Julian Alcala will serve 24 months in federal prison. Prosecutors say he stole nude photos from at least 20 women when he accessed their phones in traffic stops.

A former officer with the Florissant Police Department in Missouri was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for unlawfully searching the cell phones of women for nude photos during traffic stops.

Ex-Florissant cop Julian Alcala sentenced to 24 months for illegally searching 20 women’s phones for nude images during traffic stops in 2024.

Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 federal civil rights violations after prosecutors said he illegally searched women’s phones and sent intimate images to himself.

Police said the teen was last seen Tuesday night walking northbound on West Florissant Avenue after making suicidal ...

Cleanup and repairs are progressing in parts of a Florissant neighborhood months after an explosion damaged 20 homes, though some residents remain displaced.

FLORISSANT, Mo. – Cleanup and repairs are progressing in parts of a Florissant neighborhood months after an explosion damaged 20 homes, though some residents remain displaced. R.D. Smith, whose house ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A teenager died Friday afternoon after his car went airborne onto Interstate 70 near an overpass in north St. Louis County, ending in a multi-vehicle crash and his car catching ...

Ex-Florissant officer Julian Alcala admitted that he pulled over victims for minor traffic violations, then searched through their phones and sent intimate photos and videos to his own phone.

A Jennings, Missouri, teenager will appear in St. Louis County Circuit Court Monday morning to face charges for an armed ...