Sam Dotson

Sam Dotson
Chief of Police for the Amtrak Police Department
Assumed office
July 2020
Preceded byNeil Trugman
34th Commissioner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
In office
December 14, 2012 – April 17, 2017
Director of Public SafetyCharlene Deeken
Mayor of St. LouisFrancis Slay and Lyda Krewson
Preceded byDaniel Isom
Succeeded byJohn Hayden Jr.
Director of Security for the Washington Nationals
In office
April 2018 – July 2018
Succeeded byScott Fear
Assistant Chief of Police for the Amtrak Police Department
In office
Aug 2018 – July 2020
Personal details
Born
Doyle Samuel Dotson III

1969[1]
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Spouse(s)Deanna Venker, 2019[2]
Residence(s)Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Missouri
Alma materWebster University and Fontbonne University

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]

  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.