Sam Dotson

Deanna Venker

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(m. 2019)​

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Sam Dotson
Chief of Police for the Amtrak Police Department
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2020
Residence(s)	Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Missouri
Alma mater	Webster University (BA) Fontbonne University (MBA)

Doyle Samuel Dotson III is the Chief of Police for the Amtrak Police Department. He was previously St Louis' Police Commissioner from 2013 to 2017. ^[3]

Early life and education

Dotson is a 1987 graduate of Metro Academic and Classical High School. ^{[4] [5]} He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Webster University and a Masters in Business Administration from Fontbonne University. ^{[6] [7] [8]} 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. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

He became St. Louis' 34th Police Commissioner on December 14, 2012. In 2016 he stood for Mayor of St. Louis. ^[12] He resigned as Police Commissioner on April 17, 2017, when Lyda Krewson became Mayor. ^[13] After that he worked as Director of Security for the Washington Nationals baseball team, ^[14] before being appointed in October 2018 as assistant chief of police for Amtrak. ^[3]

Personal and family life

Dotson disclosed that for years he had been estranged from his mother, who in 2018 was convicted for theft of over $2 million from a real estate company. ^[15]

References

1. "10 Things to Know About Sam Dotson, Future St. Louis Police Chief". St Louis Magazine. December 19, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
2. "St. Louis traffic boss Deanna Venker marrying Sam Dotson". St Louis Today. December 5, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
3. Byers, Christine (18 October 2018). "Former St. Louis police chief now second-in-command for Amtrak police". stltoday.com.
4. "2012-13 School Year News / Scholar Athlete Luncheon". St. Louis Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
5. "2013-14 School Year News / Gateway STEM HS Hosts 2nd Annual 5K for Autism Program". St. Louis Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
6. "Alumnus chosen as chief of St. Louis Metro police". fontbonne.edu. January 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
7. "List of Webster University alumni", Wikipedia, 2020-02-24, retrieved 2020-07-07
8. "Board of Police Commissioners Appoints Chief of Police" (PDF). Metropolitan Police Department City of St. Louis. December 14, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
9. "Meet the New Chief" (PDF). St Louis Metropolitan Police Department Metro Quarterly. December 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
10. Byers, Christine (December 15, 2012). "Sam Dotson chosen as new St. Louis Police Chief". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
11. "Sam Dotson out as St. Louis police chief". 19 April 2017.
12. Byers, Koran Addo, Christine (6 October 2016). "Dotson enters mayor's race; Slay wants him to resign". stltoday.com.
13. Jim Salter (December 28, 2017). "30-year veteran of St. Louis department named police chief". Lexington Herald Leader. AP. Retrieved 2019-05-14. Sam Dotson abruptly retired on the same April day that Krewson took over as mayor.
14. "Former St. Louis Metro Police Chief Dotson lands job with Washington Nationals". KSDK.
15. Doyle Murphy (July 17, 2018). "Carol Dotson, Mom of Ex-St. Louis Police Chief, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison". Riverfront Times. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

Police appointments
Preceded by Daniel Isom	Metropolitan Police Commissioner 2012–2017	Succeeded by John Hayden Jr.