Doyle Sam Dotson III

Doyle Samuel Dotson III
Born	St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, U.S.
Other names	Commissioner Dotson
Police career
Current status	34th Police Commissioner
Department	Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis
Badge number	Chief of Police
Allegiance	City of St. Louis
Country	United States of America
Years of service	Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis (1993-Present)
Rank	St Louis Police Department: Police Commissioner

Doyle Samuel Dotson III is the 34th Police Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis. He became Commissioner on December 14, 2012, 19 years after joining the department.^[1]

Early life and education

Dotson is a 1987 graduate of Metro Academic and Classical High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from Fontbonne University and a master's degree in Business Administration from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police.

Career

Dotson joined the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis on October 11, 1993; he was assigned to the Fourth District. In 2001, he was promoted to sergeant where he served in the office of the Chief and the Ninth District. In 2007, he was promoted to lieutenant where he served in the office of the Chief. In 2008, he was promoted to captain where he served in the office of the Chief, the Seventh District, and the Board of Police Commissioners. Prior to being named Police Commissioner, he served as the city's operations director.^[2] ^[3]

Mayoral race

Dotson is running for mayor of St. Louis.^[4]

External links

References

↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sam-dotson-chosen-as-new-st-louis-police-chief/article_4e26f218-20f2-53cc-8bb1-ac23cb75de30.html "Sam Dotson chosen as new St. Louis Police Chief
↑ http://slmpd.org/chief_of_police.shtml
↑ Byers, Christine (December 15, 2012). "Sam Dotson chosen as new St. Louis Police Chief". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/police-chief-sam-dotson-enters-mayors-race-mayor-slay-wants/article_87e048c1-7e0f-5be1-8da1-bc30fb5fb9a7.html

Ferguson unrest

Shooting of Michael Brown Ferguson, Missouri

Governmental agencies	Ferguson Police Department Missouri National Guard Missouri State Highway Patrol St. Louis County Police Department Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis St. Charles County Police Department Federal Aviation Administration

People	Maria Chappelle-Nadal Charlie Dooley Doyle Sam Dotson III Daniel Isom Bob McCulloch Jay Nixon Steve Stenger

Protest organizations	Ferguson Action Hands Up United Black Lives Matter

Related	"Hands up, don't shoot" Ferguson Municipal Public Library

Chiefs of the St. Louis Police Department

1876–1900	McDonogh Couzens Laibold Finn Lee McDonugh Harrigan McDonugh Kennett Campbel Taafee Campel Harrigan Huebler Harrigan

1900–1926	Campbel Kiely Creecy Young O'Brien Gerk

1926–1950	McCarthy Glasso Mitchell Jones Everington Oaks Vollmer Heath

1950–2002	Casey Brostron Camp Berner Scheetz Harmon Henderson Mokwa

2002–present	Isom Dotson III

Police appointments
Preceded by Daniel Isom	Metropolitan Police Commissioner 2012–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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