ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit says that a 14-year-old who was critically wounded in a 2016 St. Louis police shooting was unarmed and waiting to discuss a video-game trade with a friend when two officers began to chase him and opened fire. The suit’s contention that Tyron Edwards was unarmed contradicts what then-police Chief…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The estranged mother of former St. Louis police chief Sam Dotson has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $2 million from a Missouri real estate company. Seventy-year-old Carol Dotson, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud. Carol Dotson was officer administrator of a commercial real estate…
Topeka, KS (KTRS) Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is seeking to lead another police department in the Midwest. Dotson is among three finalists being considered for the next police chief with the Topeka Police Department. The two other finalists are Topeka Police Interim Chief Bill Cochran and Yakima, Washington, Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mother of a former St. Louis police chief is accused in a federal indictment of embezzling millions of dollars from a Missouri real estate company. A grand jury has indicted Carol Dotson with one count of wire fraud that alleges she bilked an Olivette real estate business between July 2003…
Police Chief Sam Dotson joined John Carney to talk about “The First 48” coming to St. Louis. “The First 48” is a television show on A&E which shows the importance of the first 48 hours when investigating a homicide. Chief Dotson talked about how they will be working with the show.
