Discrimination Lawsuit Says Page Blocked Black Commander's Bid For Police Chief
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (left) and St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle. In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “push back” regarding the appointment of a Black police chief, the lawsuit alleges. In the fall of 2019, it looked like the fix was in for St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle to become the department’s first Black police chief. But it all came crashing to a halt when County Executive Sam Page started having campaign contribution problems, according to a discrimination lawsuit Doyle filed Tuesday. In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “...
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