By Bill Raack, KWMU
St. Louis, MO – There are thirteen candidates for the St. Louis chief of police position.
By law, the replacement for Chief Joe Mokwa -- who retired last month -- must be an internal candidate. The Police Board has not yet determined the process that he candidates will go through before the selection of the new chief takes place.
The candidates are:
Lieutenant Colonel Reggie Harris
Lieutenant Colonel Roy Joachimstaler
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Pollihan
Major Al Adkins
Major Antoinette Filla
Major Dan Isom
Major Paul Nocchiero
Major Lawrence O'Toole
Captain Mary Edwards-Fears
Captain Rochelle Jones
Captain Gerald Leyshock
Captain James Moran
Captain Gwen Spicer