Sam Dotson

Doyle Samuel Dotson III
Born	(1969-03-13) March 13, 1969 St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, U.S.
Awards	Officer of the Month Award of Excellence
Police career
Department	Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis
Badge number	Commissioner of Police
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	City of St. Louis
Years of service	1993–2017
Rank	1993: Sworn in as an officer 2001: Police Sergeant 2007: Police Lieutenant 2008: Police Captain 2012: Police Commissioner 2017: Retired from Department

Doyle Samuel Dotson III was the 34th Police Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis. He became 34th Commissioner on December 14, 2012, 19 years after joining the department. Dotson Retired on April 17,2017^[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] [4]}

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