John Hayden Jr.

John Hayden Jr.
35th Commissioner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
In office
December 28, 2017 – June 18, 2022
Director of Public SafetyDaniel Isom
Mayor of St. LouisTishaura Jones
Preceded bySam Dotson
Succeeded byRobert J. Tracy
Personal details
Born
John W. Hayden, Jr.

(1962-12-04) December 4, 1962 (age 61)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
SpouseMichelle
Children3
Residence(s)St. Louis, Missouri
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis (BA)
Fontbonne University (MBA
Covenant Theological Seminary (TS)

John W. Hayden Jr. (born December 4, 1962) is an American law enforcement officer who was appointed as the 35th Police Commissioner of St. Louis, Missouri on December 28, 2017, by former Mayor Lyda Krewson, and was St. Louis' fourth African-American Police Commissioner.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "30-Year Veteran of St. Louis Department Named Police Commissioner". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Celeste Bott and Erin Heffernan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 29, 2017). "New St. Louis police chief says he'll work to rebuild trust, stem violence". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-01-04. After months of deliberation, the formation of a citizen advisory committee and a series of forums to gather public feedback, St. Louis leaders opted to hire a new Commissioner of Police from within their own ranks: John Hayden, a 30-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department.
  3. ^ Byers, Christine, "John W. Hayden Jr. Commissioner of Police", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 28, 2017.