Activists concerned by prosecutors joining police union

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supporters of criminal justice reform are questioning a move by assistant prosecutors in St. Louis County to join a police union, as well as the timing of the vote just weeks before a change-minded prosecutor takes office.
Assistant prosecutors and investigators voted Monday to join the St. Louis Police Officers Association.
The vote came just a couple of weeks before the first-ever African-American elected as prosecutor, Wesley Bell, replaces Bob McCulloch, who gained a r