CLAYTON — A former ºüÀêÊÓƵ County police officer will work with regional leaders on a homicide reduction effort.
Thomas Crees will work in County Executive Sam Page's office and coordinate with the East-West Gateway Council of Governments on the initiative, called Save Lives Now!
Crees started on July 8 with an annual salary of just under $100,000, according to Page spokesman Doug Moore. He formerly worked as a homeless outreach officer in the police department.
East-West Gateway is spearheading the anti-violence initiative. It aims to cut murders in the metro area by 20% in three years.
The agency recently hired Brandon Sterling, former vice president for development at the United Way of Greater ºüÀêÊÓƵ, as the initiative's director.