Joe Mokwa

Joe Mokwa
32nd Commissioner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
In office
May 11, 2001 – May 11, 2008
Director of Public SafetyCharles Bryson
Mayor of St. LouisFrancis Slay
Preceded byRon Henderson
Succeeded byDaniel Isom
Personal details
Born
Joseph J. Mokwa

(1949-02-18) February 18, 1949 (age 75)
Spouses
  • Janet Torrisi-Mokwa
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    (m. 1988; died 2018)​
  • Ellen Cusumano
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    (m. 2020)​
Children1
ResidenceLadue, Missouri
Alma materWebster University

Joseph J. Mokwa was appointed St. Louis' 32nd Chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. He was an officer for 37 years in the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis, and started his 7½ year tenure of police commissioner in 2001.[1] Mokwa retired amidst controversy in late July 2008.[2]

  1. ^ Mokwa's retirement letter from the SLPD's website, undated.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Betsy Bruce, Police Chief Joe Mokwa Retires Amid Controversy[usurped], 25 July 2009, Fox St. Louis.