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(Editor’s Note: Due to space limitations in the March issue, we were unable to do more than a brief introduction to Captain Page, the 7th District’s new commander.
As promised, here is more background on the Captain.) by M.G. Evans “I may live in St. Louis County, but my heart is in the City of St. Louis,” says Capt. Everett Page, new commander of the 7th Police District in the West End.
On Feb. 17 Capt. Page replaced Capt. Charles Alphin at the district station at Enright Avenue and Union Boulevard. Alphin became commander of the homicide, arson, sexcrimes and child abuse detectives at Police Headquarters downtown. Page, at 42, is a 21-year veteran of the St. Louis police force.
He has been commander of the 5th District and of the prisoner processing division.
He served as a lieutenant in the 8th district, a sergeant in the 6th and a public-affairs officer, narcotics detective and field inspector. “I’m doing the job that I’ve wanted to do all my life,” he said in a recent interview. “And I try to always do my best.” While Page says that he has not been at his new post long enough to assess the whole district’s needs, he believes efforts to stop house burglaries and drug traffic should be given top priority.
He says one of the strengths of the district is its many community groups working with police; he hopes to expand on those efforts.
The captain is a family man, with three children and a grandchild.
He was born and reared in the West End, graduating from Soldan High School in 1961. “This year is our 25th class reunion,” he said proudly. Capt. Alphin said ‘he had mixed emotions about leaving the 7th District. “While my new job is one with a spotlight on it, the 7th District will always be special to me,” he stated. “It was a real joy to work with the many community groups and with Page.
He and I were lieutenants together and are good friends. I wish him all the best in his new job.”
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1986.
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