MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

TROOP C HEADQUARTERS
891 Technology Drive
Weldon Spring, MO 63304



MEDIA ALERT

For further information please contact: Sergeant Al Nothum or Corporal Juston Wheetley
(636) 300-2800

August 16, 2014

EMPHASIS: Ferguson Curfew / Media Staging Area

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is immediately establishing a credentialed media staging area for credentialed media only at 9101 West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson (intersection of West Florissant and Ferguson avenues). This location will allow credentialed media to view the curfew zone during the hours of the curfew on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 from midnight to 5:00 am. The staging area will close at 5:00 a.m.

Media Staging Area Rules:

Credentialed media may begin arriving immediately.
Media must present credentials for all members of their crews upon arrival.
Due to space constraints, no vehicles larger than a commercial van can be accommodated.
Media must remain in the zone established by law enforcement during curfew hours.
Media that wish to exit the credentialed media zone during curfew hours will have to immediately drive out of the curfew zone.
All media wishing to use the staging area must be in place prior to the midnight curfew.

Directions to staging area:

From Northland Shopping Center (law enforcement command post), take West Florissant to Lucas and Hunt, south on Lucas and Hunt to westbound I-70. Take I-70 west to the Bermuda Drive exit. Take Bermuda Drive north to Paul, right on Paul to Ferguson Avenue. Turn right on Ferguson Avenue and continue to the staging area.




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