St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones: We’ll ‘Hold the Business Owners Accountable’ for Crimes in Their Area

Reporter (voice-over): “The leaders from Jackson, Mississippi, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Durham, St. Louis and more meeting Wednesday and Thursday to talk crime and solution. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says she’s taking back strategies used in Atlanta for nightclub owners and eyeing ways to reduce crimes around convenience store.”

Jones: “We have a lot of violence around convenient stores and gas stations, so how can we hold those business owners accountable and also bring down crime? And then some of the things that we’re already doing, we’re finding that other mayors are doing as well.”

Reporter (voice-over): “Discussions with the Council on Criminal Justice and chats between leaders were closed to the public and media.”