“Unfortunately, there will be no way to avoid drastic cuts in the activities offered to our participants,” the organization said in a Facebook post.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A youth sports organization that partners with the St. Louis County Police Department said it will have to reduce the number of activities it offers due to staffing cuts from the department.
In a Facebook post, the St. Louis County Police Athletic League said “the Executive Management of the St. Louis County Police Department has gutted the staffing of the Police Athletic League.” The post said three members of the police department were removed from their positions in the program.
“Unfortunately, there will be no way to avoid drastic cuts in the activities offered to our participants,” according to the post.
The St. Louis County Police Athletic League, or PAL, is a volunteer-based nonprofit that partners officers with children ages 6 to 18 years …