Mayor calls 'drama' over exclusion list 'disservice'
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson says the "drama" over Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's exclusion list of police officers is a "disservice to residents."
Krewson spoke to KMOV-TV in St. Louis following days of back and forth between Gardner and Police Chief John Hayden.
Gardner said last week that her office drew up a list of 28 police officers who will not be permitted as primary witnesses in criminal cases. She hasn't said specifically why other than citing credibility concerns.
Gardner said Friday the list was created at the request of the police department. Hayden responded Saturday by saying no one from his department sought such a list.