🌱 Where state police made gun seizures on East St. Louis streets
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- Where state police made gun seizures on East St. Louis streets
- East St. Louis remembers former Eastside High School teacher William “Bill” Jeans
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📰 News we're reading
• Metro-east police sting results in 18 criminal charges, gun and drug seizures (bnd.com) — State police focused a two-day violent crime sting on East St. Louis streets, leading to multiple traffic stops where loaded guns and drugs were seized and felony charges filed. Troopers used SWAT, air support, and technology in coordinated operations at key intersections, and officials say similar efforts since 2023 have resulted in hundreds of arrests and gun recoveries. 
• William Arthur Jeans, 77 (nemiss.news) — Many East St. Louis residents will remember William “Bill” Jeans as a science teacher at Eastside High School and an active church member before he moved to California. His family describes a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose humor, faith, and love of gatherings brightened every visit back to Mississippi and every moment shared with loved ones.
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