Welcome From Captain Ronnie Robinson

Dear Citizens,

Welcome to the District Two Web Page. This website is part of our continuing effort to improve community relations while striving to protect and serve our community. Our officers are committed to making your neighborhood the safest it can be. In order to accomplish this goal, we need your help! If you see a problem in your neighborhood, please do not hesitate to contact police. We continue to work to put more officers on the streets in your neighborhoods to make sure the Second District remains a safe place to live and work. We appreciate your support as we work together to accomplish our goals. Please remember communication with police is the key to our success.

Sincerely,

Captain Ronnie Robinson
Commander, District Two     

Requesting a Community Outreach Officer
If you would like to request an officer to visit your school or special event for an informational presentation, please send an email to the District’s Community Outreach Officer.

2009 Officer of the Year – Police Officer Jared Scheel

Officer Jared Scheel was selected by his peers as the 2009 Officer of the Year for the Second District. He is an eight-year veteran of the police department and has served in the Second District since 2007. Officer Scheel has served as a field training officer, instructing new officers. He was selected as Officer of the Month twice in 2009. Officer Scheel was responsible for arresting 66 individuals and assisting in an additional 76 arrest, resulting in more than 162 felony, misdemeanor and city charges.

2010 Officer Awards

January – Police Officers of the Month Sheresa Absher and Patricia Vineyard
Officers Vineyard and Absher arrived at a scene after receiving a call for a subject attempting to break into a home. The officers noticed there were foot prints in the snow by the area where the suspect had entered the home. The officers followed the foot prints and were able to locate as suspect whose shoe print matched the ones they had followed. The suspect was arrested and the Circuit Attorney’s Office issued warrants for 1st degree Burglary. During another incident, Officers Absher and Vineyard arrested a suspect who they saw attempting to break into a car.

February – Officers of the Month Stephanie Rogers and Mark Meyers
Officers Rogers and Meyers received a call for suspicious individuals carrying flat screen televisions in the Second District. The officers were able to locate the suspects who were believed to be responsible for four burglaries in the area and take them into custody. The Circuit Attorney’s Office issued charges against the suspects.

March – Police Officer David Haynes (awarded posthumously)
Just before 10 a.m. on March 24, police received a call for a burglary in progress in the 5400 block of Bancroft, where the victim walked into the residence and discovered the suspect inside. The suspect fled from the scene but the victim was able to describe the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle.

Moments later, officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle but then lost sight of it. Officer David Haynes later spotted the vehicle. He turned on his lights and siren in an attempt to stop the suspect vehicle but the suspect did not pull over and continued to flee. The officer continued to follow the suspect vehicle and as the officer went through the intersection at Oleatha and Kingshighway, his patrol car was struck by an SUV on the patrol car’s passenger side. The patrol car spun out, causing the patrol car’s driver side to crash into the front of a second SUV. That SUV then hit another small passenger sedan.

The officer was trapped in his patrol vehicle for a short time but once he was able to be removed, he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officer Haynes gave his life for the safety and well being of the citizens of St. Louis.

April – Police Officer of the Month Mark Keisker
Officer Keisker was on patrol when he saw a car in a gas station parking lot that matched the description of one stolen earlier that week. The car was then used in several burglaries in South St. Louis. Officer Keisker took the individuals in the car into custody. The car was returned to its owner.

May – Police Officers of the Month Sheresa Absher and Patricia Vineyard
Officers Absher and Vineyard were able to arrest an individual believed to be responsible for multiple burglaries in the Second District in May. The Circuit Attorney’s Office issued 19 felony and misdemeanor warrants including six for burglary.

June – Officer of the Month Mark Meyers
Officer Meyers saw a person at a busy intersection in the district who he recognized by a description given earlier. The individual had identical clothing and matched a description from a photo Officer Meyers had seen. Officer Meyers approached the man who then fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit, Officer Meyers was able to take the suspect into custody. The Circuit Attorney’s Office issued warrants against the suspect for four counts of 1st Degree Robbery.