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==Police== Calverton Park was served by the Calverton Park Police Department. The CPPD was dispatched by the neighboring city of [[Ferguson, Missouri|Ferguson]]. Calverton Park draws 66 percent of its revenue from fines and fees on the local population, which represents the highest percentage of any municipality in St. Louis County.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/12/reform-may-have-come-to-ferguson-but-not-to-towns-just-like-it/| title = Ferguson police chief resignation hints town is reforming. But no city like it is. - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Calverton Park considers cars not on the road but having expired tags to be "safety hazards" and has entered private property to tow and impound such vehicles. This practice lead to a class-action lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away |url=https://fox2now.com/news/fox-files/expired-tags-nightmare-woman-gets-car-back-as-neighbors-truck-gets-towed-away/ |website=FOX 2 Now |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kull |first1=Katie |title=Residents sue north St. Louis County municipality after cars were towed from driveways |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_8cf79a7e-733b-11ee-a082-471ccc808f91.html |website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref> On August 1, 2024 the Calverton Park Police Department was dissolved and policing was taken over by the Florissant Police Department <ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.stltoday.com/calverton-park-disbanding-police-force-florissant-police-will-take-over/article_1751c4be-4dc1-11ef-b75c-8f1abcf6a62e.html| title=Calverton Park disbands police over serious financial woes - St. Louis Post-Dispatch| newspaper = [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref>
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