JOE MC CULLOCH
FOR COUNTY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 5
On April 5th the voters in St. Charles County Council District 5 will be voting for a new Councilman to fill the unexpired term of Sally Faith who gave up the position when she was elected as state representative.
JOE MC CULLOCH is the ideal choice for the Council seat. Joe and his wife Pat, have three children; Shannon, Joseph Jr. and Zachary. The family belongs to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.
Joe McCulloch was raised in the Florissant area, graduating from Rosary High School in 1974. Following in his father’s footsteps, he joined the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. His father, Paul McCulloch was a police officer who in 1964 was killed in the line of duty when Joe was seven years old. Joe served as a uniformed officer, detective and Homicide investigator before being promoted in 1990 to Sergeant, where he served over a Special Narcotics task Force untill 1993.
Joe has a Bachelor Degree from Webster University and earned his Law Degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1998. Joe retired from police work after 24 years and served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in St. Charles County from 2000 - 2002 before joining the law firm of Todt, Ryan & McCulloch in the City of St. Charles.
When the voters of St. Charles County Council District Five go to the polls on Tuesday, April 5th we urge them to vote for Joe McCulloch for County Councilman.
JUST THE FACTS CHIEF
With just a few days on the job, newly appointed Chief of Police Tim Swope already has his hands full.
It is common for police officers to want to band together and protect each other. There is a syndrome commonly referred to as the “Blue Line” whereby they tend to rally behind a fellow officer no matter if that officer is right or wrong. Supervisors usually do not like to hear complaints about anyone under their supervision. They tend to want to protect their officers from criticism.
You and I were not there last Thursday evening when Sgt. Mayer pursued City Administrator Dr. Williams to the police parking lot. We were not there when he allegedly drew his weapon and ordered Dr. Williams face down on the ground (procedure for a felony stop). Neither was Chief Swope. This matter cannot be whitewashed or swept under the rug. A complete and thorough investigation needs to be conducted and the citizens of St. Charles need to know the facts.
The public has been told by numerous police officials if a police car attempts to stop you at night and you are fearful you should drive at the speed limit to a service station or a place where there are people before coming to a stop. That was what Dr. Williams did. If a frightened resident does that some evening, what action will be taken against them?
