence} {happened|occurred|took place} at the Shell {Gas station|Gasoline station|Filling station} on the 700 block of North Tucker Boulevard {just before|right before|prior to} midnight.
St. Louis {police|authorities|cops} on Monday {released|launched} {surveillance|monitoring|security} video and {pictures of|photos of|images of} the {woman|lady|female}. The video {shows|reveals} her {entering|going into|getting in} the {gas station|gasoline station|filling station} with a mask in her hand, {but|however} she was not
{wearing|using} it around her face, as {required|needed}.
She appeared to exchange words with the deputy, a 59-year-old {woman|lady|female}, who was working security at the {gas station|gasoline station|filling station}. The video {provided|offered|supplied} by {police|authorities|cops} does {not show|disappoint} the {assault|attack}, {but|however} according to {a news release|a press release} from St. Louis {police|authorities|cops}, the
{woman|lady|female}”{became|ended up being} belligerent”when the deputy {told|informed} her she {could|might} not {enter|go into|get in} the {gas station|gasoline station|filling station} without {wearing|using} a mask. The deputy {told|informed} {police|authorities|cops} the {woman|lady|female} {pushed|pressed} her and punched her. The {woman|lady|female}
then took the deputy’s baton and struck her, {causing|triggering} a concussion.
“{Secondly|Second of all}, this {incident|event|occurrence} {points to|indicate} the {danger|risk|threat} {law enforcement|police} officers {face|deal with} every day. This {individual|person} made {a serious|a major|a severe} {mistake|error} and we are {working with|dealing with} the St. Louis {Police|Authorities|Cops} Department to {apprehend|capture|collar|nab} and bring charges {against|versus} this {attacker|assailant|aggressor|assaulter|enemy|opponent}. {{Thirdly|Third|Finally}, this pandemic is not over and you {must|should|need to} {wear|use} a mask when in public.”
| This pandemic is not over and you {must|should|need to} {wear|use} a mask when in public.”
} The {statement|declaration} {also|likewise} {said|stated} another video {circulating|distributing|flowing} online {shows|reveals} the deputy suffered {numerous|various|many} blows to the head.
The {woman|lady|female} left the scene in a red {car|vehicle|automobile|cars and truck}.
The deputy {declined|decreased} medical attention when medics {arrived|showed up|got here}. {Anyone|Anybody} with {information|info|details} about the suspect is asked to call St. Louis {police|authorities|cops} at 314-444-2500 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
Source: ksdk.com